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
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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 |
Also time-thrust; old name for stop hit with opposition. |
Trompement |
Deception of the parry. |
Two Prong |
“Fil de corps fleuret / sabre” A type of body-wire/connector, used in foil and sabre. |
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U
Undercut
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Sabre cutting action to weapon arm, a low line attack to underarm |
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V
Volta
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. |
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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 |