Vladimir Smirnov Biography

Smirnov won the gold medal in individual men's foil at the 1980 Summer Olympics. He won the World Championships the following year.

During the 1982 World Championships in Rome, Smirnov was fencing Matthias Behr of West Germany on July 19. Behr's blade broke during the action. The broken blade went through the mesh of Smirnov's mask, through his eye orbit, and into his brain. Smirnov died nine days later

Smirnov's accident was the driving force behind the significant improvement of safety gear in fencing. Maraging steel blades (instead of the carbon steel ones of the day), kevlar (or other ballistic nylon) in the uniforms, and masks two to three times stronger than the one he wore, and other safety rules, all came about because of his death.

Vladimir scream when he just won fencing game at Olympic

When his coach helped him and brought him to Hospital

Fencing Quotes

Hi Guys ! :) I will share Famous Fencing Quotes from all around the world

"Unus pro omnibus, omnes pro uno." "One for all, all for one." - Three Musketeers. 

"Hold your sword as if you were holding a bird in your hand: not too lightly to prevent his escape and not too tightly to prevent him choking." - Justin Lafauger

"Fencing is a game of subtlety, and bluff can be met with counter-bluff." - Charles L. de Beaumont

"The essence of fencing is to give, but by no means to receive." - Moliere

"Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win when the match is even." - Muhammad Ali

"In this way it is evident with what consideration we should be regarded in the State, and how far the science of fencing excels all other useless sciences, such as dancing, music..." - Moliere

"Fencing is as much a mind game as a physical test. Even though you face one another through the mesh in the mask, your confrontation with opponents is eyeball to eyeball, with all the mental pressure this entails." - Terrence Kingston

"To look is not the same as to see, to see is not the same as to perceive. We perceive, really - on a higher, conceptual-functional level - only what we know, understand well and can give a name to." - Zbigniew Czajkowski

"The tactical preparation of a fencer is the main part in his development as a competitor. That is the most difficult part of his training buy also the most practical one." - V. Arkadiev

"Once a fencer has learned the mechanisms of basic fencing movements, the activity loses its primary, total physical requirements and becomes more of a mental exercise. Concentration, self-control, and quick decision command muscles and reflexes for successful scoring." - Michel Alaux

"Success depends to a great extent on the fencer's ability to deal with the opponent's game: to evaluate his strong points as well as take advantage of his weaknesses." - Michel Alaux

"Winning isn't everything - it's the only thing.." - Vince Lombardi

"Time and quality of work will provide better results than selection based on any champion profile; we don't select champions, they select themselves by work, passion, and determination to achieve the highest results." - Janusz Bednarski

"Come, Monsieur, salute. Your body straight. Lean slightly on the left thigh. The legs not so widely separated. Your feet together. Your wrist in a line with your hip. The point of your sword facing your shoulder. The arm no quite so stiff. The left hand about the height of the eye. The left shoulder more squared. The head erect. The bold look. Advance. The body firm. Engage my sword in quart and keep on. One, two. Recover. Again with firm foot. A leap back. When you make a pass, Monsieur, the sword should be thrusted out and the body kept well back. One, two. Come, engage my sword in tierce, and keep on. Advance. The body firm. Advance. Start from there. One, two. Recover. Again. A leap back. Parry, Monsieur, parry." - Moliere

"The secret of individual teaching lies in the master's ability to pass on to his pupil his own technique, precision, smoothness, speed, and sense of blade. His meticulous attention to detail, and his ability to use his pupil's physical possibilities to the best advantage, will either make or mar the subject which is his task to mould and turn into a fencer." - Roger Crosnier

"To the question of what a fencer has to practice in an individual lesson, the answer is: everything." - Zoltan Schenker Ozoray

"Maestro di scherma - Maestro di vita." "Master of Fencing, Master of Life." 

Semoga Bermanfaat

Fencing Fact

Hi guys .. i will share about fencing fact :)

Fact 1:

The tip of the fencing weapon is the second fastest moving object in sport after the marksman's bullet.

Fact 2:

Fencing has been included in every Olympic game since 1898.

Fact 3:

The fencing suits are white, because in earlier times, touching was recorded with a piece of cotton at the tip of the weapon dripped in ink.

