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Funny Fencing Glossary

Abstain: French for “so sorry, I wasn’t paying attention.”Advance: Forward motion made by male fencers toward female fencers, usually resulting in a three-yard penalty, a red card, and a slap across the face.Alléz: Place to go for a cigarette in the middle of a tournament
Attack in Preparation: When you sneak up and hit […]

en garde - (pronounced ‘on guard’) the basic position
lunge - an attack
quarte - (pronounced ‘cart’) parry four, covers your upper left torso
octave - (pronounced ‘octarv’) parry 8, covers your lower right torso and right leg
sixte - (pronounced ’seest’) parry 6, covers you upper right torso and fencing arm
riposte - a hit after a parry
flèche- (French […]