Fencing
Fencing is a traditional sport, based on ancient sword-fighting rituals, that has been likened to a game of chess with muscles. It involves two competitors who contest a bout using a foil, sabre or epee.
Terms in this sport
A droite
A la coquille
Advancing
Aids
Annule
Arretez
Attaque
Au masque
Barrage
Bell
Bind
Bout
Broken time
Ceding parry
Change of line
Class
Closing the line
Compound riposte
Coquille
Coule
Counter time
Coup double
Coupe d'arret
Croise
Degagez
Detachment parry
Direct thrust
Disengage
Double touch
Engagement
Epee
False attack
Fencing
Fencing time
Fleche
Foible
Forte
Gaining ground
Ground judges
Halte
Hit
In quatata
Inside lines
Invitation
La belle
Lateral parry
Low invitation
Lunge
Mesure
Octave
One-two
Outside lines
Parry
Pas valable
Phrase
Point in line
Pressing
Prise de fer
Quarte
Recovering
Remise
Reprise
Salle
Seconde
Simple riposte
Sixte
Strip
Taking the blade
Touche
Uniform
A la coquille
Advancing
Aids
Annule
Arretez
Attaque
Au masque
Barrage
Bell
Bind
Bout
Broken time
Ceding parry
Change of line
Class
Closing the line
Compound riposte
Coquille
Coule
Counter time
Coup double
Coupe d'arret
Croise
Degagez
Detachment parry
Direct thrust
Disengage
Double touch
Engagement
Epee
False attack
Fencing
Fencing time
Fleche
Foible
Forte
Gaining ground
Ground judges
Halte
Hit
In quatata
Inside lines
Invitation
La belle
Lateral parry
Low invitation
Lunge
Mesure
Octave
One-two
Outside lines
Parry
Pas valable
Phrase
Point in line
Pressing
Prise de fer
Quarte
Recovering
Remise
Reprise
Salle
Seconde
Simple riposte
Sixte
Strip
Taking the blade
Touche
Uniform
A gauche
Absence of blade
Advertissement
Allez
Appel
Attack
Au bras
Balestra
Beat
Best-arm attack
Bon
Breaking ground
Cadence
Change beat
Circular or counter parry
Close quarters
Compound attack
Contretemps
Corps a corps
Counter riposte
Counterattack
Coupe
Covered
Deceive
Derobement
Development
Director
Double
En finale
Envelopment
Extending
Feint
Fencing measure
Finger play
Fleuret
Foil
Froissement
Gliding
Guard
High lines
In line
Indirect
Insufficient parry
Jury
la parade
Liemente
Low line
Mal pare
Novice
On guard
Opposition
Pare
Pas de touche
Passa da sotto
Piste
Pool
Pret
Pronation
Quinte
Redoublement
Replacement
Riposte
Secondary intentions
Simple
Simultaneous action
Straight thrust
Supination
Thrusting
Trompement
Absence of blade
Advertissement
Allez
Appel
Attack
Au bras
Balestra
Beat
Best-arm attack
Bon
Breaking ground
Cadence
Change beat
Circular or counter parry
Close quarters
Compound attack
Contretemps
Corps a corps
Counter riposte
Counterattack
Coupe
Covered
Deceive
Derobement
Development
Director
Double
En finale
Envelopment
Extending
Feint
Fencing measure
Finger play
Fleuret
Foil
Froissement
Gliding
Guard
High lines
In line
Indirect
Insufficient parry
Jury
la parade
Liemente
Low line
Mal pare
Novice
On guard
Opposition
Pare
Pas de touche
Passa da sotto
Piste
Pool
Pret
Pronation
Quinte
Redoublement
Replacement
Riposte
Secondary intentions
Simple
Simultaneous action
Straight thrust
Supination
Thrusting
Trompement
