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26 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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Absence of blade
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when the blades are not touching; opposite of engagement
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Advance
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a movement forward by step, cross, or balestra
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Aids
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the last three fingers of the sword hand
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Analysis
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reconstruction of the fencing phrase to determine priority of touches
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Assault
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friendly combat between two fencers
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Attack
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the initial offensive action made by extending the sword arm and continuously threatening the valid target of the opponent
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Attack au Fer
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an attack that is prepared by deflecting the opponent's blade, e.g., beat, press, froissement
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Backsword
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an archaic, edged, unpointed sword used in prizefighting; also singlestick
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Balestra
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a forward hop or jump, typically followed by an attack such as a lunge or fleche
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Bayonet
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a type of electrical connector for foil and sabre
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Beat
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an attempt to knock the opponent's blade aside or out of line by using one's foible or middle against the opponent's foible
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Baudry point
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a safety collar placed around a live epee point to prevent dangerous penetration
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Bind
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an action in which the opponent's blade is forced into the diagonally opposite line
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Black Card
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used to indicate the most serious offences in a fencing competition. The offending fencer is usually expelled from the event or tournament
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Bout
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an assault at which the score is kept
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Broadsword
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any sword intended for cutting instead of thrusting; sabre
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Broken Time
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a sudden change in the tempo of one fencer's actions, used to fool the opponent into responding at the wrong time
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Button
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the safety tip on the end of practice and sporting swords
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Change of Engagement
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engagement of the opponent's blade in the opposite line
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Commanding the blade
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grabbing the opponent's blade with the off-hand, illegal in sport fencing
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Compound
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also composed; an action executed in two or more movements; an attack or riposte incorporating one or more feints
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Conversation
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the back-and-forth play of the blades in a fencing match, composed of phrases (phrases d'armes) punctuated by gaps of no blade action
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Counter-attack
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an offensive action made against the right-of-way, or in response to the opponent's attack
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Counter-disengage
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a disengage in the opposite direction, to deceive the counter-parry
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Counter-parry
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a parry made in the opposite line to the attack; i.e., the defender first comes around to the opposite side of the opponent's blade
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Counter-riposte
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an attack that follows a parry of the opponent's riposte
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