Fencing: Techniques of Foil, Epee and Sabre Brian Pitman
Publisher: Crowood Press, Limited, The

Although the modern There are three weapons used in modern fencing: the foil, sabre and épée. Like all fencers, he still needs to work on his technique, but, Gelman says, Homer also needs to work on handling stress. Besides the modern fencing there are the historical However the body movement and the techniques based off of those body movements are so different between modern fencing and chinese jian style for them to mix completely. Points can be scored by touching the opponent's body from head to toe. There are three different types of fencing weapons – the foil, the épée, and the sabre. Phillips tries to keep things consistent in practice, starting Weapons used in fencing. The club offers classes to adults and children, teaching the rules, strategies and techniques of fencing. Epee – A heavier thrusting sword, same length as a sabre and a foil, but the blade is much stouter than the foil. Three weapons are used in fencing: saber (or sabre), foil and epee. According to Phillips, the archaic style of fencing emphasizes technique and showmanship, while the modern style is faster and more athletic. To explain it as simple as possible, foil you can only stab the torso, epee you can only stab but the whole body is a target, and saber can cut and stab but only the waist up is a target.