What weapons are used in fencing?
"most commonly teardrops or eggs. Feder (fencing) The Feder (plural ""Federn""; also ""Fechtfeder"", plural ""Fechtfedern""), is a type of training sword used in ""Fechtschulen"" (fencing schools) of the German Renaissance. The type has existed since at least the 15th century, but it came to be widely used as a standard training weapon only in the 16th century (when longsword fencing had ceased to have a serious aspect of duelling, as duels were now fought with the rapier), shown extensively in the fighting manuals of the time, particularly those of Paulus Hector Mair and Joachim Meyer, and it remained in use"
"Fencing practice and techniques Fencing practice and techniques of modern competitive fencing are governed by the ""Fédération Internationale d'Escrime"" (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. A fencing bout takes place on a strip, or ""piste"", which, according to the current FIE regulations, should be between wide wide and long. There are two en-garde lines (where the fencers stand at the beginning of the bout) either side of the midpoint. There are"
"them as though they were in fact sharp. Classical fencing still uses the same weapons that have been used in fencing since the early 19th century—namely, the standard (non-electric) foil, standard épée (equipped with a pointe d'arret), and sabre (including both blunted dueling sabres and modern standard sporting sabres). Olympic and classical fencing differ in the use of weapon grips for foil and épée. In sport fencing, the most used handle for foil and épée is the pistol grip, with the French retaining significant use in épée. Classical fencing prohibits the pistol grip, and uses the Italian and French grips"
"Foil (fencing) A foil is one of the three weapons used in the sport of fencing, all of which are metal. It is flexible, rectangular in cross section, and weighs under a pound. As with the épée, points are only scored by contact with the tip, which, in electrically scored tournaments, is capped with a spring-loaded button to signal a touch. A foil fencer's uniform features the lamé (a vest, electrically wired to record hits in such cases), a jacket (made of strong cloth covering the groin area, chest and arms), a glove, so called knickers (in the US or"
"team to first win 5 matches (a majority) was declared the winner. Fencing practice and techniques Fencing practice and techniques of modern competitive fencing are governed by the ""Fédération Internationale d'Escrime"" (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. A fencing bout takes place on a strip, or ""piste"", which, according to the current FIE regulations, should be between wide wide and long. There are two en-garde lines (where the fencers stand at"
"practiced for contemporary applications and current use in competitive fighting, dueling and defense. The methods include the use of medieval and renaissance swords, one and half hand sword (spada una mano e mezzo), side sword (spada da lato), the rapier (la striscia), the duelling sabre (spada e sciabola da duello o da terreno), venetian and bolognese dagger styles, short range fencing, different staff and stick fighting methods, Venetian Cornoler stick fighting and hand-to-hand combat (based on grappling and striking methods, ancient boxing and wrestling methods and free hand fencing). All these fencing methods are always characterized to be a ""scherma"
"not most of the top fencers have used the new paradigm or at least adjusted to fence those who do. Épée The modern épée ( or , ) derives from the 19th-century Épée de Combat (itself a derivative of the French small sword), and is the largest and heaviest of the three weapons used in sport fencing. As a thrusting weapon, the épée is similar to a foil (compared to a sabre, which is also designed for slashing), but has a stiffer blade, which is triangular in cross-section with a V-shaped groove called a fuller, has a larger bell guard,"
"In addition, the entire body is a valid target area. While modern sport fencing has three weapons—foil, épée, and sabre, each a separate event—épée is the only one in which the entire body is the valid target area (the others restricted to varying areas above the waist). Épée is the heaviest of the three modern fencing weapons. As with all fencing disciplines, fencing matches with the épée require a large amount of concentration, accuracy and speed. Since the entire body is a target, a successful épée fencer must be able to anticipate their opponent's moves and strike their opponent at"
"Sabre (fencing) The Sabre [ pronounced : ˈseɪbə ] (US English : ""Saber"") is one of the three disciplines of modern fencing. The sabre weapon is for thrusting and cutting with both the cutting edge and the back of the blade. Unlike other modern fencing weapons, the épée and foil, where the methods of making a hit are scored using the point of the blade. The informal term ""sabreur"" refers to a male fencer who follows the discipline. ""Sabreuse"" is the female equivalent. ""The blade, which must be of steel, is approximately rectangular in section. The maximum length of the"
