european swordsmanship, fencing, olympic sport

The Fine Art of Olympic Fencing

Fencing is based on traditional European swordsmanship and came into existence at the end of the 19th century. The Italians modified classical fencing while the French refined it further to create modern fencing. The sport uses three weapons — foil, épée, and saber. Basic rules in fencing The foil weighs a maximum of 500 grams (1.10 ...

Armin Auctor

Two competitors fencing.