French acronym that translates to international fencing federation.
Fencing terminology in french.
French fencing sword glossary.
A fencer who establishes a point in line has right of way and their opponent cannot attack until they remove the blade from line by executing.
French acronym that translates to international fencing federation.
A glossary of french fencing sword components including the foil fleuret and the dueling sword epee.
Thus the ubiquitous fencing term parry riposte.
French term for the fencing strip.
3 in many cases english french italian and even german terminology may be used often interchangeably for the same thing.
French fencing sword blade tang.
French fencing terms master list.
En guard ready go.
French fencing terms master list.
The following is a listing of several fencing terms.
An aggressive action in which the fencer launches themselves at their opponent often breaking footwork for a running motion.
Prêtes ready for two female fencers.
The weapon has to be withdrawn to score a touch with the tip.
This glossary has been compiled from official definitions from the international fencing federation fie.
Glossary of terms in fencing.
Action in which the fencer who is generally out of attacking range points their weapon at their opponent with their arm fully extended.
Dry bouting or dry.
Though antique dueling blades were made slightly flexible modern fencing blade metallurgy has.
Riposte another of the ubiquitous french terms the french love to fence literally meaning answer in fencing it describes an attack that a fencer makes immediately after she executes a parry.
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En garde prêts allez.
Fencing without the aid of electronic scoring machines.
The time required to perform one simple fencing action within the bounds of a touch.
Fencing at a distance closer than the length of the weapons.
The english term fencing in the sense of the action or art of using the sword scientifically dates to the late 16th century when it denoted systems designed for the renaissance rapier it is derived from the latinate defence while conversely the romance term for fencing scherma escrima are derived from the germanic old frankish skrim to shield cover defend.
Fencing is a sport that uses a number of french words which can be confusing to people who are either new to the sport or do not speak the language.
A sharp tap on an opponent s blade to initiate or threaten an attack.
Note that the vocabulary here is primarily a glossary of modern fencing terms.
Here are some of the most common terms and phrases used in fencing and the meaning behind them.