"Fencing Fencing is a group of three related combat sports. The three disciplines in modern fencing are the foil, the épée, and the sabre; winning points are made through the contact with an opponent. A fourth discipline, singlestick, appeared in the 1904 Olympics but was dropped after that, and is not a part of modern fencing. Fencing was one of the first sports to be played in the Olympics. Based on the traditional skills of swordsmanship, the modern sport arose at the end of the 19th century, with the Italian school having modified the historical European martial art of classical"
"Fencing Fencing is a group of three related combat sports. The three disciplines in modern fencing are the foil, the épée, and the sabre; winning points are made through the contact with an opponent. A fourth discipline, singlestick, appeared in the 1904 Olympics but was dropped after that, and is not a part of modern fencing. Fencing was one of the first sports to be played in the Olympics. Based on the traditional skills of swordsmanship, the modern sport arose at the end of the 19th century, with the Italian school having modified the historical European martial art of classical"
"other), it is now a main contributor to the appeal of the sport of fencing. In essence, they decide who receives the point (there can only be one competitor that receives a point per engagement) when both competitors hit. The basic rules (the full list is extensive) are whoever attacks first wins. This basic rule is far extended by saying that if the defender parries (meets the attacker's blade midair), he now has priority, and thus generally wins the point (touché). Foil (fencing) A foil is one of the three weapons used in the sport of fencing, all of which"
"military are no longer intended for use as weapons, and now serve primarily in ornamental or ceremonial functions. One distinctive ceremonial function a sabre serves in modern times is the Saber arch, performed for servicemen or women getting married. The modern fencing sabre bears little resemblance to the cavalry sabre, having a thin, long straight blade. Rather, it is based upon the Italian dueling saber of classical fencing. One of the three weapons used in the sport of fencing, it is a very fast-paced weapon with bouts characterized by quick footwork and cutting with the edge. The only allowed target"
"or ""daga"", often of the rondel dagger), long knife (Messer) or Dusack, half- or quarterstaff, pole weapons, longsword (""langes Schwert"", ""spada longa"", ""spadone""), and combat in plate armour (""Harnischfechten"" or ""armazare""), both on foot and on horseback. Some ""Fechtbücher"" have sections on dueling shields (""Stechschild""), special weapons used only in trial by combat. Important 15th-century German fencing masters include Sigmund Ringeck, Peter von Danzig (see Cod. 44 A 8), Hans Talhoffer and Paulus Kal, all of whom taught the teachings of Liechtenhauer. From the late 15th century, there were ""brotherhoods"" of fencers (""Fechtbruderschaften""), most notably the Brotherhood of St. Mark"
"fencing, and the French school later refining the Italian system. There are three forms of modern fencing, each of which uses a different kind of weapon and has different rules; thus the sport itself is divided into three competitive scenes: foil, épée, and sabre. Most competitive fencers choose to specialize in one weapon only. Competitive fencing is one of the five activities which have been featured in every modern Olympic Games, the other four being athletics, cycling, swimming, and gymnastics. Fencing is governed by Fédération Internationale d'Escrime (FIE). Today, its head office is in Lausanne, Switzerland. The FIE is composed"
"primarily, and occasionally the Spanish grip. Safety equipment for classical fencing is essentially the same as used in Olympic fencing. It includes: Fencers also usually wear breeches of material similar to the jacket, with knee-high white socks, or long pants and athletic shoes. There should be no exposed flesh. In addition, female fencers wear rigid breast protection in the form of cups or a chestplate (as do some male fencers, albeit a flat chestplate in that case). Male fencers often wear an athletic cup. Fencers of both genders wear an underarm protector called a plastron worn on the side of"
"application of historical fencing techniques remained largely dormant during the first half of the 20th century, and only revived near the end of the 20th century. Practitioners of modern fencing, who were unsatisfied with the exclusive sports emphasis that modern fencing had, took steps to preserve the principles of dueling and fencing as practiced in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Classical fencing uses the foil, épée, and sabre according to these older practices. Fencing and sword fighting have been incorporated into films as part of cinematic action sequences. Usually choreographed, these scenes are designed for entertainment but often demonstrate"
