The basics of fencing, an olympic sport, in a videographic. VIDEOGRAPHIC
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00:00The foil is 1.1 meters long and weighs a maximum of 500 grams.
00:09Its shaft is flexible.
00:11The foil is a thrusting weapon.
00:13The opponent is hit only with the point of the weapon, and only on the torso.
00:17The epee, or sword, is 1.1 meters long, like the foil, but its blade is rigid and thicker.
00:24It can weigh up to 770 grams.
00:26The epee is also a thrusting weapon, where the tip is the point of contact, but the whole
00:32body can be hit.
00:34The sabre has a flexible, shorter blade at 1.05 meters, and weighs a maximum of 500 grams.
00:42It is a thrusting weapon, where the point in both sides of the blade can be used to
00:47strike the torso, arms and head of the opponent.
00:53The three weapons are fitted with electronic points to count the number of strikes.
00:58Fences wear electronic apparatus for scoring and protection gear.