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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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bout

Sports; Fencing

This is a match between to competing fencers. A bout is made up of 3 3-minute segments with a 1-minute rest in-between each segment. The winner of the bout will be the first fencer to reach 15 hits ...

breaking ground

Sports; Fencing

A fencer moving either forward or backward.

ceding parry

Sports; Fencing

This happens when the defending fencers loses their sword to the attacking fencer.

class

Sports; Fencing

The different groups or categories fencers are put into usually based on skill their level.

colored zone

Sports; Fencing

This is an area near the end of the Piste, and it warns the fencer that he is near the end of the Piste and about to step out of bounds.

compound attack

Sports; Fencing

This is a way of attacking that uses two different movements with the use of feints.

compound riposte

Sports; Fencing

This is a riposte that uses, at the minimum, one feint.

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