The modern version of the dueling rapier, the foil is perhaps the best known fencing apparatus. The teaching weapon for the other swords, it has a flexible blade and is used chiefly for thrusting. The ...

Foil is a specific category of fencing that uses a lighter sword, called a foil, which has a more flexible blade. You have to use the tip of the foil to score points, but you can't hit your ...

Epee: A thrusting sword descended from the dueling sword, similar in length to a foil but heavier, with a larger guard and a much stiffer blade Mask: Made of wire mesh with gaps of less than 1/10 of ...

The answer to three down in the Nov. 4 New York Times Mini Crossword is “SABER.” The Sabers are known for their single-edged, ...

Kicking off its 55th Emerald Season this weekend, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre will bring magic, pirates and high-flying thrills ...

Fencing competitions feature three fencers from each weapon category: foil, epee, and saber. Each fencer faces off against fencers of the same weapon, totaling nine fights per weapon and 27 fights ...

As the athletes shuffle into the fencing space, Coach Marat Israelian and his dog Sebastian, the team’s unofficial mascot, ...

"It has been a difficult year since none of us on the foil squad had fenced at the collegiate level, and only one of us came in with any fencing experience at all," Christina Zahara, leader of the ...

The College of William and Mary is one of the oldest universities in the nation, so it seems only fitting that the College’s clubs have histories almost as long and complex as that of the school ...

SKILLMAN — This year, Hunterdon Central High’s Drew Johnston has been the local fencing world’s equivalent ... Johnston as the state’s reigning foil champion. Johnston, who finished ...

The Dernell Invitational is named after famous Yale fencer Dernell Every, class of 1928, a 1932 Olympic bronze medalist for ...