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A foil is a type of sword used in fencing. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (816x968, 165 KB) Summary Foil as a whole. ...
Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (816x968, 165 KB) Summary Foil as a whole. ...
Swiss longsword, 15th or 16th century A sword (from Old English sweord; akin to Old High German swerd, lit. ...
Russian Ivan Tourchine and American Weston Kelsey fence in the second round of the Olympic Mens Individual Épée event at the Helliniko Fencing Hall on Aug. ...
It is a very thin sword with a blunted (or foiled) tip. Foils are designed only for thrusting so as not to cause injury, and they are flexible enough to bend upon striking an opponent. There are three main types of foil, including the French style, with a grip (handle or hilt) designed to facilitate greater finesse. Other types include the Italian style, whose grip is designed more for control and power, and the orthopedic, or pistol grip, which takes the need for a firm hold on the weapon even further. The French style is commonly found among classical fencing masters, while sport fencers often prefer the pistol grip. Critics of the pistol grip, however, claim that it leads to a "deathgrip" on the foil and inhibits true mastery. See also: Hilt (band) and Peter Hilt Hilt of Szczerbiec The hilt of a sword is its handle, consisting of a guard, grip and pommel. ...
History
The modern foil is descended from the training weapon for the small-sword, a lighter version of the rapier that was the common sidearm of the 18th century gentleman. (Rapier and even longsword foils are also known to have been used, but they were very different in terms of weight and use.) The Smallsword is a sword intermediate in historical period between the rapier and the classical épée, ancestor to the modern sporting épée. ...
silver damascened rapier guard, between 1580 and 1600. ...
(17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ...
See long-sword for other uses of the term. ...
Foil Today
 A foil fencer. Valid target (the torso) is in black. In modern sport fencing, the foil is used as a thrusting weapon only; to score a point, one must touch an opponent with the tip of the foil with a force of at least 500 grams-force (4.90 newtons). The valid target area in foil is limited, due to the sport's conception at a time when fencing was practiced with limited safety equipment. Hits to the face were dangerous, so the head was removed as a valid target. The target was then further reduced to only the trunk of the body, where the vitals are located. A touch that lands on nonvalid target (i.e. anything but the trunk) stops the action, but no point is scored. Image File history File links Foilfen. ...
The deprecated unit kilogram-force (kgf) or kilopond (kp) is the force exerted by one kilogram of mass in standard Earth gravity (defined as exactly 9. ...
The newton (symbol: N) is the SI unit of force. ...
As with any fencing weapon, a heavy fencing jacket and a mask are worn when practicing with foils. A leather glove is commonly worn to prevent the grip from becoming slippery, as also with protection. In electric fencing, the foil is equipped with a pressure-sensitive button and must contact a metallic surface in order to register a touch. Electric fencers wear wire-mesh jackets called lamés, which cover valid target area (i.e. the torso and back, but not the arms, legs, or head). Lamé is a type of brocaded clothing fabric with inwoven metal threads, typically of gold or silver, giving it a metallic sheen. ...
See Also
Russian Ivan Tourchine and American Weston Kelsey fence in the second round of the Olympic Mens Individual Epee event at the Helliniko Fencing Hall on Aug. ...
An épée is a modern version of the duelling sword. ...
Russian Ivan Tourchine and American Weston Kelsey fence in the second round of the Olympic Mens Individual Épée event at the Helliniko Fencing Hall on Aug. ...
This is a list of American foil fencers. ...
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