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The third fencing weapon, the sabre, is
derived from the cavalry sword. In the late
19th century an Italian fencing master
developed a lightweight fencing sabre that
could be manipulated with the speed and
accuracy of a foil and was fought under
similar rules.
Today all three weapons are fenced with
electric equipment that is used to indicate
the arrival and validity of hits. With the foil
and sabre, valid hits are restricted to a target
area covered by a conductive metallic overjacket, plus the mask for the sabre. The rest
of the kit is comfortable and looks good too:
close-fitting white jacket and breeches, white
socks and special trainers.
There are around 10,000 fencers in the UK
and over 400 fencing clubs affiliated to the
British Fencing Association.
Visit www.britishfencing.com for more.