Fact 4:

It wasn't until 1898 that the 4 minutes timing limit has been invented.

Fact 5:

President Theodor Roosevelt and Winston Churchill are former fencers.

Fact 6:

The first electronic scoring machine for fencing was invented in 1936.

Fact 7:

Fencing as a game goes back to as early as 1200 A.D.

Fact 8:

The categories of fencing under the Olympics are; Foil, Epee, and Sabre.

Fact 9:

Fencing is known for being the only combat sport with no weight classes.

Fact 10:

Many of the ballet positions are derived from fencing.

Fencing Techniques

A variety of foil techniques can be used in any bout and with any weapon. Certain techniques are used offensively, with the purpose of landing a hit on your opponent while holding the right of way (foil and sabre). Others are used defensively, to protect against a hit or obtain the right of way.

• Offensive
• Attack: A basic fencing technique, also called a thrust, consisting of extending the sword arm to declare an attack and attempt to land a touch upon the opponent's valid area. In sabre, attacks are also made with a cutting action.
• Feint: An attack with the purpose of provoking a reaction from the opposing fencer.
• Lunge: A thrust while extending the front leg by using a slight kicking motion and propelling the body forward with the back leg.
• Beat Attack: In foil & sabre, the attacker beats the opponent's blade to gain priority (right of way) and continues the attack against the target area. In épée, a similar beat is made but with the intention to disturb the opponent's aim and thus score with a single light.
• Continuation of Attack: A typical épée action of making a 2nd after attack after the first attack is parried. This may be done with a change in line; example, an attack in the high line (above the opponent's bellguard, such as the shoulder) is then followed with an attack to the low line (below the opponent's bellguard, such as the thigh, or foot); or from the outside line (outside of the bellguard, such as outer arm) to the inside line (inside the bellguard, such as the inner arm or the chest). A second continuation is stepping slight past the parry and angulating the blade to bring the tip of the blade back on target.

• Defensive
• Parry: Basic defence technique, block the opponent's weapon while it is preparing or executing an attack to deflect the blade away from the fencer's valid area and (in foil and sabre) to give fencer the right of way. Usually followed be a riposte, a return attack by defender.
• CounterAttack: A basic fencing technique of attacking your opponent while generally moving back out of the way of the opponent's attack. Used quite often in épée to score against the attacker's hand/arm. More difficult to accomplish in foil and sabre unless one is quick enough to make the counterattack and retreat ahead of the advancing opponent without being scored upon.
• Point In Line: Extending the weapon and arm against the opponent's target area. In foil and sabre, this gives one priority if the extension is made before the opponent is approximately advance-lunge distance away. When performed as a defensive action, the attacker must then disturb the extended weapon to re-take priority; otherwise the defender has priority and the counter-attack like action will win the touch if the attacker does not manage a single light. When performed as an offensive action, the intent is usually a means for the attacker to draw a defensive action that can be deceived and the attack continued. In épée, there is no priority; the move may be used as a means by either fencer to achieve a double-touch and advance the score by 1 for each fencer.

The attacks and defenses may be performed in countless combinations of feet and hand actions. For example, fencer A attacks the arm of fencer B, drawing a high outside parry; fencer B then follows the parry with a high line riposte. Fencer A, expecting that, then makes his own parry by pivoting his blade under fencer B's weapon (from straight out to more or less straight down), putting fencer B's tip off target and fencer A now scoring against the low line by angulating the hand upwards.

Biografi Diah Permatasari ( Indonesia Fencer )

Diah Permaatasari adalah pemain anggar wanita asal indonesia yang lahir pada tanggal 5 mei 1990 ... Dia bermain di cabang sabel di ajang Olimpiade London 2012 . Dia dikalahkan oleh Mariel Zanguinis di putaran 32 besar .

