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Challenge Yourself to a Quick Fencing Combat

Priya Johnson
Can you be as quick as a fencer at answering a few questions on this intriguing sport? Let's find out...
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Although it was part of the 1904 Olympics, Singlestick is no longer considered a discipline of modern fencing.
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Fencing has been exercised and practiced both as a sport and a form of exercise for hundreds of years.
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Fencers wore white suits because in the earlier days cotton dipped in die was attached to the tip of the weapon to count for body hits.
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The tip of the weapon used in fencing is the second fastest moving object in any sport. The first place goes to the marksman's bullet. Wow! That's fast!
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The sabre evolved from slashing cavalry sword and points are won when sabre touches anywhere from head to hips, front and back.
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Sabre is comparatively the most aggressive of the three fencing disciplines.
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Baron Pierre de Coubertin (father of the modern Olympic Games), Winston Churchill, and Theodore Roosevelt were fencers.
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The art of fencing is depicted on several ancient Egyptian wall paintings. It's fascinating how ancient this sport form is!
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A plastron is worn underneath the jacket and protects the sword arm and chest region from injury during combat.
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Fencing mask consists of an insulated mesh and a protective bid. Depending on the discipline, the mask varies.
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Most children interested in this sport begin by the age of 9, although children from 7 years of age are often allowed if their motor skills are up to the mark.
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Fencing has been one of the four sports to be included in every modern-day Olympics ever since 1896. So it's a legendary sport!
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Swift and safe finish! Well done!