"Lunge (fencing) The lunge is the fundamental footwork technique used with all three fencing weapons: foil, épée and sabre. It is common to all contemporary fencing styles. The lunge is executed by kicking forward with the front foot, and pushing the body forward with the back leg. It can be used in combination with different blade work to deliver an offensive action such as an attack. The lunge is one of the most basic and most common types offensive footwork. The lunge is often used to deliver an attack. In sabre, the end of the attack is defined by the"
"Gulf War it is not unknown for more than two hundred fencers to take the field for a ""battle"". The SCA also allows simulations of period firearms to be used under certain conditions in fencing mêlées. These simulations fire large ""rubber bands"" made of surgical tubing looped around and securely joined. ""Wheel lock"" pistols are most common, but muskets are not unknown. This ammunition has enough mass to allow the target to feel its impact through fencing armor, but is light enough to prevent injury. Some SCA fencers have even built light cannon firing as many as fourteen rubber bands"
"and internationally by the International Fencing Federation, or ""Fédération Internationale d'Escrime"" (FIE). The detailed rules for foil are listed in the USFA Rulebook. Rules for the sport of fencing date back to the 19th century. The current international rules for foil were adopted by the FIE Committee for Foil on 12 June 1914. They are based on previous sets of rules adopted by national associations. The rules governing the use of electrical judging apparatus were adopted in 1957 and have been amended several times. The foil is used as a thrusting (or point) weapon only. Contact with the side of"
"German Wikipedia:"" Academic fencing Academic fencing (German akademisches Fechten) or Mensur is the traditional kind of fencing practiced by some student corporations (""Studentenverbindungen"") in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Latvia, Estonia, and, to a minor extent, in Belgium, Lithuania, and Poland. It is a traditional, strictly regulated épée/rapier fight between two male members of different fraternities with sharp weapons. The German technical term ""Mensur"" (from Latin, ""dimension"") in the 16th century referred to the specified distance between each of the fencers. Modern academic fencing, the ""Mensur"", is neither a duel nor a sport. It is a traditional way of training and educating"
"striking methods, ancient boxing and wrestling methods and free hand fencing). All these fencing methods are always characterized to be a ""scherma accompagnata"", meaning a kind of fencing that always actively uses both hands, with or without a weapon (sword and dagger, two swords, sword and buckler, sword and cape, dagger and cape, two sticks, two daggers, etc.) and in any case it always makes use of the unarmed hand in an active fencing strategy, as if it is a second weapon, a typical characteristic of the Italian school of fencing. All methods, united by the same framework of the"
"roughly dated to the mid-14th century. Lunge (fencing) The lunge is the fundamental footwork technique used with all three fencing weapons: foil, épée and sabre. It is common to all contemporary fencing styles. The lunge is executed by kicking forward with the front foot, and pushing the body forward with the back leg. It can be used in combination with different blade work to deliver an offensive action such as an attack. The lunge is one of the most basic and most common types offensive footwork. The lunge is often used to deliver an attack. In sabre, the end of"
"has featured on the Modern Triathle World Tour, the Asian Youth and Asian Beach Games. Fencing is a series of one-touch bouts with épée swords. The fencing event of modern pentathlon is a round-robin tournament, with a single touch deciding each match. The fencing event is held usually in an indoor arena on special strips (pistes) measuring 14m long and between 1.5m and 2m wide. Each competitor has a bout against every other competitor. Bouts last for one minute, the winner being the first fencer to score a hit. If neither scores a hit, both competitors register a defeat, a"
"Épée The modern épée ( or , ) derives from the 19th-century Épée de Combat (itself a derivative of the French small sword), and is the largest and heaviest of the three weapons used in sport fencing. As a thrusting weapon, the épée is similar to a foil (compared to a sabre, which is also designed for slashing), but has a stiffer blade, which is triangular in cross-section with a V-shaped groove called a fuller, has a larger bell guard, and is heavier. The technique, however, is somewhat different, as there are no rules regarding priority and right of way."
