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About Fencing: rec.sport.fencing Frequently Asked Questions Part 3 PART 3 : REFERENCES This is Part III of the 3-part rec.sport.fencing Frequently Asked Questions list. All parts can be found on the UseNet newsgroups rec.sport.fencing, rec.answers, or news.answers. Otherwise, consult section 3.8 for information on finding archived copies of this document. 3.1 Fencing organizations 3.2 Equipment Vendors 3.3 Fencing Books 3.4 Fencing Magazines 3.5 Fencing Films 3.6 Fencing Videos 3.7 Fencing Software 3.8 Fencing Online 3.9 Glossary of terms 3.1 Fencing Organizations The FIE head office is located at: Federation Internationale d'Escrime Avenue Mon-Repos 24 CH-1005 Lausanne, Switzerland TEL: +41 21 320 31 15 FAX: +41 21 320 31 16 URL: http://www.fie.ch A complete list of current FIE member nations and their head offices is available at the FIE website, http://www.fie.ch/Federation/carnet/federation.htm. The head offices of the fencing federations of English-speaking countries are:AUSTRALIA: Australian Fencing Federation P.O. Box 7517 Melbourne VIC 3004, AUSTRALIA TEL: (61) 3 9510 8399 FAX: (61) 3 9510 2722 BRITAIN: British Fencing (Amateur Fencing Association) 1 Barons Gate 33-35 Rothschild Road London W4 5HT TEL: 020 8742 3032 EMAIL: British_Fencing@compuserve.com URL: http://www.britishfencing.com CANADA: Canadian Fencing Federation 1600 Prom. James Naismith Drive Gloucester, ON K1B 5N4 TEL: (613) 748-5633 FAX: (613) 748-5742 URL: http://www.fencing.ca IRELAND: Irish Amateur Fencing Federation Branksome Dene, Frankfort Park Dundrum Dublin 14 TEL/FAX: 353-1-2984039 EMAIL: ddonegan@iol.ie UNITED STATES: United States Fencing Association One Olympic Plaza Colorado Springs, CO 80909-5774 TEL: (719) 578-4511 FAX: (719) 632-5737 URL: http://www.usfencing.org EMAIL: usfencing@aol.com Contact your national fencing body to get the addresses and phone numbers of your local/provincial/divisional fencing associations. 3.2 Equipment Vendors Many of the following businesses will mail you a catalogue if requested. Presence in the FAQ does not imply endorsement by the author. AUSTRALIA: Aladdin Sports PO Box 13, Balwyn Victoria Australia 3103 TEL: (03) 9483-3077 FAX: +61 3 9816-8149 EMAIL: aladdin@connexus.net.au URL: http://www.cs.latrobe.edu.au/~pears/aladdin/Master.html Fentec Sports 48 Clara St Camp Hill QLD 4158 TEL: (07) 395 3852 Fencing International Equipment Angelo Santangelo, Maestro of Arms 47 Dalrymple Avenue, Chatswood, NSW, 2067 TEL: +61-2-419-8968 AUSTRIA: Fechtsport Michael Martin Dr. Gohren-Gasse 22 A-2340 Mvdling TEL: (43) 2236 471370 FAX: (43) 2236 471378 BELGUIM: Frank Delhem Sport Gijsbrecht van Deurnelaan 31 Bus 6, B-2100 Deurne TEL: (32) 3 6442676 FAX: (32) 3 6442707 URL: http://www.synec-doc.be/escrime/materiel/delhem.htm Bambust 625 Brusselse steenweg 1900 Overijse - Jesus-Eik TEL: (0)2 657 42 89 or (0)2 687 65 71 URL: http://www.synec-doc.be/escrime/materiel/bambust.htm BRITAIN: Blades 35 Edinburgh Drive Staines, Middlesex TW18 1PJ TEL: 01784 255-522 FAX: 01784 245-942 Rome Fencing Equipment 29 Grange Way Broadstairs, Kent CT10 2YP TEL/FAX: (01843) 866588 Merlin Enterprises 24 Prices Lane York, YO2 1AL TEL/FAX: 01904 611537 URL: http://www.konect.mcmail.com/merlin/ Duellist Enterprises 1 Barrowgate Road Chiswick, London W4 TEL: 020 8747 9629 Gladiators Westerleigh North Littleton Evesham WR11 5QX TEL: +44 (0)1386 830982 TEL: (Mobile) +44 (0) 7970 642967 FAX: +44 (0)1386 833112 EMAIL: david.kirby@easynet.co.uk Leon Paul Units 1 & 2, Cedar Way Camley St., London NW1 0JQ TEL: 020 7388-8132 FAX: 020 7388-8134 URL: http://www.leonpaul.com CANADA: Fencing Equipment of Canada 2407 Bayview Place Calgary, Alberta T2V 0L6 TEL: (403) 281-1384 FAX: (403) 281-0043 Prieur-PBT Vijay Prasad 383 Tamarack Dr. Waterloo, Ontario N2L 4G7 TEL: (519) 885-6496 FAX: (519) 888-6197 Imex Sport 710 Marco-Polo Boucherville, Quebec J4B 6K7 TEL/FAX: (514) 449-0651 Allstar (Herb Obst Agency) Box 31039 Kelowna, BC, V1Z 3N9 TEL: (250) 769-1810 FAX: (250) 769-0464 Agents: Halifax: Barbara Daniel - (902) 457-9228 Winnipeg: Stephen and Joan Symons - (204) 233-4795 Ottawa: Ron Millette - (613) 235-2226 Regina: John Brunning - (306) 244-5655 Vancouver: Zbig Pietrusinski - (604) 984-2157 Dela Escrime 706 Papineau Gatineau, Quebec, J8P 3Z8 TEL: 819 669-4459 FAX: 819 669-5764 EMAIL: dela@cactuscom.com DENMARK: Allstar-Danmark Skoldhoj Alle 6F DK-2920 Charlottenlund TEL: (45) 39638463 FAX: (45) 39623760 FRANCE: Prieur 18 rue Nemours 75011 Paris (metro Parmentier) TEL: (0)1 43 57 89 90 FAX: (0)1 43 57 80 11 Soudet 31 Boulevard Voltaire 75011 Paris (metro Oberkampf) TEL: (0)1 48 06 48 48 Uhlmann/Allstar 7, rue Leonard de Vinci 69120 Vaulx-en-Velin, Lyon TEL: (0)4 78 79 28 96 FAX: (0)4 78 80 11 33 Uhlmann/Allstar 138 rue de Chevilly 94240 L'Hay-les-Roses, Paris TEL: (0)1 46 87 26 70 FAX: (0)1 46 87 24 68 Escrime Technologies/Fencing Technologies (see Scoring Machines subsection, below, for contact information) GERMANY: Allstar Fecht-Center Carl-Zeiss Strasse 61 72700 Reutlingen TEL: +49 7121 9500-0 (central line)     +49 7121 9500-22 or -25 (English, French, Spanish)     +49 7121 9500-15 (Italian) FAX: +49 7121 9500-99 EMAIL: allstar@t-online.de (Management)       allstar1@t-online.de (Export Dept.) URL: http://home.t-online.de/home/allstar/homepage.htm Uhlmann Fecht-Sport Uhlandstrasse 12 88471 Laupheim TEL: (49) 7392 6018 FAX: (49) 7392 2373 Fecht-Sport H.Lieffertz Eibenweg 3 D-50767 Koln TEL/FAX: +49 221 795254 EMAIL: hagen@netcologne.de ITALY: Allstar-Italia di Mazzini