Fencing Men SAbre Team ( London Summer Olypic 2012 )

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Fencing Men Sabre ( Olympic 2012 )

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Masuknya anggar di Indonesia

Pada zaman penjajahan Belanda di Indonesia, para tentara Kerajaan Belanda membawa serta olahraga anggar masuk ke Indonesia. Pada saat itu terdapat dua macam tujuan permainan anggar, yaitu untuk berkelahi dan olahraga.
Kemampuan bermain anggar untuk berkelahi diwajibkan bagi setiap tentara Hindia Belanda (KNIL) dengan menggunakan kelewang (pedang) atau sangkur. Sedangkan, permainan anggar untuk olahraga dipersilakan bagi para bintara, perwira, serta mahasiswa.
Tokoh-tokoh militer bangsa Indonesia yang mempunya keahlian bermain anggar pada waktu itu antara lain adalah Drh.Singgih, Soeparman, Maryono, Setu, Warsimin, Paimin Salekan, Atmo Soewirjo, J. Sengkey, Suratman, Mantiri, C.H. Kuron, Mangangantung, dan Soekarno.
Untuk dapat meningkatkan kemampuan bermain anggar maupun olahraga lainnya, KNIL mendirikan sekolah olahraga militer. Sekolah olahraga militer tersebut didirikan guna untuk mendidik para guru anggar, guru renang, dan guru olahraga lainnya. Lembaga pendidikan militer tersebut didirikan di Bandung dan Magelang.
Pada masa penjajahan Jepang, tidak ada informasi yang masuk tentang perkembangan olahraga anggar di Indonesia. Dalam masa perang kemerdekaan, banyak guru anggar yang berasal dari mantan instruktur militer Belanda yang menjadi instruktur di Akademi Militer Yogyakarta. Mereka mengajarkan cara bermain anggar, baik untuk olahraga maupun berkelahi dengan menggunakan sangkur.
Dalam Pekan Olahraga Nasional pertama yang diselenggarakan pada tahun 1948 di Solo, olahraga anggar mulai diperkenalkan serta dieksibisikan oleh para guru anggar mantan instruktur militer Belanda tersebut.
Setelah penyerahan kedaulatan Negara Republik Indonesia, para guru anggar yang tersebar di tanah air mulai mengembangkan olahraga anggar dengan cara mendirikan perkumpulan-perkumpulan anggar di beberapa daerah. Seperti di Sumatera Utara, Jakarta, Bandung, Jawa Tengah, Jawa Timur, Sulawesi Utara, dan di Sulawesi Selatan.
Perkumpulan anggar di ibukota kita, Jakarta, didirikan oleh Kasimin Atmosoewirjo, Soekarno, dan Drh. Singgih. Di awal tahun 1950, Kasimin Atmosoewirjo mulai mengembangkan olahraga anggar di Jakarta bersama dengan puteranya yang bernama Suratmin.
Perjuangan para guru anggar yang telah merintis olahraga anggar di tanah air selanjutnya dikembangkan oleh para penerus. Baik oleh murid, anak, maupun cucu, sehingga pada saat ini olahraga anggar dapat terus berkembang di berbagai provinsi di Indonesia.
Setelah penyerahan kedaulatan Indonesia oleh pihak Belanda, permainan anggar mulai diajarkan di sekolah olahraga maupun perguruan tinggi olahraga. Di lingkungan akademi militer dan polisi juga sempat diajarkan cara bermain anggar, namun pada akhirnya kurang berkembang.
Dalam perkembangan selanjutnya, olahraga anggar mulai dipertandingkan dalam Pekan Olahraga Nasional kedua yang diselenggarakan pada tahun 1951 di Jakarta. Setelah itu olahraga anggar selalu dipertandingkan dalam setiap Pekan Olahraga Nasional hingga sekarang.

PERKEMBANGAN DI INDONESIA

• Cabang anggar Indonesia, di SEA Games 2007 Thailand hanya kebagian satu medali perunggu untuk nomor tim floret putri setelah dalam semifinal kalah tipis dari Filipina 43-44 di Suranaree University of Technology Nakhon Ratchasima.Sementara itu medali emas direbut tim Singapura yang mengalahkan tim Filipina dengan 37-25 yang berhak atas medali perak.Hingga berakhirnya pertandingan cabang anggar, Selasa (11/12), Indonesia tidak mampu meraih medali emas, dan hanya mengoleksi dua medali perak dari nomor floret perorangan putri atas nama Fabiola Tirza Paulany Ratu dan tim degen putri.Selebihnya empat medali perunggu dihasilkan dari degen perorangan putra atas nama Agustinus Pieter Manuhutu, degen perorangan putri Isnawaty Sir Idar, dan dua dari tim floret putra dan putri.

