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A fencing weapon with triangular cross-section blade and a large bell guard; also a light dueling sword of similar design, popular in the mid-19th century, which was also called an Épée de terrain. Esquive (Archaic) An evasive move to dodge or sidestep the attacker’s attack, generally followed with an attack of one's own. Extension
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] The three disciplines of modern fencing are the foil, the épée, and the sabre (also saber); each discipline uses a different kind of blade, which shares the same name, and employs its own rules. Most competitive fencers specialise in one discipline.
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.
Blade held up almost horizontally with bent arm, cutting edge facing upward and forward, blade has a slight tilt meaning that the point is higher than the guard. To stop cut to head. Parry quinte in sabre (from Patten's 1861 manual) [8] Sixte - Parry 6 Blade up and to the outside, wrist supinated. This parry can be Lateral or Circular.
In contemporary sport fencing defense by footwork usually takes the shape of moving either directly away from your opponent or directly towards them. The most common way of delivering an attack in fencing is the lunge, where the fencer reaches out with their front foot and straightens their back leg. This maneuver has the advantage of allowing ...
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The lunge is often used to deliver an attack.In sabre, the end of the attack is defined by the front foot of the lunge landing on the piste.An attack can be made with a lunge on its own, or can be made with a step-forward-lunge, which are both considered single tempo actions.