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The Standard Epee Attack executes the fundamental offensive thrust in epee by extending the sword arm fully toward the target while advancing with a lunge or fleche, aiming to land the point with suff...
The Standard Epee Counter-Attack executes the basic stop hit or time-hit by extending the arm into the path of the attacker, aiming to land the point on the attacker's closest target (typically the ha...
The Standard Epee Parry executes a blade deflection using one of the eight classical parry positions (prime, seconde, tierce, quarte, quinte, sixte, septime, octave) to redirect the opponent's point a...
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...
Standard Fencing Footwork encompasses the core movement vocabulary of competitive fencing: the en garde stance (front foot forward, feet perpendicular, knees bent), the advance (front foot leads, rear...
The Fencing Blade Action family covers preparatory blade techniques in fencing that manipulate, displace, or control the opponent's blade to create openings for attacks — the tactical tools that allow...
The Fencing Parry family covers the system of blade deflections used in fencing to redirect an opponent's attacking blade away from the valid target area — the sword-fighting equivalent of blocking in...
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...