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Originally Posted by Pretty Little Flower
Possibly. The weapons looks the same in all three from a distance, but are different and there are different techniques which may explain what you were describing:
The sport of fencing is divided into three weapons:
Foil—a light thrusting weapon that targets the torso, including the back, but not the arms. Touches are scored only with the tip; hits with the side of the blade do not count, and do not halt the action. Touches that land outside of the target area (off-target) stop the action, and are not scored. Only a single hit can be scored by either fencer at one time. If both fencers hit at the same time, the referee uses the rules of "right of way" to determine which fencer gets the point.
Sabre—a light cutting and thrusting weapon that targets the entire body above the waist, excluding the hands. Hits with the edges of the blade as well as the tip are valid. As in foil, touches which land outside of the target area are not scored. However, unlike foil, these off-target touches do not stop the action, and the fencing continues. In the case of both fencers landing a scoring touch, the referee determines which fencer receives the point for the action, again through the use of "right of way".
Épée—a heavier thrusting weapon that targets the entire body. All hits must be with the tip and not the sides of the blade. Touches hit by the side of the blade do not halt the action.
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but t said "I was amazed at how different the men's and women's fencing are. The women actually fence while the men just run and lunge at each other in an effort to get that first touch. Men's fencing is completely pointless as a spectator sport."
would one of these styles result in more fencing, or less "trying to just get the first hit" than the other two?
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Unlike foil and sabre, Épée does not use "right of way", and allows simultaneous hits by both fencers. However, if the score is tied at the last point and a double touch is scored, nobody is awarded the point.
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so if there is a tie and both fencers get a point, neither get the point, but that means they are still tied, right? The US has to take over the entire Olympics and straighten this all out.
