Each of the three fencing swords are used to score points by hitting specific target areas on their opponent, which vary for each type of bout. Foil: Foil is a thrusting weapon where points are ...

The epee (the French word for 'sword') is the descendant of the ... It was designed to be effective as a thrusting or stabbing sword. Like foil, scoring occurs using a device on the tip of the blade.

The foil and epee are pointed weapons and fencers use a thrusting motion to score. The sabre is a shorter blade and fencers use a slashing motion to score. Foil and sabre fencers wear electrically ...

The epee weapon is 9-0 to start the season, and the foil squad has a record of 14-4 ... after winning its first two duals by a combined score of 32-22. Ridge is set to face Watchung Hills in ...

The rules differ depending on which of the three weapons is being used: foil, épée and sabre. The first fencer to reach 15 points or whomever has the most points when time expires is the match winner.

Senior Zach Binder and sophomore Sam Kumbla went undefeated in their bouts, leading the men’s foil squad to a 7-2 win. Senior sabre fencer Jackson McBride also dominated, scoring perfect marks and ...

Haverford-Penn State's men’s team opened up against Haverford and posted a dominant win in saber (8-1) and epee (6-3) but dropped a close dual in foil (5-4), winning by a final score of 18-9.

Foil, the most restrictive weapon, limits athletes to scoring only when their sword hits their opponent’s upper torso, excluding their arms. Epee, on the other hand, is less stringent as fencers are ...

the scoring machine registers the touch and determines its validity based on the weapon’s specific rules. For instance: Foil: Only hits to the torso are valid, and the machine distinguishes ...