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fencing

vr.tr.fencing · ACT.ACT

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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Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

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Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

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.

A combat sport in which two competitors fight with bladed weapons, the foil, epee and sabre, each with its own target area and rules of priority, 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.

What it is for: Competitive sport and recreation.

It can be explain weapons and rules; relay equipment and competition; describe other forms; distinguish related practices.

Distinguishing features

Three weapons

Right of way in foil and sabre

Electric scoring

Olympic sport

What it looks like

Two fencers in white jackets and masks on a piste with electric scoring.

Physical character

weapons: 3 count - foil, epee, sabre

piste length: 14 m

Olympic since: 1896 year

governing body: FIE name - founded 1913

How it is recognised

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

Related models

is a kind of - in registry terms

combat sport

is a kind of - in registry terms

Olympic sport

is governed by - the FIE

International Fencing Federation

descends from - and duelling

historical European martial arts

In practice

Families and kinds

foil fencing

epee fencing

sabre fencing

wheelchair fencing

artistic and theatrical fencing

LED saber and lightsaber fencing

historical and classical fencing

Standards and regulation

FIE rules and equipment standards

National federation rules

Safety standards for masks and jackets such as 350 and 800 newton ratings

Failure modes and hazards

Injuries from broken blades, mitigated by equipment standards

Confusing sport fencing with HEMA or stage combat

Stale rule information

Also called

men's fencingwheelchair fencingwomen's fencingartistic fencingLED saber fencingsabre fencingépée fencingsword fencingbowie knife fencingrapier fencingdagger fencingpole weapon fencingcompetitive fencingfoil fencingacademic fencingDestrezaItalian school of swordsmanshipswordsmanship

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Also registered as vr.tr.fencing

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Understand What fencing is.

Definition.

Definition

Definition and weapons.

Definition

Definition.

  1. What is fencing, and how do foil, epee and sabre differ in target, rules and style? definition
  2. Is the question about sport fencing, HEMA, kendo, stage combat or a novelty form? boundary

Rules

Rules and scoring.

Rules

Rules.

  1. How do right of way, electric scoring and bout formats work? definition
  2. Which entry fits the specific weapon? action
Practice Practice.

Practice.

Equipment

Equipment.

Equipment

Equipment.

  1. What equipment do fencers use, and what safety standards apply? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance

Training

Training.

Training

Training.

  1. How do beginners start fencing, and how is it taught and trained? action
  2. Which sources are cited? provenance
Compete Competition.

Sources.

Olympic

Olympic and world.

Olympic

Olympic.

  1. How is fencing contested at the Olympics, World Championships and World Cup, and which nations dominate? provenance
  2. Which entry fits fencing at the Olympics? action

Wheelchair

Wheelchair fencing.

Wheelchair

Wheelchair.

  1. How does wheelchair fencing work in the Paralympics? provenance
  2. Which entry fits wheelchair fencing? action
Context History and forms.

Context.

History

History.

History

History.

  1. How did fencing develop from duelling and fencing schools to the modern sport? provenance
  2. Which entry fits the history of fencing? action

Forms

Other forms.

Forms

Forms.

  1. What are artistic fencing, LED saber fencing and historical fencing? provenance
  2. Which entry fits the specific form? action

What the second pass must settle

  • 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?