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A long, double-edged thrusting sword popular in the 16th-17th centuries.
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| Rassemblement |
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Bringing the feet together at right angles with the heels touching and the body upright.
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| Recover |
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To move back to the en garde position after a lunge.
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| Red Card |
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Used to indicate repeated minor rule infractions or a major rule infraction by one of the fencers; results in a point being given to the other fencer.
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| Redoublement |
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A new action that follows an attack that missed or was parried; renewal of a failed attack in the opposite line; alternatively see Reprise.
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| Referee |
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Also director, president; the mediator of the fencing bout.
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| Remise |
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Renewing an attack after being parried by moving the point along the same line toward a different point on the target.
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| Reprise |
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Renewal of an attack that missed or was parried, after a return to en-garde; alternatively see Redoublement.
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| Retreat |
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Step back; opposite of advance.
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| Ricasso |
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The portion of the tang between the grip and the blade, present on Italian hilts and most rapiers.
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| Right of Way |
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In foil and sabre competition, a convention that determines the priority of touches. Essentially, when two fencers strike one another simultaneously, priority is given to the fencer who first signaled attack with a forward movement of the arm, directing the point of the blade toward a valid target area in a threatening manner.
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| Right-of-Way |
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Rules for awarding the point in the event of a double touch in foil or sabre.
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| Riposte |
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An offensive action made immediately after a parry of the opponent's attack.
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