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  2. Foil (fencing) - Wikipedia

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    Arianna Errigo (L) competes against Carolin Golubytskyi (R) in the final of the women's foil event, 2013 World Fencing Championships. 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]

  3. Fencing - Wikipedia

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    Fencing is a combat sport that features sword fighting. [1] It consists of three primary disciplines: foil, épée, and sabre (also spelled saber), each with its own blade and set of rules. Most competitive fencers specialise in one of these disciplines.

  4. Épée - Wikipedia

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    Electric épée fencing: Diego Confalonieri (left) and Fabian Kauter in the final of the Trophée Monal While the modern sport of fencing has three weapons — foil, épée, and sabre, each a separate event — the épée is the only one in which the entire body is the valid target area (the others are restricted to varying areas above the waist).

  5. Glossary of fencing - Wikipedia

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    Also court sword. A light duelling sword, not used in modern fencing, popular in the 18th century. These were, as often as not, a fashion accessory as much as a gentleman’s weapon, and were decorated as such. The Foil was developed as a training sword for smallsword practice. Stop hit also stop thrust, stop-in-time. A counter-attack that ...

  6. Parry (fencing) - Wikipedia

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    The classical eight lines of parries and attack in foil, according to Rondelle (1892) [1] [2] There are eight parries in the classical systems of épée and foil fencing. Parries are classified based on three attributes: 1) The direction of the blade in relation to the hand: up or down.

  7. History of fencing - Wikipedia

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    A number of notable fencing masters from the late 16th century (Vincentio Saviolo, Rocco Bonetti, and William Joyner) ran schools in and around Blackfriars (then the main theatre district of London). "Pariser" small sword, derived from the French foil.

  8. Outline of fencing - Wikipedia

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    A foil fencer. Valid target (the torso) is in red. A sabre fencer. Valid target (everything from the waist up, including the arms and head) is in red. An Épée fencer. Valid target (the entire body) is in red. Foil fencing – uses a foil, a light thrusting weapon, targeting the torso, including the back, but not the arms. Touches are scored ...

  9. Fencing rules - Wikipedia

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    Fencing practice and techniques of modern competitive fencing are governed by the International Fencing Federation (FIE), though they developed from conventions developed in 18th- and 19th-century Europe to govern fencing as a martial art and a gentlemanly pursuit. The modern weapons for sport fencing are the foil, épée, and sabre. [1] [2]

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