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| Fencing: Basic Beginners Training | 
 enlarge | Director: Michael Bradlcy
Actor: Fencing-basic Beginner Training
Studio: Education 2000, Inc.
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (9 reviews)
Sales Rank: 29383
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 60 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
UPC: 754309013246
EAN: 0754309013246
ASIN: B0007W4O76
Release Date: February 2, 2005
Theatrical Release Date: 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Good Instruction October 10, 2006
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
I bought Bradley's video in order to help my students review the basic forms of foil fencing. The instruction on this presentation covers all of the basic ideas of foil fencing: advance, retreat, lunge, parry, and riposte. Bradley covers the ideas of basic attack and defense and deceiving the opponent. It is a good introduction to the basic ideas of the sport.
There are a few quibbles. The presentation is fairly static, with a single, fixed camera throughout. This makes for an overall dull presentation and the youngest fencers in my group have a hard time sticking with it. Adding camera angles and a more polished presentation would help. Adding chapters in the menu for each section would have helped in using this video for class instruction. The video also needed some distinct drills at the end of each section to help reinforce the learning. As it is, the drills are spotty, placed randomly throughout the presentation.
The style and technique of fencing is a bit dated, going back to the pre-electric era. For the foil purists, this may be a good thing, but for the modern sport of foil fencing, some instruction on the modern sport would have been helpful. I know this is a basic video, but I also would have liked to hear at least an introduction to the ideas of time (tempo) and distance - two concepts often ignored in basic instruction because they are thought to be too advanced. Technique is nice, but learing basic tactics of attack and denfense must be addressed.
Overall, a good buy for those who want a visual introduction to foil fencing.
Fencing for Fun February 24, 2006
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
I ordered this for my husband and son, something they could do together. It's very informative...I've read other reviews that said the information isn't the most current, but since my husband and son aren't using the video to become "professionals", it's a lot of fun to do. The video quality is acceptable, my son says the music sounds like it was taken from the 80's, but it doesn't bother him..They enjoy learning the fencing moves; it's actually a good workout!
 Very Useful, Good Quality October 5, 2005
21 out of 21 found this review helpful
This video, available in both VHS (listed by the director, Bill Myers) and DVD (listed by the instructor, Michael Bradley) formats, offers a very useful and clear introduction to essential (foil) fencing techniques. Some of the information is wrong (points are no longer scored against the receiver, but for the toucher), and others I disagree with (his en guarde stance is more epee than foil), but most of the instruction is very good, and the quality is also good. Overall, this is the best instructional video I've seen for fencing, and I wish there were more like it.
 Great Basic Fencing Instruction DVD June 2, 2005
16 out of 18 found this review helpful
I thought this was a great DVD for beginning fencers. It was basic - but not boring. It covered many aspects that I have seen taught in fencing classes that I have attended. I wish there were more videos/DVD's like this one.
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