Glossary


T

 

Tableau

Scoring Table that indicates competition draw. 

Within the poule and d/e bouts

Tang 

The part of the weapon where the handle, guard and pommel sit

Tac au Tac 

A riposte made immediately after a percussive parry by bouncing forward off the opponent’s blade. 

Tape

1/ Often used on fingers and pistol grips for added grip

2/ See foil tape

Tempo

The speed at which a fencing movement is taken, within fencing time related to cadence (conducted speed and repetition ie the beat) 

Testing 

Ensure equipment is of FIE regulations

Tester

Persons involved in the checking of competitors ensuring the following of FIE regulations 

Three (3) minutes

Standard allowable timing for a poule bout

Three Prong 

“Fil de corps épée” 

A type of epee body wire/connector; also an old- fashioned tip that would snag clothing, to make it easier to detect hits in the pre-electric era. 

Thread   

Means for attaching parts to blade – locking mechanism

Thrown Point 

Coup lancé, “bingo” 

A “flick”. 

Thrust  

Coup de pointe

 coup d’estoc

An attack made by moving the sword parallel to its length and landing with the point. 

Tierce 

Tierce (parry no 3 Sabre position)

Parry #3; blade up and to the outside, wrist pronated. 


 

Time [fencing] (or Fencing Tempo):

Fencing time is the time required to perform one simple fencing action. There’s no clock measurement of this time; it’s subjectively determined by the Director.

Tip

Extreme end of weapon. In   Foil and Epee the button is depressed to score a touch

Touché 

“Point” often signaled by opponent when hit is scored

Touch 

Amount of pressure / force required to score a hit / touché

 

Torso 

Standard target area for foil ie not arms head or legs / also part of target for other weapons

Toss (of the coin)

1/ Determines priority when scores are tied after time has expired.  1 minute extension given to break tie.

2/ Determines top or bottom draw in an “Italian Relay” teams event

Travel spring

Spring in base of epee tip that completes circuit

Traversone:

A diagonal chest cut: banderole.

Time Hit 

Coup de temps

Also time-thrust; old name for stop hit with opposition. 

Trompement

Trompement

Deception of the parry.

Two Prong 

“Fil de corps fleuret / sabre” 

A type of body-wire/connector, used in foil and sabre.

 

 

 

U

 

Undercut

 

Sabre cutting action to weapon arm, a low line attack to underarm 

 

 

 

V

 

Valid

When it’s ruled that a touch has been scored on the legitimate target area.

Vest

Electrical Lamé The electrically conducting over-garment which is worn over the standard foil jacket to distinguish valid, on-target hits from invalid, off-target hits.

Veteran

Over 40+

Video Referee

Analysis via review by Referee viewing a repeat of fencing actions at International Competitive events often at side of the Piste, 

 Volta

Warning

Formal notice made by the Director to a competitor that a rule infraction has taken place and that penalties may be applied.

Weapon

The correct terminology for all the fencing apparatus

Weapon testing

Competition regulations specified by FIE standards, conducted before roll call to ensure correct weapons are used – specifically Foil stamps, Epee stamps, Sabre 2000 blades incl. FIE Stamp, Lame resistance, bodywire standards.

Weight test

Pre Bout procedure conducted to FIE standards weapons must hold and repel weight Foil 500g, Epee 750g & travel spring resistance

 

 

Whip-over 

Coup fouetté

In sabre, a touch that results from the foible of the blade whipping over the opponent’s guard or blade when parried.

Wire

Insulated Copper conductive cord connecting Tip and socket to bodywire. In Foil single, Epee double

Whites

“Tenue”

Fencing clothing.

  

Y

 

Yellow card

Carton jaune

A penalty received resulting in a warning

Also advertisement, warning; used to indicate a minor rule infraction by one of the fencers.

Yielding

Yielding A parrying technique which uses the opponent’s pressure on the defending blade to divert the defending and attacking blades into another line where the line is then closed.

 

 

 

Z

 

Zorro

Historical movie fictitious character Don Diego Vega (the masked Zorro), fought for his people and for Spain. Highly trained in the art of fencing

Named so as is Spanish for “Fox”

 

Zip

Conventional fastener for fencing gear, placed on the opposite side of the chest to the fencers arm, also used on back of jackets –  Lamé, coaching jackets

 

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