The sabre is the only fencing weapon with a guard that fully covers ... Scoring occurs with any part of the blade, including the edges. The epee (the French word for 'sword') is the descendant of the ...

Epee: A thrusting sword descended from the dueling sword, similar in length to a foil but heavier, with a larger guard and a much stiffer blade Mask: Made of wire mesh with gaps of less than 1/10 of ...

Parry: The defensive action by a fencer to block the opponent’s blade. Piste: A metal fencing strip. Each of the three fencing swords are used to score points by hitting specific target areas on ...

Barely 16 years old, Catherine “Cat” Bouwkamp is the top-ranked female wheelchair fencer in the United States in all three blades of fencing: foil, epee, and sabre. She is currently the only ...