How to Parry 3 (Tierce) in Sabre Fencing

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Part of the video series: Intermediate Sabre Fencing

Summary: Learn how to parry 3, or tierce, in sabre fencing with expert fencing tips in this free video clip on intermediate sabre fencing.

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Jason Sheridan Jason Sheridan is head coach and owner of the newly formed Sheridan Fencing Academy in New York City. He earned his Fencing Master degree at the prestigious A... read more

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How to Parry 3 (Tierce) in Sabre Fencing

JASON SHERIDAN: On behalf of Expert Village, my name is Jason Sheridan from the Sheridan Fencing Academy here in New York City, and today, we're going to demonstrate some intermediate sabre fencing. The first of the three main parries of sabre we're going to look at is parry three. They're all--all parries have numbers. Parry three is very closely related to your on guard, which is also in three, and depending on your needs might be exactly the same, might be further out, might be closer in, depending on the distance and the needs of the situation. Watch carefully as one of the fencers will make a cut to the other's arm, like so. She will then protect herself making parry three. Notice how she has stopped the opponent's blade. She is not tense. She is not making a big, dramatic movie-theater movement. She is just making a calm movement of her blade to stop it. Watch, she'll start from a low position, and she'll make the same parry. And you'll see the movement of the parry is not tense and it is not strained. It is very easy movement that allows her to protect herself.

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