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Fencing (basics): Foil and épée are thrusting weapons, the sabre is a cutting and thrusting weapon: each with its own rules. Fencing takes place on the piste. Hits are registered electrically; a coloured light shows who has hit. The forward attack is the lunge. Defending with the blade is the parry. The counter after a parry is the riposte. Before the bout you give the fencer's salute. In épée the whole body is target; in foil only the torso, in sabre everything above the waist. Good to know: The three weapons differ in target area and rules: foil and sabre have „right of way“, the épée does not. The strip is about 14 metres long and only 1.5 to 2 metres wide. A wire in the jacket and an electric scoring box make even lightning-fast hits visible. In the lunge you drive forward in one long step: the classic attacking move. A successful parry is often followed by the 'riposte': the counterattack. Parry and riposte are the heart of classical fencing. No bout may start without the salute to opponent and referee.
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Foil, épée and sabre
Foil and épée are thrusting weapons, the sabre is a cutting and thrusting weapon: each with its own rules.
💡 Did you know? The three weapons differ in target area and rules: foil and sabre have „right of way“, the épée does not.
Piste
On the narrow strip you move only forwards and back: step off the back end and the opponent scores.
💡 Did you know? The strip is about 14 metres long and only 1.5 to 2 metres wide.
by a light
Hits are registered electrically; a coloured light shows who has hit.
💡 Did you know? A wire in the jacket and an electric scoring box make even lightning-fast hits visible.
Lunge
The lunge adds reach: from the on-guard stance the back leg drives through and the arm thrusts forward.
💡 Did you know? In the lunge you drive forward in one long step: the classic attacking move.
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