Here’s an example of the flexibility of sabre blades at work. This is all part of the physics of fencing blades.
![These saber blades look like they're about to wrap around each other.](https://fencing.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Fencing-Sabre-Blades-Bent.jpg)
This photo reminds me of one I took of Daryl Homer at the 2012 Olympics when he won his bout against Yakimenko:
Or this one from the Velikaya vs. Kharlan bout – Check how the tip of Velikaya’s blade is catching up with the rest of the sabre as Kharlan makes the parry.
![Womens Saber Olympic fencing](https://fencing.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/580908_10151977567740360_255752583_n-e1400873198721.jpg)