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Fencers tend to stand somewhat side-on to the principal direction of movement (the fencing line), leading with the weapon side (right for a right-hander, left for a left-hander). In this fencing stance the feet are a shoulder-width or more apart with the leading foot forward and the trailing foot at right angles to it. Finally, the knees are ...
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 ...
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.
Shahpour Zarnegar (Persian: شاپور زرنگار; 25 March 1929 – 12 September 2022) was an Iranian épée, foil and sabre fencer. He competed in four events at the 1964 Summer Olympics. [1] Shahpur (Shapur) Zarangar, the former official of the Fencing Federation, died in the morning September 12, 2022.
This category is for articles related to fencing and swordplay. For articles about fences see Category:fences . The main article for this category is Fencing .
Giti Mohebban (Persian: گیتی محبان; born 21 March 1950) is an Iranian fencer. She competed in the women's individual and team foil events at the 1976 Summer Olympics . [ 1 ]
In 1973 she became the first Iranian woman to win a gold medal at the Asian Fencing Championships. [2] Next year she won two medals at the 1974 Asian Games. [1] She placed 45th and 9th in the individual and team events at the 1976 Summer Olympics, respectively. [3] Shafaei was born in a fencing family.
Farzad Baher Arasbaran (Persian: فرزاد باهر ارسباران; born 1993) is an Iranian sabre fencer and was also a member of the Iranian sabre fence in 2013 Budapest and 2014 Kazan. References