Glossary
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Cadence: |
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Ceding Parry: |
A yielding parry. Allowing the attacker to keep control of the blade during a prise de fer ; as the prise de fer is completed, the defender then bends his arm into the line in which the prise de fer has carried his blade. By doing this, the attacker’s point, during his final thrust, falls into the forte of the defender’s blade and is deflected from the target. |
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Certificate |
Award received on completion of grading. |
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Champion |
1 / A fencer who achieves first place in a competition 2 / commonly given term for a fencer skilled in the art of fencing. 3 / A fencer currently holding the current tournament title ie World Champion, Olympic Champion, National Champion |
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Classement |
Classement A Fencer’s classification (Rank) in a competition |
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Change of Engagement |
Engagement of the opponent’s blade in the opposite line. |
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Closed Line |
A line of engagement when the defender’s weapon is protecting the line to a straight thrust. |
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Coach |
Person who teaches fencers technical skills via group and individual lessons, sanctioned and a certified instructor |
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Coaching jacket |
Protective outer jacket worn be coach as target area for student, often leather or rubber lined. Traditionally black, brown or dark blue. |
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Counter-attack |
An attack made against the right-of-way, or in response to the opponent’s attack. |
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Counter-time |
An attack that responds to the opponent’s counter- attack, typically a riposte following the parry of the counter-attack. |
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Counter-parry |
A parry made in the opposite line to the attack; ie. the defender first comes around to the opposite side of the opponent’s blade. |
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Counter-riposte |
An attack that follows a parry of the opponent’s riposte. |
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Commanding the blade |
Grabbing the opponent’s blade with the off-hand, illegal in sport fencing. |
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Competition |
Fencing event ordered into poule bouts and then d/e bouts resulting in seeds and then a final champion |
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Conversation |
Conversation 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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Corps-a-corps |
lit. “body-to-body”; physical contact between the two fencers during a bout, illegal in foil and sabre. |
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Coquille |
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Counter-disengage |
A disengage in the opposite direction, to deceive the counter-parry. |
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Coup lancé |
See flick ; “Coup déjà lancé” (Art. 32.2; 46; 47) : A launched hit; an attack that starts before a stop in play but lands after. Valid for normal halts, but not valid at end of time. |
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Coup de taille |
Coup de taille An attack made with a chopping motion of the blade, landing with the edge or point. |
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Cross |
An advance or retreat by crossing one leg over the other; also passe’ avant (forward cross), passe’ arriere (backwards cross). |
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Coulé |
Also graze, glise’, or glissade; an attack or feint that slides along the opponent’s blade. |
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Compound attack |
Attaque composée ou parade composée Also composed; an attack or riposte incorporating one or more feints to the opposite line that the action finishes in. also composed; an action executed in two or more movements |
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Conversation |
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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Croise |
Also semi-bind; an action in which the opponent’s blade is forced into the high or low line on the same side. |
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Cut |
An attack made with a chopping motion of the blade, normally landing with the edge. |
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Cut over / Coupe |
Also cut-over; an attack or deception that passes around the opponent’s tip. |
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Deception |
Deception Avoidance of an attempt to engage the blades; see disengage, coupe’ |
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Demi-contre parry |
A half counter-parry from fourth to seventh, or sixth to eighth lines |
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Demi-disengage |
A half disengage from the high to low, or low to high lines |
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Derobe |
Deception of the attack au fer or prise de fer. |
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Derobement |
Avoidance of an attempt to engage the blades; see disengage, coupe’ |
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Dexterity |
Adroitness in using the fingers to manipulate the blade involving fine / gross motor skills |
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Direct |
A simple attack or riposte that finishes in the same line in which it was formed, with no feints out of that line. |
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Disarm |
Forcing the opponent to entirely release his grip on his weapon. |
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Disengage |
A circular movement of the blade that deceives the opponent’s parry, removes the blades from engagement, or changes the line of engagement. |
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Displacement |
Esquive Moving the target to avoid an attack; dodging. |
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Direct elimination |
Bout to 15 hit / touches to continue progression in a competition |
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D/T |
Tournament Director |
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Double (Hit) |
Coup double in epee, two attacks that arrive within 40-50 ms of each other. |
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Doublé |
An attack or riposte that describes a complete circle around the opponent’s blade, and finishes in the opposite line. |
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Double-time: |
Also “dui tempo”; parry-riposte as two distinct actions. |
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Dry |
Fleuret (épée, sabre) mécanique Also steam; fencing without electric scoring aids. |
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Duck |
Physically avoiding attack in a downward action |
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Edge |
Outer line of blade (Sabre) |
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En-garde |
1/ also On Guard; the fencing position; the stance that fencers assume when preparing to fence. 2/ term used to start a bout |
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Engage-ment |
When the blades are in contact with each other, eg. during a parry, attack au fer, prise de fer, or coule’. |
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Envelopment |
An engagement that sweeps the opponent’s blade through a full circle. |
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Epee Figure 1 in appendix |
A fencing weapon with triangular cross-section blade and a large bell guard; also a light duelling sword of similar design, popular in the mid-19th century. |
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Epeeist |
Competitor using specific fencing weapon – Epee |
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Escrime |
“Fencing” in French language |
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Esquive |
Any body movement made to avoid being hit, such as ducking, side stepping, withdrawing. |
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Exhaustive sheets |
Type of Competitive format used to define exact position of each fencer. |
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Extension |
Thrusting with the weapon arm. |