fencing
Let an agent explain fencing and its three weapons, relay rules, equipment, competition structure and history from sport sources, describe wheelchair, artistic and other forms, and distinguish sport fencing from historical European martial arts, kendo and stage combat.
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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Understand What fencing is.
Definition
Definition and weapons.
Definition
Definition.
- What is fencing, and how do foil, epee and sabre differ in target, rules and style? definition
- Is the question about sport fencing, HEMA, kendo, stage combat or a novelty form? boundary
Rules
Rules and scoring.
Rules
Rules.
- How do right of way, electric scoring and bout formats work? definition
- Which entry fits the specific weapon? action
Practice Practice.
Equipment
Equipment.
Equipment
Equipment.
- What equipment do fencers use, and what safety standards apply? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Training
Training.
Training
Training.
- How do beginners start fencing, and how is it taught and trained? action
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Compete Competition.
Olympic
Olympic and world.
Olympic
Olympic.
- How is fencing contested at the Olympics, World Championships and World Cup, and which nations dominate? provenance
- Which entry fits fencing at the Olympics? action
Wheelchair
Wheelchair fencing.
Wheelchair
Wheelchair.
- How does wheelchair fencing work in the Paralympics? provenance
- Which entry fits wheelchair fencing? action
Context History and forms.
History
History.
History
History.
- How did fencing develop from duelling and fencing schools to the modern sport? provenance
- Which entry fits the history of fencing? action
Forms
Other forms.
Forms
Forms.
- What are artistic fencing, LED saber fencing and historical fencing? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific form? action
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Activities and processes
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- ACT
- Domain
- ACT.ACT
- Other names and narrower kinds
- men's fencing, wheelchair fencing, women's fencing, artistic fencing, LED saber fencing, sabre fencing, épée fencing, sword fencing, bowie knife fencing, rapier fencing, dagger fencing, pole weapon fencing
What it is Filled
A combat sport in which two competitors fight with bladed weapons, the foil, epee and sabre, each with its own target area, with priority rules in foil and sabre but no right-of-way rule in epee, scoring touches recorded electrically, contested at the Olympic Games since 1896 in men's events and since 1924 in women's events, with wheelchair fencing in the Paralympics, and with related practices such as artistic and theatrical fencing, historical fencing and LED saber fencing; fencing descends from European swordsmanship schools and is governed by the FIE.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent explain fencing and its three weapons, relay rules, equipment, competition structure and history from sport sources, describe wheelchair, artistic and other forms, and distinguish sport fencing from historical European martial arts, kendo and stage combat.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Three weapons
- Right of way in foil and sabre
- Electric scoring
- Olympic sport
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Advise fencing without certified protective equipment.
- Confuse sport fencing with historical martial arts or stage combat in safety advice.
- Present outdated rules as current.
- Promote using blades to threaten or injure people.
Only with a human decision
- Running bouts or supervising beginners.
May
- Explain the three fencing weapons, target areas and right-of-way rules.
- Report results and current rules from the international fencing federation with dates.
Moral aspects Filled
- Broken blades have caused serious injuries; equipment standards protect fencers.
- Fair refereeing and anti-doping protect athletes.
Who is affected
- Fencers
- Referees and coaches
- Young athletes
Owners Filled
Steward
Nobody owns the sport; national and international fencing federations govern it.
Master systems
- Federation athlete and results registers
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q212434 - registry parent class
- Q7128792 - registry parent class
related
- combat sport - in registry terms
- Olympic sport - in registry terms
- International Fencing Federation - the FIE
- historical European martial arts - and duelling
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.fencing
- Wikidata: Q12100 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12100)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
- weapons: 3 count - foil, epee, sabre
- piste length: 14 m
- Olympic since: 1896 year
- governing body: FIE name - founded 1913
Plane ACT: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Sword sport with foil, epee and sabre
- Men s and women s fencing, wheelchair fencing, artistic fencing, LED saber fencing
- HEMA reconstructs historical fighting; kendo is Japanese; stage combat is choreographed
- Two fencers in white jackets and masks on a piste with electric scoring.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain weapons and rules
- relay equipment and competition
- describe other forms
- distinguish related practices
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Injuries from broken blades, mitigated by equipment standards
- Confusing sport fencing with HEMA or stage combat
- Stale rule information
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- FIE rules and equipment standards
- National federation rules
- Safety standards for masks and jackets such as 350 and 800 newton ratings
Context of use required Filled
- Competitive sport and recreation.
- foil fencing
- epee fencing
- sabre fencing
- wheelchair fencing
- artistic and theatrical fencing
- LED saber and lightsaber fencing
- historical and classical fencing
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q12100: fencing - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Fencing - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should foil, epee and sabre be separate primary entries?
- How should sport sources be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming forms and gender categories; should they be split off?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q12100/spec.json