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  • n  a fencing sword similar to a foil but with a heavier blade

  • THE COMPETITION Few will be able to parry Jacobson's advances to gold in this event's Olympic debut (a cavalryman's discipline, it joins foil and epee).
  • With the foils, against the limited target of a padded chest; with the stiffer French duelling sword or epee, with which hits count when scored on any part of the body; with the .
  • In epee, you score by jabbing your opponent anywhere with the point of the weapon; in foil, you score only by touching point to torso; in saber, you score with any part of the .
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  • Fencers Demonstrate At Health Fair
    The Oyster Bay High School’s Fencing Team gave a demonstration at Senator Carl Marcellino’s/OBEN Chamber of Commerce Annual Health Fair. The demo started off with a foil bout with Virginia Kemp vs. Lucian Paone, followed by Nina Policano vs. Grey Warwick-Clark in epee and ending with a saber bout of Matt Mahoski vs. Anant Mehrotra. Also present were Head Coach John Bruckner who umpired and gave ...
    June 13, 2013 - Oyster Bay Enterprise-Pilot
  • NKFA Epee Season Closer
    NKFA Epee Season Closer Jun 14, 2013 This is an unsanctioned (NON-USFA), internal, season-wrap-up tournament. It is limited to NKFA fencers only. NKFA club space: Edgewood, KY Preregister Who's Coming Email the Organizer Map to 581 Dudley Rd Edgewood KY 41017 Sorry FRED has no more information about this tournament. You might want to email the organizers.
    June 11, 2013 - WPXI Pittsburgh

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