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WHAT IS FENCING?

Fencing is

an olympic sport

It is one of the five sports which have been featured in every Olympic Games since the first modern Games held in 1896.

Fencing is

an olympic sport

It is one of the five sports which have been featured in every Olympic Games since the first modern Games held in 1896.

Fencing is

a combat sport

It is based on the ancient art of sword fighting. Fencing traces its roots to the traditional skills and the development of swordsmanship for duels and self defense.

Fencing is

a SAFE SPORT

With proper use of equipment, fencing remains one of the safest sports for kids and adults with injury rates far below those of the more popular sports.

Fencing is

a 3-discipline sport

Modern fencing consists of three weapons: foil, épée, and sabre. Each weapon has its own compositions, techniques, scoring target areas, strategies and rules.

Fencing is

a precious sport

Fencing is a challenge both physically and strategically between two opponents who try to score points by hitting one another on designated areas on the body while moving back and forth on a 14 meters long strip.

This game character of fencing offers many personal benefits.

Check out the benefits of fencing

Fencing is

an art of life

in old times swordsmanship was essential for survival. You might be familiar with sword-fighting from history books, novels and movies.

From ancient times to the present, fencing represents a remarkable history of sword fighting and its evolution into an Olympic sport.

Take a look into the history of fencing