The sabre is the only fencing weapon with a guard that fully covers the ... Scoring occurs with any part of the blade, including the edges. The epee (the French word for 'sword') is the descendant of ...

Epee: A thrusting sword descended from the dueling sword, similar in length to a foil but heavier, with a larger guard and a much stiffer blade Mask: Made of wire mesh with gaps of less than 1/10 of ...

On Nov. 9 the IUP Fencing Club hosted their annual fall fencing tournament, the IUP Crimson Cornucopia. The competition ...

However, a successful touch isn’t painful if the sword is held the correct way. By bending, the weapons absorb most of the force. Compared to many other sports, fencing is “rather safe ...

But after seeing Yuki Ota clinch silver in the foil―Japan’s first individual medal in fencing―at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, he picked up the sword. Then he switched to the epee while at ...

Northampton High School fencing team captain Willa Barman went undefeated at the Drew Page Memorial Open on Sunday in the Senior Women’s Epee competition – earning her a gold medal.