In 1896 the first Olympic Games, the fencing was listed as a formal event, father of the modern Olympic Pierre de Coubertin himself is a fencing. Foil, EPEE, Sabre three kinds of men's and women's individual Sabre and gender groups project competition, is the World Championship's official competitions, including women's Sabre project is first set up in 1999.
Speaking of the fencing, the people can associate Arlan naturally. German dragon acting knight-errant “Zuoluo”. He that exquisite carte and tierce, the agile vigorous stature and eliminates the storm for the people the gallant behavior, causes the human to be unforgetable.
European and American various countries many novels, the play, the movie have the fencing scene description. If the movie "Prince Takes revenge Records", the ballet "Romeo And Juliet", the comedy "a Servant Two Main", the novel "the Mt. Jidu Love and hate Records" has the splendid fencing scene.
Middle ages Europe, the being in vogue duel, before the duel, both sides designated that the assistant, witness, the composition arbitration and decides the duel time, the place, the weapon by them, the processing damage control measures. If with the sword duel, before the confrontation, both sides must lift the sword to salute in the glabella to opposite party expresses best wishes, the meaning was “prepares. Starts!”, struggle of the life and death, also does not lose the knightly manner, these etiquette have continued to use down.
Some countries, high-ranking officers in major social occasions also has a habit of wearing stilettos, this may reflect the Saber's rank, and the mighty.
In the European history, the fable has had many carte and tierce masters, some of them train for the nobility seek pleasure, some look after the house for the wealthy person protects the courtyard, works as the bodyguard, some good variant upholds justice, robs the rich and helps the poor. Therefore, the carte and tierce enjoys people's esteem.
With the development of science and technology, the use of modern weapons, fencing and gradually lost its military value, more and more to keep fit and performance competition, became a kind of sports.
Modern fencing is a 14-metre width 1.8 m-2 m metal road. Ancient Doo sword is not affected by this limitation. Ancient sword swordsman with shapes and modern EPEE, similar to the game and Sabre identical, except that the ancient sword three side open edge, today this sword game sword of wounding occurs. In 1776, the French la-Essy Mayer invented the surface so that the fencing with protective equipment. In 1896 the first modern Olympic fencing was listed as a formal event, after years of development, it has become increasingly sophisticated. Modern fencing competitions, athletes wearing a protector of white fencing clothes, wearing a mask, hands wearing leather gloves. Sword blade, the sword is pointed for diameter 5-8.8 mm round, hit upon injury incidents do not occur. Together with strict rules, restrictions and penalties, fencing became a wonderful heated and safe sport.
As fencing, fascinating and elegant, exciting, and fitness value is very large, and therefore subject to all peoples, especially the young.