• Pengurus Besar Ikatan Anggar Seluruh Indonesia (PB IKASI) memanggil dua atlet nasional untuk mengikuti Kejuraan Dunia Anggar Kadet dan Junior 2010 di Baku, Rusia, pada 1-14 April. Ia mengatakan atlet Kaltim yang dipanggil ialah Ima Safitri, sedangkan dari DKI Jakarta ada Aditya Baskara. Aditya Baskara yang akan bermain di senjata floret putra kadet, sedangkan Ima Safi tri akan bermain di nomor senjata sabel kadet.

Jenis Senjata Anggar

• Floret (foil): Pedang yang berbentuk langsing, lentur dan ringan, ujungnya datar atau bulat, tumpul dan berpegas. Bila ditusukkan dapat naik/turun, beratny 500 gram (5 ons). Pelindung tangan yang terdapat pada floret lebih kecil dibandingkan dengan Degen dan Sabel. Ujungnya untuk menusuk dan bagian bawah pedang untuk menangkis dan menekan.

• Sabel (sabre): Pedang yang berbentuk segitiga dan sudutnya tidak tajam, seperti parang kecil, semakin keatas semakin pipih dan ujungnya ditekuk hingga tidak meruncing, beratnya 500 gram. Pelindungan penuh menutupi tangan sampai pangkal tangkai. Bagian atas pedang untuk memarang dan bagian bawah untuk menangkis, serta ujungnya untuk menusuk.

• Degen (epée): Pedang berbentuk segitiga dan berparit, pada pangkalnya tebal dan samping keujung kecil, agak kaku. Ujungnya datar dan berpegas dengan pelindung tangan besar, beratnya 750-770 gram. Bagian bawah pedang untuk menangkis dan ujungnya untuk menusuk.

Sejarah Anggar

Anggar adalah seni budaya olahraga ketangkasan dengan senjata yang menekankan pada teknik kemampuan seperti memotong, menusuk atau menangkis senjata lawan dengan menggunakan keterampilan dalam memanfaatkan kelincahan tangan. Dalam artian lebih spesifik, anggaran adalah satu satu cabang olahraga yang diajarkan di sekolah - sekolah Eropa pada masa lalu dalam melatih keahlian dalam menggunakan senjata tajam yang akhirnya menjadi salah satu olahraga resmi di Olimpiade.

Etimologi kata "anggar" dalam bahasa Indonesia berasal dari Bahasa Perancis "en garde", artinya dalam Bahasa Indonesia berarti "bersiap". Kata "en garde" digunakan sebelum permainan anggar dimulai, untuk memberi perintah "bersiap" kepada pemain. Dalam bahasa Perancis sendiri anggar disebut sebagai escrime. Walaupun kita menganggap anggar sebagai permainan yang menghibur, sebagai senjata, sebagai sarana pendidikan atau pun olahraga, ternyata anggar mempunyai perjalanan sejarah yang cukup panjang. Kemampuan teknis, catatan pencapaian yang cukup panjang, di luar hal - hal tersebut adalah nilai - nilai yang terkandung dalam permainan anggar sendiri hingga kini masih diajarkan melalui praktik olahraga itu sendiri.

Jika sejarah mengenai anggar ditelusuri, kita akan mengacu pada penggunaan pedang. Sejak dahulu kala, pedang diciptakan sebagai alat untuk melindungi diri. Manusia menggunakan kekuatan dan ketangkasannya, memilih bahan dan alat, meningkatkan ketrampilannya dengan menggunakan kepandaiannya. Semua itu merupakan latar belakang permainan anggar.

Anggar merupakan salah satu dari sedikit olahraga yang mengakui profesionalisme sebelum tahun 1980an. Bahkan pada peraturan - peraturan awal Olimpiade yang ditulis oleh Baron Pierre de Coubertin (presiden kedua dari International Olympic Committee), dengan jelas menyatakan bahwa pemain anggar profesional yang disebut dengan Masters diperbolehkan untuk ikut bertanding.

Anggar dipertandingkan pada ajang Olimpiade untuk pertama kalinya pada tahun 1896. Merupakan salah satu dari sedikit cabang olahraga yang menjadi program tetap dalam pelaksanaan Olimpiade.