Athletics-Fencing-Terms-1/Beginning/Foil Flashcards

Based off of "Fencer's Start-Up- a Beginner's Guide to Fencing" by Doug Werner

1
Q

piste

A

(pist)
playing field or fencing strip
46 feet long, 6 feet and 7 inches wide
Divided in half, then into three parts: first line from center is On Guard; final third/sixth is a Warning(?)

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2
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Basic Gear:

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Mask
Jacket
Glove
Weapon/Foil/Epee/Sabre

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3
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Two types of foils:

A

French grip- longer and straight with a slight curve

pistol grip- L-shaped handle with better, bigger grip

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4
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Parts of a foil:

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handle- obvious
guard- shield thingy that separates the handle and blade
forte- (fort) fatter end of blade near grip
foible- (foy-bul) thinner end of blade at tip

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5
Q

Salute

A

feet in first position
hand to mask (guard at lip height, blade straight up and down)
Then blade is brought down to right

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6
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first position

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dominant foot pointing straight ahead/at the target

other foot pointed perpendicularly out to the side

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On Guard/En Guard

A

start in first position
step forward about shoulder width (but forward) and bend your knees a bit
dominant hand out ahead of you, hand at chest level, elbow bent so that it is only several inches from chest
other arm should be back away from torso, elbow bent, kind of hand above head height, but next to it…

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8
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Advancing

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from on guard step forward (toe in front) first with front foot, pushing off with back foot, then when front foot lands, move back foot forward, maintaining the same distance between the two feet (shoulder width)

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9
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Retreating

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from on guard step backward with back foot, pushing off with the front foot, then follow with front foot
also used as defense

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Cross-Step (Forward)

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from on guard step forward with back foot, landing at right angles to the front foot in front of its toe, then step forward with front foot

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Cross-Step (Backward)

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from on guard step backward with front foot, passing back foot, then take back foot back to normal position

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12
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Balestra

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(ba-less-tra)

from on guard raise front foot then push up/jump with back foot, land on both feet and lunge immediately

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13
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Appel

A

(a-pel)

tap front foot

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14
Q

fleche

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(flesh)
from on guard lean forward until you almost fall, then jump at opponent using front foot (at this point nearly horizontal), land by bringing back foot forward

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15
Q

Foil

A

light, flexible blade for thrusting
point scores (not length of blade)
target: trunk or torso

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16
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Right of Way or Priority

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to be able to score, you must extend your sword arm first (straighten out elbow) and point at opponent’s torso

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17
Q

How do you hold your grip(strength-wise)?

A

Like a baby loris is hugging it for dear life- hold firmly, but gently

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18
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How do you hold your (French) grip(position wise)?

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thumb on top of handle, index underneath thumb (these two fingers will control the blade)
other three support the blade underneath it
when on guard, palm should be up, handle against underside of the wrist, tip of blade at eye level

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19
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Thrust

A

simple straighten sword arm

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20
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Lunge

A

thrust
kick front foot forward (when it lands the knee should bend to about 90 degrees)
straighten/push forward with rear leg, with back foot still flat and perpendicular
drop back arm down so it is parallel to straightened back leg
stay upright in torso

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21
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Making a hit

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once the blade’s tip (no edges in foil or epee) touches the opponent, bring the handle slightly up so that it curves upwards

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22
Q

Fencing distance

A

distance from target to back foot in lunge position (when touching target), plus one more step back
to find: lunge at a distance so that you end up touching the target/opponent; bring front foot back to on guard; take one more step back; distance between you and target is your fencing distance

23
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Lines

A

quadrants of an opposing foil fencer’s target (all lines in this are looked at from an opponent’s point of view- if you were looking at a fencer and pointing out his lines, then “right” would be your right, and vice versa)

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Outside

A

left side (his sword/dominant side)

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Inside

A

right side (his un guarded side)

26
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High

A

top side (head)

27
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Low

A

bottom side (legs)

28
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High and Inside

A

Top right

4

29
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Low and Inside

A

Bottom right

7

30
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Low and Outside

A

Bottom left

8

31
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High and Outside

A

Top left

6

32
Q

6th Position

A

On Guard, foil arm a bit to your outside, hand pointing blade upwards
(when parrying, opponent’s blade should be outside and high on your guard)

33
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4th Position

A

On Guard, foil arm across body to your left, hand pointing blade upwards
(when parrying, opponent’s blade should be inside and high on your guard)

34
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7th Position

A

On Guard, foil arm across body to your left, hand pointing blade downward
wrist should be bent up and out farther to the left
(when parrying, opponent’s blade should be inside and low on your guard)

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8th Position

A

On Guard, foil arm a bit to your right, hand pointing blade downwards
(when parrying, opponent’s blade should be outside and low on your guard)

36
Q

What part of the blade does a defender use against what part of the opponent’s blade?

A

forte against foible

37
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Lateral/Direct Parry

A

horizontal movement of foil arm, from outside to inside within either the high or low line

38
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Circular Parry

A

movement of foil hand/wrist/fingers

when opponent disengages, move blade back around his in same direction as him to keep blade in same position as earlier

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Semicircular Parry

A

arc-shaped movement of foil arm, from high to low within either the outside or inside line

40
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Diagonal Parry

A

diagonal movement of foil arm between opposite lines (6 and 7, or 4 and 8)

41
Q

Number one defensive tactic

A

retreat

if the opponent cannot touch you, you are safe, and in his having to move to you, you gain the advantage

42
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Straight Thrust

A

lunge into any unguarded line (direct attack)

43
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Disengage

A

after a parried attack, circle your blade under opponent’s to unguarded line, lunge (indirect attack)

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Cut-Over

A

after a parried attack, circle your blade over opponent’s to unguarded line, lunge (indirect attack)

45
Q

Beat Attack

A

slap/beat blade against your opponent’s (to move it out of the way?) then lunge

46
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Preparations

A

actions before the final thrust/lunge in a compound attack

47
Q

Compound Attacks

A

combinations of multiple attacks one after the other

48
Q

feint thrust

A

pretend thrust designed to make opponent parry into a certain line
goal is to then disengage into now undefended line and lunge (preparation)

49
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Beat

A

slap blade against opponent to: get his blade away from a target; or so that the opponent beats your blade, around which you can disengage or cut over (preparation)

50
Q

Press

A

basically press the opponent’s blade so that the opponent does too (Why?) and then you can disengage (preparation)

51
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One-two

A

disengage, feint thrust, opponent uses lateral parry, disengage again, hit (compound attack)

52
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Double or Corkscrew

A

disengage, feint thrust, opponent uses circular parry, you circle their parry (disengaging) (compound attack)

53
Q

Riposte

A

(rip-ost)

any attack made after a successful parry

54
Q

Counter-Risposte

A

riposte made in response to a riposte