This is Jason Rogers, men's fencing champion and member of the US Olympic Team, in a video by fashion photographer Carter Peabody. It shows Rogers practicing sabre with fellow American Mihail Etropolski during the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Peabody describes his inspiration:
“I realized that it made perfect sense for that world,” he says. “It’s a sport that is hundreds of years old—harkening back to a time when things were elegant, honorable and beautiful—but it also appeals to the modern appreciation of technique.”
The video is reminiscent of the artwork decorating Ralph Lauren stores, who appropriately outfitted this video. I think this is really well done and as an ex-fencer myself, the technique is quite impressive.
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