0
Why is there a wire cable attached to the waist in sport fencing?
Wiki User
∙ 12y ago
There is one because it protects the player and its opponent!
Wiki User
∙ 12y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
When did fencing start?
Carvings have been found in Egypt of fencing matches that scholars say date back to 1200 BC. Click on the 'History of Fencing' link on this page to read more about the origins of the sport. More modern fencing came about around the high middle ages and renaissance when steel allowed swords to become lighter and thinner and the rapier was more heavily introduced. Epee and Foil came out of the dueling culture that followed. Fencing was not codified internationally until the 1900's. The Sabre is the most recent weapon and is a derivation of the cavalry sword (hence the upper body target area).
In electric fencing what defines the target area?
The target area depends on the weapon that you are using. If you are fencing Epee, the target area is your opponent's entire body. If you are fencing Saber, the target area is your opponent's body from the waist up. If you are fencing the third and final weapon, Foil, the target area is simply your opponent's torso. This excludes their legs, arms, and head, limiting it to the chest and stomach region.
What are the swords called that are used in the sport of fencing?
Depends in what category; for example: in combat, there in limitless uses for a sword, maybe not smart uses, but uses nonetheless. In practical situations, swords have an infinite amount of uses, just like asking how many uses are there for a cog, knife, or screwdriver.
What did Robin Hood where on his back to hold arrows?
A quiver, but he may have worn it attached to a belt around his waist.
What did the Anglo Saxon Jutes wear?
Women wore loose gowns attached around the waist by a girdle
What is vertical seam?
A vertical seam is like the one on the side of jeans that goes up from the hem to the waist. A horizontal seam is like the one that goes around the waist where the waistband is attached.
In foil fencing what is the target area you need to hit to score a point?
The are you need to hit to score a point is the torso and a little wedge below your waist on the front (where the silver-colored lamé is).
Give a definition of boxing?
Boxing is a martial sport in which two competitors exchange punches above the waist to score points.
What are the sports lingo in fencing?
Currently, three types of weapon are used in Olympic fencing: Foil: a light thrusting weapon; the valid target is restricted to the torso; double hits are not allowed. Épée: a heavier thrusting weapon; the valid target area covers the entire body; double hits are allowed. Sabre: a light cutting and thrusting weapon; the valid target area includes almost everything above the waist (excluding the back of the head and the palms of the hands); double hits are not allowed. Find the appropriate link for the desired list of fencing terms. Hope this helps! http://www.synec-doc.be/escrime/dico/engl.htm Handy website there for new folks to our glorious sport!
Where is the waist?
below your waist
How many people still use antenna for tv?
Not sure, but I do and I imagine that the number is increasing everyday; as more and more people realize how much money they waist on cable or satellite.
What is the aim of fencing?
Obviously, much like the aim of any sport, the goal of fencing is to win. No matter what weapon is being used, winning consists of getting to the predetermined point score first (in Direct Elimination bouts in tournaments, the first to 15 wins, in seeding pools, the first to 5). There are only 2 other ways to win: to have the higher score when the time runs out (in Direct Elimination bouts there are three 3 minute periods, at the end of the 3 the time will have run out; in pool bouts there is only one 3 minute period), or if, when the time runs out, it's a tie, there is an additional 1 minute period where the first touch wins. To gain a point is different for all 3 weapons. In sabre, the goal is for any portion of your blade to touch above your opponent's waist (excluding the hand); in foil the goal is the have your tip connect (so as a little button, I suppose you could call it, is depressed on the end of the blade) with the opponent's torso; in epee, to have your tip depressed in contact with any point on your opponent's body. That is the aim of fencing.
