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The Disengage is the most fundamental indirect attack in Western fencing — a blade movement that passes the point under the opponent's blade to change the line of attack from one side to the other, de...
The Foil Riposte subfamily covers all counter-attacking actions executed immediately after a successful parry, which under right-of-way rules gives the defender priority to score. [1] The riposte is t...
The Standard Riposte executes the immediate counter-thrust following a successful parry, directing the point back at the opponent's torso while they are recovering from their failed attack. [1] The st...
The Direct Attack is the simplest offensive action in foil, consisting of a straight thrust delivered in the same line as the fencer's blade engagement, without any change of line or blade deception. ...
The Disengage Attack is an indirect attack where the fencer passes the blade under or around the opponent's blade to change the line of engagement and deliver a thrust to the newly opened line. [1] Th...
The Coupé (cutover) passes the point over the opponent's blade by lifting the hand and dropping the point on the other side, changing the line of attack from above rather than below. [1] It is the cou...
The Sixte Parry (6th parry) defends the high outside line by moving the blade to the outside (right side for a right-handed fencer), with the hand in supination (palm up) and the point slightly higher...
The Drop Side Kick is a sacrifice technique where the practitioner intentionally drops their body toward the ground while simultaneously thrusting a side kick at a low or mid-level target, creating an...
The Winding (Winden) subfamily covers the blade manipulation techniques performed when two longswords are crossed in the bind (Binden), one of the most distinctive and sophisticated aspects of the Ger...
The Front Waist Lock subfamily positions the locked grip around the opponent's waist from the front, with the attacker's head typically driven into the opponent's midsection or chest. [1] The front wa...
The Counter-Disengage deceives the opponent's change of engagement or circular parry by making a full circular movement of the blade, returning to the original line of attack. [1] It anticipates and d...
The Posture Guillotine Escape uses postural adjustment to relieve the choking pressure of the guillotine by extending the spine and lifting the chin line above the attacker's choking arm. [1] The defe...
The Drop Front Kick is a front kick delivered while the practitioner intentionally drops their body toward the ground, creating an unexpected low-angle attack that bypasses standing defences by striki...
Sabaki is a family of evasive footwork patterns from Japanese martial arts (especially Aikido, Kyokushin karate, and the Ashihara/Enshin lineage) that move the defender off the opponent's attack line ...