Reminds me of anime where two swordmasters do their super special move and you don't find out who won until the loser levels over. Except over and over.
This is so distasteful to me that I haven't been able to watch much fencing. Fencing is fast enough that it would take a lot of viewing to really understand what's going on. So, this has really hampered my appreciation. Appropriate automated video editing could really help me out.
Do they scream like this at practice? Do they practice the screaming? It would be one thing if they vocalized as they struck, as in many martial arts. But this delayed "maybe I got a touch I guess I should ask the judge by screaming" just seems silly.
Not many people are super-cool in that situation.
But, admittedly, the shouting can be a bit of a meme in the fencing community.
But, do they have to take off their face shields after every point? Surely that gets at least as tiresome for experienced fencers as it does for relatively ignorant observers?
Yea it's terrible.
Now imagine going to summer nationals, or JOs, or any of other big circuit tournaments, and going near the saber section, where there's like 40+ consecutive bouts going on all at the same time, with each person yelling and screeching every 10 seconds.
> Do they scream like this at practice?
no
> Do they practice the screaming?
no
Fencing really is a terrible spectator sport. Second probably only to bullseye target shooting without electronic targets lol.
Most of us want to punch the yeller, but he's got a weapon. Oh wait, so do we!
I mean... yea I could see that, if you haven't fenced a lot.
It used to be so much worse though. Like a bout would literally be over in 45 seconds of match time, with a score of 15-10 or something.
The routine would be:
1. Allez!
2. Both fencers charge full tilt at each other, running
3. Some sword stuff as they pass like jousters
4. Both fencers turn around, look at the ref, and yell loudly
5. Ref tries to piece together what they think they saw
1-5 used to happen in like 1 second every time
Now 1-5 happen in like 5+ seconds, and importantly there's a rule that prohibits actual running.