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  2. Glossary of Italian fencing terms - Wikipedia

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    balestra noun f. (plural balestre), lit. "crossbow" A footwork preparation, consisting of a jump or hop forwards with an immediate lunge. This is the definition found in the French national fencing glossary, though it is common in the English world for balestra to refer to only a jump. Jumps are faster than a normal step, which helps change the ...

  3. Glossary of fencing - Wikipedia

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    The fencing area, 14 metres (46 ft) long and between 1.5 and 2 metres (4.9 and 6.6 ft) wide. Going off the side of the strip with one foot or both halts the fencing action and gets a penalty of the loss of 1 metre (3.3 ft). The last 2 metres (6.6 ft) on each end are hash-marked, to warn a fencer before they back off the end of the strip.

  4. Balestra - Wikipedia

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    Balestra may refer to: Balestra (surname), a list of people; Palazzo Muti or Balestra, a 1644 townhouse in Rome; Balestra, an Italian Navy Ariete-class torpedo boat of World War II; In fencing, a type of forward step, usually followed by a lunge; Balestra Capital Management, a hedge fund manager founded by James Melcher

  5. Fencing - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. Outline of fencing - Wikipedia

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    Sabre – A fencing weapon with a flat blade and knuckle guard, used with cutting or thrusting actions; a military sword popular in the 18th to 20th centuries; any cutting sword used by cavalry. The modern fencing sabre is descended from the dueling sabre of Italy and Germany, which was straight and thin with sharp edges, but had a blunt end.

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  9. James Melcher - Wikipedia

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    Fencing, Balestra Capital Management James Laurence Melcher (November 5, 1939 – April 17, 2023) was an American hedge fund manager and Olympic fencer . He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich , Germany.