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  • Ninh explains, the Rules of Fencing.

  • Fencing, sometimes referred to asOlympic Fencing’, is a combat sport that is contested

  • between two people with swords.

  • A word of warning before you continue to watch this videodon’t blink!

  • Olympic level fencers are bullet fast, and youll need quick reflexes just to watch

  • fencing, let alone play it.

  • The contest is staged on a strip known as thepiste’, and it measures 14m long

  • and up to 2m wide.

  • The piste has a centre line, en garde lines, warning lines and limit lines.

  • The contest starts with both fencers on their en-garde lines.

  • The referee will issue sets of instructions and once he tells you to go, the clock starts.

  • The aim of fencing is to contact your sword into the target area of your opponent whilst

  • avoiding being hit yourself.

  • Modern fencing is wired up electronically, so that lights turn on if you strike the required

  • area.

  • This is to indicate to the referee and spectators who hit who first.

  • If you hit the required area, you score one hit and the clock stops.

  • The whole process starts all over again and for individual contests, you compete against

  • another individual.

  • Elimination matches are contested in 3 periods of 3 minutes each.

  • Whoever scores 15 points first or who has the highest number of points after 3 periods

  • wins.

  • In a team competition, you are part of a 3 person team and you have to fight the three

  • fencers on the opposing team.

  • The contest is contested in 9 periods of 3 minutes each.

  • The highest score at the end of time, wins.

  • Huh, that was easy?!

  • I wish it was that simplebut it’s not.

  • Rather confusingly, Olympic Fencing has three different disciplines, which are fought with

  • three different weapons, and have uniquely different rules from each other.

  • But before I explain what those are, you need to know about one very important concept.

  • Right of Way.

  • It’s complicated, but put simply.

  • If both fencers hit at the same time, it’s the person who is in an attacking position

  • first, or who controls the initiative, or that fights more aggressively, is the fencer

  • that is given the point.

  • A n attacking position is where an arm is extended and the tip of the blade is pointing

  • at your opponent.

  • To give yourself right of way, you can either attack first.

  • (Fall Short) Where you make your opponent miss and then attack.

  • (Parry & Riposte) where you deflect an opponents attack so that they don’t have right of

  • way, and then riposte (which is a counter attack).

  • Or Beat, where you knock your opponents blade away without warning, and then score yourself.

  • Okay I got that.

  • So what are the three disciplines?

  • 1.

  • The Foil The foil is the most common discipline in

  • fencing, and is considered to be the most technical.

  • The foil is the smallest and lightest of the three weapons, and the target area is anywhere

  • on the torso or the back.

  • In foil, you are only allowed to attack an opponent by thrusting with the tip of your

  • blade.

  • Hitting with the side of the sword doesn’t count.

  • The right of way rules applies here so being able to parry and riposte accurately, especially

  • with such a small target area is key.

  • 2.

  • The Sabre The sabre is the fastest of the three disciplines.

  • The sword itself has a different handle and is slightly shorter than a foil.

  • The target area is now anywhere above the waist.

  • The sabre is the only discipline where you are allowed to cut or slash with the side

  • of your blade, as opposed to just attacking with just the tip.

  • This means that with the right of way, the increased target area and the ease of scoring,

  • it is advantageous to attack first and ask questions later.

  • 3.

  • The Epee.

  • If the sabre was the fastest, the epee is considered to be the slowest by comparison.

  • The epee is the biggest and the heaviest of the three swords, but the target area is now

  • the entire body.

  • Like the foil, you must only attack with the tip of the blade, but unlike foil and sabre,

  • the epee is the only discipline where the right of way rules do not apply.

  • So if both fencers touch at the same time, both are awarded a point.

  • With a longer heavier sword and the whole body now being fair game, fencers are now

  • very cagey.

  • They have to be selective when to attack, as you can easily be exposed in Epee.

  • That’s the bare bones of it all, but there’s a couple more things that you need to know

  • before playing or watching fencing.

  • For example.

  • Penalties There are things you cannot do in fencing

  • such as stepping off the piste during play, turning your back on your opponent, or using

  • your non playing hand.

  • A yellow card indicates a warning.

  • A red card indicates that your opponent is awarded a point.

  • And a Black card signifies that you have been disqualified from the contest.

  • Non combativity.

  • On the rarest of occasions, both fencers will refuse to attack each other.

  • If the referee feels that neither fencer is making any effort to attack, he will stop

  • the clock and declare non combativity or non-combativeness.

  • He will end the period and a new period will begin.

  • This is a strategic move, particularly in the team competition to force an opponent

  • to attack more aggressively in the next period, especially if they are down on points.

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  • It takes me ages to make one of these things and good karma is very much appreciated.

  • If youre also on Reddit you can post this video and discuss it there.

  • But in the meantime, enjoy Fencing.

  • Ninh Ly - www.ninh.co.uk - @NinhLyUK

Ninh explains, the Rules of Fencing.

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擊劍規則(奧運擊劍)--解讀! (The Rules of Fencing (Olympic Fencing) - EXPLAINED!)

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