Fencing

Of fight and play.

The art or sport of fighting with swords (especially the use of foils or epees or sabres to score points under a set of rules).

This concept's ID is @1~6077

Fencing Sword

  • epee 0 facts

    A fencing sword similar to a foil but with a heavier blade.

  • foil 0 facts

    A light slender flexible sword tipped by a button.

  • saber 0 facts

    A fencing sword with a v-shaped blade and a slightly curved handle.

Thrust

  • lunge 1 facts

    (fencing) an attacking thrust made with one foot forward and the back leg straight and with...

  • remise 0 facts

    (fencing) a second thrust made on the same lunge (as when your opponent fails to riposte...

Also contains

  • riposte 0 facts

    (fencing) a counterattack made immediately after successfully parrying the opponents lu...

  • parry 0 facts

    (fencing) blocking a lunge or deflecting it with a circular motion of the sword.

  • piste 0 facts

    A flat rectangular area for fencing bouts.