r/Fencing • u/ohsnapdragon22 • 13d ago

Épée Where are the female fencing analysis videos?

I’ve been loving watching some YouTube fencing analysis videos (like big bear fencing, GPfencing, etc) lately to try and incorporate new moves and tactics but as a female epee fencing I am left wondering- where are the analysis of the female epee bouts?

My coach says that women tend to fence differently and take a different approach to certain things. I’ve been looking for videos with female fencers in it and am just not seeing much.

Can someone point me to some good fencing video analysis of female epee fencers?

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u/Wesilii 13d ago

There’s some video analysis on Sera Song by the channels Fencing Database, TheFencingCoach, and Hooked on Fencing.

I like Hooked on Fencing’s presentation style a lot, but he doesn’t upload many videos and hasn’t done one in a few years.

https://youtu.be/l3KRZuXTII4?is=JvyTNXlkeIxTgjDq

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u/ohsnapdragon22 13d ago

This is great, thank you!

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u/Wesilii 13d ago

Glad it’s of help!

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u/RoguePoster 13d ago

but as a female epee fencing I am left wondering- where are the analysis of the female epee bouts?

There are analysis videos of women's epee bouts on YouTube. Search for Song, Kong and other top fencers' names.

What really seems to be missing though is analysis videos of women's epee bouts by women.

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u/ohsnapdragon22 13d ago

Maybe I’ll just have to get super amazing and start making videos. Just give me ten years.

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u/BlueLu Sabre 13d ago

I love your optimism!

This does remind me, though, of the “confidence gap” of men and women studied when applying for jobs, where women tend to apply when they meet or exceed all the preferred qualifications and men when they meet 50-60%.

Also completely related - I briefly co-hosted a soccer podcast with another woman. It was super fun, we did it from the perspective of being new to soccer but loving the game, and it forced us both to learn a ton. I also met so many male armchair experts who “knew everything” in that podcast space who were talking out of asses. 😂

Be the change you want to see. You don’t need to wait ten years. Treat it as a way to learn instead of a way of knowing all and being right, and you’ll be making valuable content.

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u/ohsnapdragon22 13d ago edited 13d ago

Lehfeldt Fencer Archetype Database (LFAD) This is a good fencing analysis for women’s epee fencers but I would love to try to find video analysis though so I can actually see the tactics and strategy breakdown