Intro to modern sabre fencing

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A brief and hopefully lively guide to the fastest combat sport on earth. We've broken this into sections to explain the basic rules and dynamics of the game. • Presenting modern sabre fencing: • 1. The basic aim is simple: Hit your opponent anywhere above the waist with your sword. When you hit, your light goes on, and you get a point • 2. Once the ref says go, each fight lasts until someone scores. An entire match is usually first to 15 points (individual) or a relay to 45 points (team). • 3.If only one person hits, that person scores. No questions asked. • 4. If you chase your opponent off the end of strip, you win the point. • 5. If both people hit, the referee decides who scores. They're looking for who controls the initiative. • The first way to win the initiative is to attack faster than your opponent. • 6. If your opponent has launched an attack, you can win back control by making them miss. This is called a fall-short. • Then you can hit them with an attack of your own. • 7. If you can't make your opponent fall short, you can block their • attack. This is called a parry. • Then you can hit back. This is called a riposte. • 8. You can also win or maintain control by knocking your • opponent's blade out of the way. • This is called a beat. It's like a parry, but you don't have to wait for them to attack first. • It's freaking fast and there's a lot of tactics going on, but that right there is the core of it. Hopefully this makes it easier for people to enjoy! • If you want to learn how to do this, check us out at If you want to learn more about this kind of thing, check us out at https://sydneysabre.com or www.facebook.com/sydneysabre

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