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C  Cadence The rhythm of a sequence of movements.    Ceding Parry A parry that's executed by giving way to an opponent.    Change Beat A beat made after passing over or under the opponent's blade.    Change of Engagement A re-engagement of the opponent's blade on the opposite side by passing over or under.    Change of Line Movement of the blade from high to low or from outside to inside.    Circular Parry A parry made with a circular movement of the sword point.    Close Quarters A situation in which the two fencers are close to one another but still able to wield their weapons.    Close the Line To block the opponent's attack.    Command the Blade To grab the opponent's blade with the off-hand, an illegal action.    Commanding the Blade Grabbing the opponent's blade with the off-hand, illegal in sport fencing.    Compound Also composed; an action executed in two or more movements; an attack or riposte incorporating one or more feints.    Compound Action Two or more actions performed together as one continuous action.    Compound Attack An attack with two or more movements, each of which follows a feint.    Compound Riposte A riposte that involves one or more feints.    Conventions The rules governing fencing for a specific weapon.    Conversation The back-and-forth play of the blades in a fencing match, composed of phrases (phrases d'armes) punctuated by gaps of no blade action.    Coquille The bell-shaped guard of a foil or epee.    Corps a Corps Bodily contact between fencers; the French for "body to body."    Corps-a-Corps Lit. "body-to-body"; physical contact between the two fencers during a bout, illegal in foil and sabre.    Coule A straight thrust on which the blade grazes lightly down the opponent's blade.    Coule' Also graze, glise', or glissade; an attack or feint that slides along the opponent's blade.    Counter Attack An attack made immediately after avoiding or stopping an opponent's attack.    Counter-Attack An offensive action made against the right-of-way, or in response to the opponent's attack.    Counter-Disengage A disengage in the opposite direction, to deceive the counter-parry.    Counter-Parry A parry made in the opposite line to the attack; ie. the defender first comes around to the opposite side of the opponent's blade.    Counter-Riposte An attack made immediately after parrying the opponent's riposte or counter-riposte.    Counter-Time An attack that responds to the opponent's counter-attack, typically a riposte following the parry of the counter-attack.    Coup Lance' A launched hit; an attack that starts before a stop in play but lands after. Valid for normal halts, but not valid at end of time.    Coup Lancé An attack that begins before a stop in play but results in a hit afterward. It's not valid if time has run out, but it counts if play was stopped for any other reason. (French for "launched hit.")    Coupe See cut-over.    Coupe Double A double hit.    Coupe' Also cut-over; an attack or deception that passes around the opponent's tip.    Cover To close a line to the attacker.    Croise The action of taking the opponent's foible on the forte and moving the opponent's from high to low, or vice versa, on the side of engagement. See also diagonal parry.    Cross An advance or retreat by crossing one leg over the other; also passe' avant (forward cross), passe' arriere (backwards cross).    Crosse Grip A moulded grip that has protrusions to protect the fingers on foils and epees.    Cut An attack made with a chopping motion of the blade, normally landing with the edge.    Cut-Over The act of passing the blade over the opponent's point.