"wires in case of failure or breakage. Bouts with the different fencing weapons have a different tempo. Like the foil, the tempo for an épée bout is rather slow with sudden bursts of speed. The French word ""épée"" ultimately derives from Latin ""spatha"". The term ""épée"" was introduced into English in the 1880s for the sportive fencing weapon. Like the foil (""fleuret""), the ""épée"" evolved from light civilian weapons such as the smallsword, which, since the late 17th century, had been the most commonly used dueling sword, replacing the rapier. The dueling sword developed in the 19th century when, under"
"style of historical fencing focusing on the 19th- and early 20th-century national fencing schools, especially in Italy and France, i.e. the schools out of which the styles of contemporary sports fencing have developed. Masters and legendary fencing figures such as Giuseppe Radaelli, Louis Rondelle, Masaniello Parise, the Greco brothers, Aldo Nadi and his rival Lucien Gaudin are today considered typical practitioners of this period. Classical fencing weapons included the standard foil, épée (using pointes d'arret), and sabre (including both blunted dueling sabres and, beginning in the early 20th century, modern sporting sabres). During the classical period, fencing was used both"
"Olympics except 1908; épée events have been held at every Summer Olympics except in the summer of 1896 because of unknown reasons. Starting with épée in 1933, side judges were replaced by the Laurent-Pagan electrical scoring apparatus, with an audible tone and a red or green light indicating when a touch landed. Foil was automated in 1956, sabre in 1988. The scoring box reduced the bias in judging, and permitted more accurate scoring of faster actions, lighter touches, and more touches to the back and flank than before. There are three weapons in modern fencing: foil, épée, and sabre. Each"
"However, unlike foil, these ""off-target"" touches do not stop the action, and the fencing continues. In the case of both fencers landing a scoring touch, the referee determines which fencer receives the point for the action, again through the use of ""right of way"". Most personal protective equipment for fencing is made of tough cotton or nylon. Kevlar was added to top level uniform pieces (jacket, breeches, underarm protector, lamé, and the bib of the mask) following the death of Vladimir Smirnov at the 1982 World Championships in Rome. However, Kevlar is degraded by both ultraviolet light and chlorine, which"
"as hitting something other than your opponent's lame does nothing. In a professional fencing competition, a complete set of electric equipment is needed. A complete set of foil electric equipment includes: The electric equipment of sabre is very similar to that of foil. In addition, equipment used in sabre includes: Épée fencers lack a lamé, conductive bib, and head cord due to their target area. Also, their body cords are constructed differently as described above. However, they possess all of the other components of a foil fencer's equipment. Techniques or movements in fencing can be divided into two categories: offensive"
"Flèche (fencing) The flèche is an aggressive offensive fencing technique used with foil and épée. In a flèche, a fencer transfers his or her weight onto his or her front foot and starts to extend the arm. The rear leg initiates the attack, but the ball of the leading foot provides the explosive impulse that is needed to drive the fencer toward the opponent. Continuing to bring the weapon, arm, and front shoulder forward, he or she picks up his or her back foot, crossing his or her front leg, and landing it in front of the other foot -"
"are even some western martial arts that are based on improvised weapons such as British quarterstaff fighting and Irish stick fighting. After the German Peasants' Wars during 1524-1525, a fencing book edited by Paulus Hector Mair described in 1542 techniques how to fence using a scythe. Because of the use of common objects as weapons in violent crimes, many countries have laws that prevent the use of some tools and other non-weapon objects to be used for causing harm. It is possible for a person to be detained, or even arrested, by a law enforcement official or security personnel for"
"facing whomever he/she is saluting and raises his/her sword to a vertical position with the guard either at or just below face level, and then lowers it again. Various apocryphal stories about the origin of the salute circulate, like gladiators saluting each other in the arena, crusaders pointing their sword heavenward in pre-battle prayer, duellists showing each other that their swords are the same length, etc. The most likely source of the modern fencing salute is the ""Present arms"" command from military drill, which originated in the 16th century. After the salutes are completed, the referee will call ""En garde!"""