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Re:Fencers Refused to Fight. Then Came the Rule That Changed... by charles_f on Saturday July 31, 2021 @03:51AM (#28016247)
I think you're referring to foil, which was invented as a discipline to prevent "making two widows" during duels (or so my master of arms said, I never bothered to check)
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Re:Fencers Refused to Fight. Then Came the Rule That Changed... by xen0 on Saturday July 31, 2021 @04:17AM (#28016381)
No, foil fencing definitely _not_ one-hit epee and is not part of the modern pentathlon.

Note, I'm a foil fencer.

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Re:Fencers Refused to Fight. Then Came the Rule That Changed... by fourtrees on Saturday July 31, 2021 @10:49PM (#28023410)
Yep OP has it backwards. Epee is the one-hit, entire-body-is-a-target, double-touch-counts sport.

These sorts of rules should be good for the sport, so long as they don't encourage excessive aggression and risk-taking. From what little epee I've actually done, defensive strategies (which to the camera might look like doing nothing), can be effective depending on the opponent's strategy.

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