| Grand Valley Sport Fencing Its like Chess . . . At 80 Mph |
| Grand Valley Sport Fencing 720 Independent Ave. Unit B Grand Junction Colorado 81504 (970)242-2611 |
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| What is Fencing? |
| For Beginners Fencing is a sport, and as with any sport you have a method at getting points, a playing area, and rules regarding how and when you can score points. In Fencing, the object of the game is to score touches on your opponent, while avoiding being touched. Bouts (Matches) are fenced to 5 or 15 touches, on the playing area called the piste or strip. It is 2 meters wide and 18 meters long. Players move up and down this area durring the game. The director (referee) starts and stops the bout and awards touches to players. Electric Fencing To avoid confusion, electronic scoring machines were developed to determine good touches. On the end of an electric foil or epee is a button. When you depress that button, by hitting your opponent, the scoring machine lights up, signifying a good touch. |
| There are three weapons in fencing, each weapon is played differently because they each have different rules that you play by. |