VOLUME II - FOIL
TABLE OF CONTENTS
With forewords by
President, Academie d'Armes dE Frances
TO THE READER
INTRODUCTION
INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION
Regulations established under Louis XIII and under Louis
XIV for use in our era:
Before the assault
During the combat
PART ONE: THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES AND TECHNIQUES OF FOIL
CHAPTER 1 : CHARACTERISTICS OF FOIL FENCING APPAREL
THE OVERALL UNIFORM
CHAPTER 2 :
TOURNAMENT UNIT
ELECTRIC SCORING EQUIPMENT
THE FIELD OF FOIL FENCING
THE JUDGING OF HITS WITH ELECTRIC APPARATUS
THE JUDGING OF HITS WITH NON-ELECTRIC APPARATUS
CHAPTER 3 : THE
TARGET
DIMENSIONS OF THE TARGET
THE DIVISION OF THE TARGET (THE LINES - LES LIGNES)
CHAPTER 4 :
THE WEAPON
SPECIFICATIONS OF THE FOIL
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE FOIL
CHAPTER 5 :
METHOD OF HOLDING THE WEAPON
HOLDING THE WEAPON (TENUE DE L'ARME)
THE METHOD OF HOLDING THE FRENCH GRIP
THE METHOD OF HOLDING THE ORTHOPEDIC GRIP
THE METHOD OF HOLDING THE ITALIAN GRIP
CHAPTER 6 :
THE TECHNIQUE OF THE ON GUARD
THE PREPARATION OF THE ON GUARD
THE ON GUARD
CHAPTER 7 :
THE PARTICULAR FEATURES OF THE ON GUARD POSITION
THE OFFENSIVE ON- GUARD POSITION
THE DEFENSIVE ON- GUARD POSITION
THE FUNCTION OF THE REAR ARM
THE FLEXION OF THE LEGS IN THE ON GUARD POSITION
CHAPTER 8 :
THE TECHNIQUE OF THE FENCING POSITIONS
THE FENCING POSITIONS
FINGERS IN SLIGHT SUPINATION
FINGERS IN COMPLETE PRONATION
CHAPTER 9 :
THE TECHNIQUE OF MOVEMENT OF THE WEAPON HAND
LATERAL MOVEMENT (DÉPLACEMENT LATÉRAL)
CIRCULAR MOVEMENT (DÉPLACEMENT CIRCULAIRE)
DIAGONAL MOVEMENT (DÉPLACEMENT DIAGONAL)
SEMI-CIRCULAR MOVEMENT (DÉPLACEMENT SEMI-CIRCULAIRE)
CHAPTER 1O : THE
TECHNIQUE OF MOVEMENT OF THE LEGS
FORWARD MOVEMENT STEPPING FORWARD (UNE MARCHE EN AVANT) METHOD 1
FORWARD MOVEMENT STEPPING FORWARD (UNE MARCHE EN AVANT) METHOD 2
FORWARD MOVEMENT HOPPING FORWARD (UN BOND EN AVANT)
FORWARD MOVEMENT SLIDING FORWARD (UNE GLISSE EN AVANT)
FORWARD MOVEMENT PASSING FORWARD (UNE PASSE EN AVANT)
BACKWARD MOVEMENT STEPPING BACKWARD (UNE MARCHE EN ARRIÈRE)
METHOD 1
BACKWARD MOVEMENT STEPPING BACKWARD (UNE MARCHE EN ARRIÈRE)
METHOD 2
BACKWARD MOVEMENT HOPPING BACKWARD (UN BON EN ARRIÈRE)
BACKWARD MOVEMENT SLIDING BACKWARD (UNE GLISSE EN ARRIÈRE)
BACKWARD MOVEMENT PASSING BACKWARD (UNE PASSE EN ARRIÈRE)
CHAPTER 11 : THE TECHNIQUE OF THE LUNGE AND THE RETURN TO ON
GUARD
THE LUNGE
THE BACKWARD LUNGE
RETURN TO ON GUARD
THE FORWARD RETURN TO ON GUARD
CHAPTER 12 : THE
TECHNIQUE FOR ENGAGEMENT OF THE FOIL
THE ENGAGEMENTS (LES ENGAGEMENTS)
TAKING THE ENGAGEMENT (PRENDRE L'ENGAGEMENT)
CHANGE OF THE ENGAGEMENT ON THE TOP LINE (LE CHANGEMENT
D’ENGAGEMENT DANS LA LIGNE HAUTE).
CHANGE OF THE ENGAGEMENT ON THE LOW LINE (LE CHANGEMENT
D'ENGAGEMENT DANS LA LIGNE BASSE)
THE DOUBLE ENGAGEMENT (LE DOUBLE D'ENGAGEMENT)
THE COUNTER-ENGAGEMENT (LE CONTRE D'ENGAGEMENT)
CHAPTER 13 :
OFFENSIVE ACTIONS
THE DEFINITION OF THE ATTACK
CHAPTER 14 : VARIOUS
TYPES OF OFFENSIVE ACTIONS
THE ATTACKS ON THE BLADE (LES ATTAQUES AU FER)
TAKING THE BLADE
THE REDOUBLING ATTACK (LE REDOUBLEMENT ATTAQUE)
THE REMISE (LA REMISE)
THE REPRISE (LA REPRISE)
TO TAKE-UP (L'ENLEVEMENT)
THE CORPS A CORPS
THE FLECHE
THE BALESTRA
CHAPTER 15 :
VARIOUS TYPES OF PREPARATION OF THE ATTACKS
THE PREPARATION OF THE ATTACK
THE FALSE ATTACK, THE FALSE PARRY, AND THE FALSE COUNTER-ATTACK
ABSENCE OF THE BLADE (L'ABSENCE DE FER)
INVITATION (L'INVITE)
THE COUNTER-TIME (LE CONTRE TEMPS)
THE FEINT (LA FEINTE)
CALLING THE FOOT (L'APPEL DU PIED)
CHAPTER 16 :
COUNTER-OFFENSIVE ACTION
THE ATTACK ON THE PREPARATION (L'ATTAQUE SUR LA PREPARATION)
THE COUNTER-ATTACKS (LES CONTRE ATTAQUES)
THE DUCKING (L'ESQUIVE)
CHAPTER 17 :
DEFENSIVE ACTIONS
THE PARRIES (LA PARADE)
THE RIPOSTE
THE COUNTER-RIPOSTE
PARTICULARS OF THE PARRY RIPOSTE AND COUNTER-RIPOSTE
THE CEDING PARRY
CHAPTER 18 : MISCELLANEOUS REMARKS
PRINCIPLES OF SPACING BETWEEN THE FENCERS
DIFFERENT TYPES OF GRIPS AND THEIR ADVANTAGES
FINGERING (LE DOIGTE)
THE SENSE OF THE WEAPON
POINT OF OBSERVATION
THE YELLS
THE WRIST STRAP (MARTINGALE)
WEAPON BAGS
COURTESIES