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The Beat Attack is a preparation-on-the-blade attack where the fencer sharply strikes the opponent's blade with a crisp lateral motion to displace it from the line, immediately followed by a direct th...

The Fencing Thrust family covers the offensive attacking techniques in fencing — the extension of the arm and blade to land a touch on the opponent's valid target area, which is the fundamental scorin...

The Foil Attack subfamily covers all offensive actions in foil where the fencer extends the arm and moves forward to land a thrust on the opponent's torso, establishing or maintaining right-of-way pri...