Epee competitors use electrified fencing swords that record each point. If you’re just practicing at your local fencing club, though, you might use a non-electric sword for “dry” training.

But to the person behind the mask and holding the sword, every lunge ... coach of the U.S. women’s epee team at the 2024 Paris Olympics this summer. In fencing, where there is no archetype ...

The sabre is the only fencing weapon with a guard that fully covers the ... Scoring occurs with any part of the blade, including the edges. The epee (the French word for 'sword') is the descendant of ...

Fencing, the sport of sword fighting, is played on a 14-meter-long metal strip known as a piste. A competition between two fencers is called a bout. Fencers earn points in a bout by scoring ...

“It really is kind of a magical thing to take people that have never held a sword before and show them the basics and watch them discover fencing and fall in love with the sport,” she sai ...

Each sword is different. Foil features a long and ... Korea has 16 medals in fencing at the Olympics, including five gold. Fencing will begin with the individual men's sabre and women's epee ...