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  2. History of fencing - Wikipedia

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    Neapolitan fencing is a style of fencing that originated in the city of Naples at the beginning of the 15th century. Neapolitan Fencing School is considered to be one of the most powerful fencing schools in Italy. This school produced many renowned fencing masters and contributed significantly to the evolution of fencing techniques and pedagogy.

  3. Fencing - Wikipedia

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    It was during this time that many officially recognised fencing associations began to appear in different parts of the world, such as the Amateur Fencers League of America was founded in 1891, the Amateur Fencing Association of Great Britain in 1902, and the Fédération Nationale des Sociétés d’Escrime et Salles d’Armes de France in 1906.

  4. Outline of fencing - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. Swordsmanship - Wikipedia

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    According to the Encyclopædia Britannica, "Angelo was the first to emphasize fencing as a means of developing health, poise, and grace. As a result of his insight and influence, fencing changed from an art of war to a sport." [9] As fencing progressed, the combat aspect slowly faded until only the rules of the sport remained.

  6. Classical fencing - Wikipedia

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    Classical fencing is the style of fencing as it existed during the 19th and early 20th centuries. According to the 19th-century fencing master Louis Rondelle, [1]. A classical fencer is supposed to be one who observes a fine position, whose attacks are fully developed, whose hits are marvelously accurate, his parries firm, and his ripostes executed with precision.

  7. A tragedy transformed: 40 years after fencing accident ... - AOL

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    In 1982, German Matthias Behr killed Ukranian Vladimir Smirnov in a tragic fencing accident. Now, Behr and Smirnov's former wife are united by war. In 1982, German Matthias Behr killed Ukranian ...

  8. Academic fencing - Wikipedia

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    There, fencing Mensur "duels" continued and even intensified from 1941 on, with over 100 of such duels happening during World War II in Freiburg alone. [5] Following the war, most of the formerly suspended fraternities were reactivated and resumed the traditions of Mensur fencing if they had not continued throughout the time of Nazi occupation.

  9. Fence - Wikipedia

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    Close boarded fencing, strong and robust fence constructed from mortised posts, arris rails and vertical feather edge boards; Composite Fencing, made from a mixture of recycled wood and plastic; Expanding fence or trellis, a folding structure made from wood or metal on the scissor-like pantograph principle, sometimes only as a temporary barrier