Saber Fencing

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Sword fighting, or saber fencing, is a recreational sport that tests quick action and solid defense. Learn more about saber fencing from our fencing expert in this free video series.

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Defense Tips for Saber Fencing
Sometimes a good offense is knowing how to implement a good defense in saber fencing. Learn some defense tips for yourself from our fencing expert in this free video.

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Saber Fencing Compound Actions
It's valuable to deceive your opponent and integrate compound actions in order to score in saber fencing. Learn some tips for executing compound actions quickly from our fencing expert in this free video.

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Saber Fencing Parry Countering
The parry is a great way to set up a counter attack in saber fencing. Learn some tips for parrying from our fencing expert in this free video.

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Saber Fencing Parry Position
The parry is a defense position in fencing designed to prohibit your opponent from scoring. Learn more about the parry position from our fencing expert in this free video.

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Saber Fencing Point & Line
Executing point and line in saber fencing, informs the judges that your blade is immediately on target. Learn more the saber and possible attack methods from our fencing expert in this free video.

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Saber Fencing Positions
There are several fencing positions designed to help you defend and score. Learn more about positions and scoring from our fencing expert in this free video.

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Saber Fencing Scoring
Saber fencing has a unique scoring system, which involves the arms, upper body and head. Learn more about saber scoring from our fencing expert in this free video.

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Saber Fencing Scoring Techniques
It's important to attack quickly after you parry in fencing in order to ensure your opponent doesn't score first. Learn some techniques for scoring from our fencing expert in this free video.

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Saber Fencing Thrust
The thrust in saber fencing can be a powerful and quick attack leaving you with the victory. Learn more about thrusting from our fencing expert in this free video.

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What is Saber Fencing?
Saber fencing is a unique recreational sport that incorporates skill and technique. Learn more about the saber and fencing from our fencing expert in this free video.

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Summary: Remember the old days when people would challenge each other to duels with swords and fight in castles? Probably not, but today that same conflict resolution has evolved into a modern day sport. Fencing is in fact only one of four sports that is featured at each annual Olympic games. Saber fencing is one of three styles of fencing which incorporates attacks to the head, arms and torso. The competitors wear metallic suites that send a signal to a monitor, which informs who struck first in the attack. Fencing utilizes defense and quick actions in order to determine the ultimate sword fighter.

In this free video series our expert Gerry Duran will teach you all about saber fencing. You'll learn a defense called a parry along with several attack methods like thrusting and cutting. Gerry will introduce you to the scoring system as well as compound actions, which are great for deceiving and attacking your opponent. In the end you will have all the knowledge you need in order to ensure that you're the last one standing.

About the Expert

Expert: Gerry Duran is a recreational sport fencing coach.Coaching recreational sport fencing has been part of his life since 1987. In that year he attended a fencing coach's seminars called 'Foil and Sabre' in Orlando, FL. From that day on, Gerry knew he was destined to become a fencing coach.In 1991 and 1992 Gerry entered the United States Fencing Association's (USFA) coach's college at the Olympic Training Center, or OTC, in Colorado Springs, CO. He founded 'Tampa's Fencing Academy' in Florida in 1992 and became a lifetime member of the U.S. Fencing Coach's Association. Ten years later at age 62 he retired from his day job so he could dedicate 25 hours a week to teaching and coaching sport fencing at the Academy and local private schools. He later revisited the coach's college at the OTC for 3 weeks of coach's training in 2005.