Fencing

Fencing

Of or pertaining to an olympic sport in which two opponents use swords to combat each other for points based on who strikes an acceptable "target area" first.

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beat

Sports; Fencing

A quick touch on your rivals weapon to start or warn of an immanent attack.

bent arm attack

Sports; Fencing

This is when the arm is bent when a fencer attacks. This is dangerous because it leaves the attacking fencer open to a counter-attack.

This is a way to keep an attacking blade from being a successful attack. When the two blades are in contact the defending fencers makes a half circular motion with the tip of the sword to ward off ...