Slicer Sabre

Open Letter to the International Fencing Community

I write this not in response to any recent or specific incident, simply as an attempt to express certain feelings that have been festering within me for quite some time now.As a boy, a teen and a young man, fencing has given me so much: direction, purpose, friends and role models.And whilst over the...

Santi Madrigal Line and Line Setups [PATREON EXCLUSIVE]

Some Santi Madrigal point in line highlights

[Early Access] More Fencing Fails...

Even the best fencers sometimes fall over...

Enver Yildirim's Mentality and Routine [PATREON EXCLUSIVE]

Exclusive bonus clip from the podcast

My thoughts on the re-election of Usmanov...

This was always going to happen. The international fencing community has become so unimaginative and stale that we cannot conceive of a world without him. It has become accepted as fact that the FIE only has two possible revenue streams of any significance:1) The IOC2) UsmanovThis model is clearly n...

[EARLY ACCESS] 2. Magda Skarbonkiewicz

Magda Skarbonkiewicz joins me on the podcast, we talk about Paris 2024, post Olympic blues, college fencing and more

[Patreon Exclusive] Which fencers influenced Magda Skarbonkiewicz?

Exclusive clip from an upcoming episode of the podcast

[PATREON EXCLUSIVE] Predictions for the coming Olympic cycle

Talking with Thomas Martine about which fencers/teams to watch out for over the next olympic cycle

The Reshetnikov Special [PATREON EXCLUSIVE]

Little part of something else I'm working on

[EARLY ACCESS]- Fencing's Most Divisive Figure- Curtis McDowald

I take a look into the controversial career of Curtis McDowald

[EARLY ACCESS] The Fencing Champion Who Couldn't be Bothered 🥱🤺

Buikevich is iconic

Devious Buikevich Counterattacks [PATREON EXCLUSIVE]

Working on a couple of new things, will make a Patreon Exclusive vid with some of these clips

Why fencing won't be fixed.

The FIE has no competition.Since the IOC gives the FIE sole responsibility of organising Olympic qualification, they effectively have a monopoly on international fencing. If a fencer wants to go to the Olympics, they have to compete in FIE events. If a fencer is unhappy with fencing they have no alt...

Predictions for the next Olympic Cycle- Men's Sabre

KOREA- HoldThe last cycle proved challenging for Korea, and at times it felt like their era of dominance was over. As Kim Junho burned out and as age eventually caught up with Kim Junghwan, the avengers were in desperate need of young blood.Fortunately they were able to find some new energy in the l...

Some Highlights From Paris 2024 [PATREON EXCLUSIVE]

A random selection of clips I had saved from the olympics...

Fencing at the 2024 Paris Olympics: My Thoughts

Uploading here in case it gets taken down again on YouTube

My Annual Do Gyeongdong Update Vid [PATREON EXCLUSIVE]

Still believe in him

A Very Satisfying Bout [PATREON EXCLUSIVE]

I'm just a big Szabo fan

Ohlympic Champion [PATREON EXCLUSIVE]

Oh Sanguk has completed the games

Szilagyi's Reign is over. [PATREON EXCLUSIVE]

In Paris, Fares Arfa ended Aron Szilagyi's 12 year undefeated Olympic streak

Interviews with Anna Márton and Krisztián Rabb

Here are some interviews by Ádam Urbán, a Hungarian journalist and ex-fencer. For context there has been some controversy in the Olympic selections in Hungary.In the women's sabre Luca Szűcs qualified first as she was top of the internal Hungarian ranking. Pusztai qualified as the second high...

[EARLY ACCESS] The best fencing highlight reel ever

Not even exaggerating

[PATREON EXCLUSIVE] Adham Moataz Touch Analysis

A breakdown of some of the touches scored by Adham Moataz of Egypt at the 2024 Seoul Grand Prix.This video is a Patreon Exclusive and will not be visible on YouTube

[EARLY ACCESS] Cyrielle Rioux Touch Analysis

A breakdown of some of the touches by Cyrielle Rioux at the 2024 Plovdiv World Cup

[EARLY ACCESS] Why I Suspect that Fikrat Valiyev is Corrupt

Obviously refereeing is subjective. This is an opaque subject, make your own opinions.

[PATREON EXCLUSIVE] The Remise of Death- Analysis

Analysis of Thai fencer, Voragun Srinualnad's special move

How Much has Fencing Grown?

Obviously the FIE rankings only contain a fraction of the world's fencing population but maybe they give an indication of how the sport has grown over the years.Click here to see the full data

Olympic Qualification Update

Olympic qualification will soon be wrapping up, with the last world cup for Women’s Sabre in Belgium this week and for the Men next week in Hungary.An explication of the qualification process and the rankings can be found here:https://fencingparis2024.comBy now most places are pretty much decided ...

[EARLY ACCESS] Wheelchair Fencing European Championships Highlights

[EARLY ACCESS] James Williams GBR Fencing Legend

Interview with one of Great Britain's most successful fencers. James talks about his career, mentality, how fencing has/hasn't changed and what Great Britain need to do to stay competitive in world fencing.