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The term was introduced into English in the 1880s for the sportive fencing weapon. Like the foil (French: fleuret ), the épée evolved from light civilian weapons such as the small sword , which, since the late 17th century, had been the most commonly used dueling sword , replacing the rapier .
A foil is one of the three weapons used in the sport of fencing. It is a flexible sword of total length 110 cm (43 in) or under, rectangular in cross section, weighing under 500 g (18 oz), with a blunt tip. [1] As with the épée, points are only scored by making contact with the tip. The foil is the most commonly used weapon in fencing. [2]
Fencing is a combat sport that features sword fighting. [1] The three disciplines of modern fencing are the foil, the épée, and the sabre (also saber); each discipline uses a different kind of blade, which shares the same name, and employs its own rules. Most competitive fencers specialise in one discipline.
The sabre weapon is for thrusting and cutting with both the cutting edge and the back of the blade [2] (unlike the other modern fencing weapons, the épée and foil, where a touch is scored only using the point of the blade). [2] The informal term sabreur refers to a male fencer who follows the discipline; sabreuse is the female equivalent.
The reason for the above waist rule is unknown, [19] as the sport of sabre fencing is based on the use of infantry sabres, not cavalry sabres. In recent years, Saber fencing has been developing in Historical European Martial Arts, with blades that closely resemble the historical types, with techniques based on historical records.
This system is sometimes called "dry" fencing (USA) or "steam" (United Kingdom, Australia) fencing. When any of the judges thinks they saw a hit, that judge raises their hand. The president ( referee or director ) then stops the bout and reviews the relevant phases of the action, polling the judges at each stage to determine whether there was a ...
The shashka was a relatively short sabre, typically being 80 to 105 centimeters (31 to 41 inches) in total length. [9] It had a slightly curved, fullered, blade with a single edge; the back of the blade was often sharpened for the 3rd of the blade nearest the tip (a false edge). The blade length was usually 65 to 80 centimeters (26 to 31 inches).
A dusack or dussack (also dusägge and variants, [1] from Czech tesák "cleaver; hunting sword", lit. "fang") is a single-edged sword of the cutlass or sabre type, in use as a side arm in Germany and the Habsburg monarchy during the 16th to 17th centuries, [2] as well as a practice weapon based on this weapon used in early modern German fencing ...