Fencing Glossary:

Balestra (Balestra)

a forward hop or jump, typically followed by an attack such as a lunge or fleche.

 

Bayonet (Connecteur à baïonnette)

a type of electrical connector for weapons.

 

Beat (Battement)

an attempt to knock the opponent's blade aside or out of line by using one's foible or middle against the opponent's foible.

 

Bind (Liement)

an action in which the opponent's blade is forced into the diagonally opposite line.

 

Black Card (Carton noir)

used to indicate the most serious offences in a fencing competition. The offending fencer is usually expelled from the event or tournament.

 

Bout (Match)

an assault at which the score is kept.

 

Broadsword (Estramaçon)

a military sword and fencing weapon popular in the 18th-19th centuries, similar to a heavy sabre; any straight-bladed, double- edged, single- handed cutting sword of the post-medieval period.

 

Broken Time (Changement de Rythme)

a sudden change in the tempo of one fencer's actions, used to fool the opponent into responding at the wrong time.

 

Button (Mouche; Bouton)

the safety tip on the end of practice swords.

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