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The sabre (US English: saber, both pronounced / ˈ s eɪ b ər /) is one of the three disciplines of modern fencing. [1] The sabre weapon is for thrusting and cutting with both the cutting edge and the back of the blade [ 2 ] (unlike the other modern fencing weapons, the épée and foil , where a touch is scored only using the point of the blade).
Fencing instructors also wear them, as they are hit far more often during training than their students. In foil fencing, the hard surface of a chest protector decreases the likelihood that a hit registers. [citation needed] Lamé A lamé is a layer of electrically conductive material worn over the fencing jacket in foil and sabre fencing.
The modern fencing sabre bears little resemblance to the cavalry sabre, having a thin, 88 cm (35 in) 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 ...
Mariel Leigh Zagunis (born March 3, 1985) is an American sabre fencer. She is a two-time Olympic champion in the individual sabre (2004 and 2008) [2] [3] and the first American woman to win a gold medal in fencing at the Olympics (which happened in 2004). [4] She was Team USA flag bearer in the 2012 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations. She has ...
Sabre; Fencing; List of American epee fencers; List of American foil fencers; USFA; USFA Hall of Fame This page was last edited on 3 February 2025, at 01:30 ...
Giuseppe Radaelli, Milanese fencing master, often regarded as "the father of modern sabre fencing" Giorgio Santelli , born in Hungary, son of Italo Santelli , won gold at 1920 Olympics as part of the Italian sabre team; emigrated to US in 1924, coached five U.S. Olympic teams, legendary fencing teacher and popularizer, founder of Santelli salle ...
The bout must stop after three minutes of fencing (or 8 touches in saber). In 15 point bouts, a 1-minute break occurs in between the three-minute intervals. If 9 minutes of fencing time elapse in a 15 touch bout, or 3 in a 5 touch bout, the bout is over and the current scores are taken as final.
Maestro Giorgio Santelli (25 November 1897 – 8 October 1985) was a fencer and fencing master who was part of the Italian team that won the gold medal in Men's team sabre at the 1920 Summer Olympics and was the largest mid-20th century influence in raising the quality and popularity of fencing in the United States, and creator of one of the best-known fencing equipment manufacturers.