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La Belle |
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A sudden-death playoff to break a tie. |
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Lame' |
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A metallic vest/jacket used to detect valid touches in foil and sabre. |
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Lamé |
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A metallic vest or jacket that detects valid touches in foil and sabre. |
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Lateral Parry |
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A parry made by redirecting the opponent's blade with a lateral arm movement. |
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Line |
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The main direction of an attack (eg., high/low, inside/outside), often equated to the parry that must be made to deflect the attack; also point in line. |
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Low Line |
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Any line below the midway point of the fencer's trunk or below the guard. |
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Lunge |
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An attack in which the fencer moves the front leg quickly forward while the back leg remains stationary and straightens out. |
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