Tag Archives: épée

Point d’Arrêt

Posted on July 26, 2016 by S

There is something exceptionally satisfying about landing a touch on one’s opponent and having it stick as if dueling with sharps. Rather than a button skipping off-target when landed with a glancing angle, there can be no question about the … Continue reading →

Posted in Equipment, Weapons | Tagged épée, Dennis Graves, Dueling Sword, No Quarter Arms, Point d'Arrêt | 5 Comments

1924 Fencing Demonstration

Posted on July 24, 2016 by S

Given the upcoming Olympic Games, this video is again being shared in the fencing community. If you have not seen it, you will likely find it interesting. It features Gaudin, Ducret, and Parrodon with multiple weapons. Classical fencers will recognize … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Olympic, Uncategorized, Weapons | Tagged 20th Century, épée, Demonstration, foil, French, saber, sabre | Leave a comment

Historic Duels

Posted on September 7, 2013 by S

Given our recent examination of the dueling sword, I thought a look at some video footage of historic duels would be of interest. If you are not familiar with the videos republished by YouTube user schlager7, they demonstrate interesting and … Continue reading →