Is this pairing a recipe for awesome? Yes, yes it is. http://www.vimeo.com/22990723 Skip to 0:57 if you want to dispense with atmosphere and just see the slow-mo work.
I'd love to see saber done the same way as well. However, as the director-producer-etc of the film, Holly Buechel, is a member of the US Women's Epee Team, I wouldn't hold my breath