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A fencing weapon with a flat blade and knuckle guard, used with cutting or thrusting actions; a military sword popular in the 18th to 20th centuries; any cutting sword used by cavalry.
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| Salle |
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A fencing hall or club.
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| Salute |
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With the weapon, a customary acknowledgement of one's opponent and referee at the start and end of the bout.
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| Schlager |
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German fraternity duelling sword, used with cuts to the face and no footwork.
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| Second Intention |
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A false action used to draw a response from the opponent, which will open the opportunity for the intended action that follows, typically a counter-riposte.
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| Seconde |
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The second guard or parry. A low line on the side of the sword arm, with a pronated wrist.
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| Septime |
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The seventh guard or parry. A low line on the side away from the sword arm, with a semi-supinated wrist.
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| Simple |
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Executed in one movement; an attack or riposte that involves no feints.
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| Simultaneous |
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In foil and sabre, two attacks for which the right-of-way is too close to determine.
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| Single Stick |
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An archaic form of fencing with basket-hilted wooden sticks.
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| Single Time |
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Descriptive of a parry or riposte performed as a single action.
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| Single-Time |
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Also "stesso tempo"; parry-riposte as a single action.
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| Sixte |
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The sixth guard or parry. A high line on the side of the sword arm, with a semi-supinated wrist.
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| Small Sword |
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A light duelling sword popular in the 17th-18th centuries, precursor to the foil.
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| Stop Cut |
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A stop-hit with the edge in sabre, typically to the cuff.
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| Stop Hit |
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A counter-attack that hits; also a counter-attack whose touch is valid by virtue of its timing.
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| Strip |
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The fencing area, which is 14 meters long by two meters wide.
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| Successive Parries |
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Two or more parries made in succession to defend against compound attacks.
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| Supination |
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A position in which the knuckles of the sword hand are down and the fingernails up.
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