Out of the three weapons used in fencing, the ease of use for each will mostly depend on the athlete. If one is tall and athletic, Epee may come easier than Saber, which requires more movement and short-term stamina to perform well.
Obviously, much like the aim of any sport, the goal of fencing is to win. No matter what weapon is being used, winning consists of getting to the predetermined point score first (in Direct Elimination bouts in tournaments, the first to 15 wins, in seeding pools, the first to 5). There are only 2 other ways to win: to have the higher score when the time runs out (in Direct Elimination bouts there are three 3 minute periods, at the end of the 3 the time will have run out; in pool bouts there is only one 3 minute period), or if, when the time runs out, it's a tie, there is an additional 1 minute period where the first touch wins.
To gain a point is different for all 3 weapons. In sabre, the goal is for any portion of your blade to touch above your opponent's waist (excluding the hand); in foil the goal is the have your tip connect (so as a little button, I suppose you could call it, is depressed on the end of the blade) with the opponent's torso; in epee, to have your tip depressed in contact with any point on your opponent's body. That is the aim of fencing.
Since the first Olympic games fencing has been part of the Olympics. (first "modern" games in 1896.) It was chosen by Olympic creators and has remained as one of four sports to remain in the Olympics every year since. For more information please see:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1896_Summer_Olympics#Fencing
Long Qingquan (China) won the gold medal for men's 56 kg weightlifting in the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Epee: In Epee the target area is the whole body. Right of way rules do not apply, it is simply first to hit, with points going to both fencers if they both hit with 1/25th of a second.
Sabre: In Sabre the target is above the waist. Hits are scored by slashing or lunging and has the most complicated right of way rules, for instance priority goes to the fencer who parries with the forte as opposed to the foible and is notoriously difficult to referee
Basically speaking a foil is a lot thinner, springer and more bendable than an epee the epee also possesses a larger hand guard. Also during the bout the foil target area is the torso only where as epee target area is the whole body.
when scoring points with a foil the points are awarded and a time and fencing time basis unlike in epee where if two people hit they are both given a point.
the sport of fencing essentially comes from swordfights, which have existed since swords were created.
In foil, the target area is from the neck, down to the groin, but it goes around to the back also.
US 2008 Olympic fencers:
Men's foil: Gerek Meinhardt
Women's foil: Emily Cross, Erinn Smart, Hanna Thompson, Doris Willette
Men's epee: Seth Kelsey
Women's epee: Kelley Hurley
Men's sabre: Keeth Smart, Timothy Morehouse, Jason Rogers, James Williams
Women's sabre: Rebecca Ward, Sada Jacobson, Mariel Zagunis, Dagmara Wozniak
well the stuff that poped in my head is they use heavy balls, tennis rackets, pingpong bats, baseball bats, skying thingy well and that's all
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A Fencing Bout Starts In The Following Order: . Two Fencers Who Fence The Same Weapon Hook Up On A Strip With A Box That Transmits Electricity To A Scoring Machine Which Turns One Light Red And One Green [Whatever]In Foil And Saber the Box May Turn A Light Whitish Color. . The Two Fencers Take There Weapons And Have Them Tested By The Judge of The Bout Then The Two Fencers Salut And Test Weapons In The Following Ways . Epee-Fencers Test Bellguards By Hitting The Bellguard With The Tip Of The Blade If A Red or Green Light Goes Off The Weapon Is Broken And Must be Prepared You Want To look For The Yellow, Whitish Light. . Foil-In Foil The Point Is To Hit The Lame[The Silver Part] To Test Touch The Tip Of The Blade To The Lame You Are Looking For A Red or Green Depending Which Light You Have And Which Side Of The Strip Your On. . Saber-In Saber Touch The Blade On The Saber Mask Just Like In Foil You Are Looking For A Red Or Green Light. [If A Weapon Of Eqipment Piece Is Defective Then It Is A Yellow Card[Warning Card] ] . The Fencers Then Come Unguard After Coming To The UnGuard Line And Wait For The Judges Word "Fence", "Alle", [Whatever]. . The Fencers Then Begin To Fence!
A counter attack is a move that happens when one's opponent is on the attack. When one's opponent is in the process of the attack (signified by the forward movement of the arm holding the blade), the counter attacker will attack into his opponent's attack. Essentially, the counter attack is a move that either stems out of a lack on the fencer's part to use another move, or an attempt to hit their opponent before they themselves can be hit. A counter attack can only be called as such if the other fencer has already begun their attack.
It depends which weapon we are referring to.
In sabre, the rules are simple- go fast and hit them without consquence. You may take parries (blocks), beads (another type of block), point-in-line (extremely risky), preparation (hitting while in defense) and stopcuts (a type of preparation.)
The most famous sabre fencers include James Williams, Tim Morehouse, and Mariel Zagunis.
wiered helmets, body padding, and leg padding.
Fencing usually falls under both categories. Martial arts are typically any activities that involve structured combat against an opponent, while a sport is a form of physical exertion used in competition against another. Using both of these definitions, fencing falls under each category.
Australia has never had an athlete compete in an Olympic fencing event.
Poland has won 259 total medals including the summer and winter Olympic games. * 251 Summer * 8 Winter
The Swedish shooter Oscar Swahn was 64 when he won a gold medal in shooting during the 1912 Stockholm Games.
Hiroshi Hoketsu is a Japanese equestrian who finished 9th in the Dressage Team Grand Prix and 35th in the Dressage Individual Grand Prix at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He was 67 years old.
Bruce Jenner won gold at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal in the decathlon.
We don't know, because nobody kept count. But compared to today's Olympics, the number must have been very modest, probably a few thousand at best. There was no television, women were barred from watching the games (athletes performed naked), the games lasted only a few days and the trip to Olympia was long and difficult for most people. The cities that sent athletes to the Games were always very interested in the outcome but its citizens would mostly wait for the results of their local heroes at home.
1. They screwed up the time. 1 second lasted for 3 seconds. Look at the footage before anybody else decides to open their trap.
2. If you read the rule book, it's the ref's responsibility to make sure he notices crap like that and make the corrections. He didn't
3. I love how the Olympics are suppose to be about fair play and sportsmanship but you got this German chick who obviously knew the Korea girl got ripped off yet didn't say jack. This is worse than the Paul Hamm incident in 2004. We all know what happen to that cheater. He got his... drunk driving, resisting arrest, fired as a coach from Ohio State etc... He's now a big fat LOSER... I'm sure karma will get her real good later in her life too. =)
AND YES SHE WILL STILL BE WINNER NO MATTER WHAT.
Some good Sabre moves to know well include the following:
the bout goes to whoever gets the next touch whit no time limit