Fencing Bedfordshire

In the broadest possible sense, fencing is the practice of armed combat involving cutting, stabbing or bludgeoning weapons directly manipulated by hand, rather than shot or thrown - swords, knives, pikes, bayonets, batons, clubs etc. In contemporary common usage, fencing tends to refer specifiaclly to European schools of swordsmanship and to the modern Olympic sport which has evolved out of them.

Also, stage-fencing - the practice of representing sword-fights on stage or screen; academic fencing - a form of ritualised combat practiced by some German student fraternities.

Etymology

The Emergence of Modern Fencing

Fencing Philosophies

The Weapons

Right of Way

Protective Clothing

The Practice of Fencing

Electronic Scoring Equipment

Electric Equipment Repair

Non-Electronic Scoring

Notable Modern Fencers & Fencing Masters

Notable Classical Fencers & Fencing Masters