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December 27th 2010 01:19
Fencing, also called modern fencing to disambiguate it from styles of historical fencing, is a family of combat sports using bladed weapons.
Fencing is one of the four sports which have been featured at every one of the modern Olympic Games. Currently, three types of weapon are used in Olympic fencing:
Foil — a light thrusting weapon; the valid target is restricted to the torso, the chest, shoulders, and back; double touches are not allowed (see priority rules below). This weapon follows the rules of "right of way." In the 17th century it used to be named fleuret and it was developed in France.
Épée — a heavy thrusting weapon; the valid target area covers the entire body; double touches are allowed. There is no "right of way" in épée.
Sabre — a light cutting and thrusting weapon; the valid target area is the saddle line, which is from one side of the fencer's hip to the other, and up, this also includes the head. The target area does not include the hands. This weapon follows the rules of "right of way." The sabre is also used for training because of its light weight.
Modern fencing originates in the 19th century, as a direct continuation of the 18th century French school of fencing which had in turn been influenced by the Italian school of the Renaissance.
Below are images and information about the 2010 World Fencing Championships. Read the full article at Boston.com here.
*This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia page for Fencing.
Fencing is one of the four sports which have been featured at every one of the modern Olympic Games. Currently, three types of weapon are used in Olympic fencing:
Foil — a light thrusting weapon; the valid target is restricted to the torso, the chest, shoulders, and back; double touches are not allowed (see priority rules below). This weapon follows the rules of "right of way." In the 17th century it used to be named fleuret and it was developed in France.
Épée — a heavy thrusting weapon; the valid target area covers the entire body; double touches are allowed. There is no "right of way" in épée.
Sabre — a light cutting and thrusting weapon; the valid target area is the saddle line, which is from one side of the fencer's hip to the other, and up, this also includes the head. The target area does not include the hands. This weapon follows the rules of "right of way." The sabre is also used for training because of its light weight.
Modern fencing originates in the 19th century, as a direct continuation of the 18th century French school of fencing which had in turn been influenced by the Italian school of the Renaissance.
Below are images and information about the 2010 World Fencing Championships. Read the full article at Boston.com here.
Ukraine's Olena Khomrova (left) faces Russia's Dina Galiakbarova during their women's team sabre final.
A fencer holds a foil during a Fencing world championships women's foil qualifying match.
Germany's Peter Joppich prepares to face China's Lei Sheng in the men's foil final match.
Alim Latreche (right) of France and Hu Daoliang of China compete in the final of the wheelchair foil competition.
In a multiple-exposure image, Romania's Gelu Florin Zalomir (left) faces Belarussia's Aliaksandr Buikevich for the bronze medal during the men's team saber match.
*This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia page for Fencing.
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