Lucia Via Nostra Signora di Lourdes 72 I-00167 Roma TEL/FAX: (39) 6 6638830 Negrini Fencing Line TEL: ++39-45-8001984 FAX: ++39-45-8002755 EMAIL: negrini@negrini.com URL: http://www.negrini.com NETHERLANDS: Stichting Topschermen Den Haag Van Galenstraat 14M NL-2518 EP Den Haag TEL/FAX: (31) 70 3640624 PORTUGAL: Joao Firmino Paulino Cabral Av. Curry Cabral 9 1Esq. Venda-Nova P-2700 Amadora TEL: (351) 1 4744040 FAX: (351) 1 3978376 SPAIN: Es.Fid SA Av. Madrid 171-177 Esc. Isda 3070 E-08028 Barcelona TEL: (34) 3 2112933 FAX: (34) 3 4186844 SWITZERLAND: Fechtsport Rdber & Co. Blattliring 7 CH-6403 K|ssnacht am Rigi TEL: (41) 41 816759 USA: Blade Fencing Equipment, Inc. 245 West 29th St. NY, NY 10011 TEL: (212) 244-3090 FAX: (212) 244-3034 URL: http://www.blade-fencing.com George Santelli, Inc. 465 South Dean St. Englewood, NJ 07631 TEL: (201) 871-3105 FAX: (201) 871-8718 URL: http://www.santelli.com Triplette Competiton Arms 101 E. Main St. Elkin, NC 28621 TEL: 336-835-7774 FAX: 336-835-4099 URL: http://www.triplette.com American Fencers Supply 1180 Folsom St. San Francisco, CA 94103 TEL: (415) 863-7911 FAX: (415) 431-4931 URL: http://www.amfence.com Colonial Distributing Fencing Equipment PO Box 636 Cedarburg, Wisconsin 53012 TEL: (414) 377-9166 FAX: (414) 377-9166 Uhlmann International Wolf Finck, Pres. USA Headquarters 330 N. Fayette Drive Fayetteville, GA 30214 TEL: (770) 461-3809 The Fencing Post 2543 Monticello Way Santa Clara, CA 95051 TEL: (408) 247-3604 FAX: (408) 243-1918 URL: http://www.thefencingpost.com EMAIL: saul@thefencingpost.com Zivkovic Modern Fencing Equipment 77 Arnold Road Wellesley Hills, MA 02181 TEL: (617) 235-3324 FAX: (617) 239-1224 URL: http://www.zivkovic.com/ Cheris Fencing Supply 5818 East Colfax Avenue Denver, CO 80220 TEL: (303) 321-8657     1-800-433-6232 FAX: (303) 321-8696 Southern California Fencers Equipment 16131 Valerio Street Van Nuys, CA 91406 TEL: (818) 997-4538 FAX: (818) 998-8385 Hours: 4:30pm - 7:30pm Wed & Thurs Alexandre Ryjik Fencing Equipment 4094 Majestic Lane Suite 163 Fairfax, VA 22033 TEL: (703) 818-3106 Belle and Blade 124 Pennsylvania Ave. Dover, NJ 07801 TEL: (201) 328-8488 Blue Gauntlet 246 Ross Ave. Hackensack, NJ 07601 TEL: (201) 343-3362 FAX: (201) 343-4175 Physical Chess 336 West 37th St. New York, NY 10018 TEL: (212) 216-9684 or 800-FENCING FAX: (212) 216-9540 EMAIL: physchess@aol.com URL: www.physicalchess.com M.A.S. Weapons 5600 E. 36th St. N. #7 Tulsa, OK 74115-2101 TEL: (918) 835-0467 FAX: (918) 835-6663 contact: Kevin Mayfield Vintage Sporting Equipment P.O. Box 364 Sheboygan, WI 53082 TEL: (800) 690-4867 FAX: (414) 459-9666 Le Touche of Class TEL: 310-428-8585 FAX: 310-428-8385 EMAIL: letouchecl@aol.com URL: http://members.aol.com/terykins/Fencing/Fencing.html SCORING MACHINES: Commodore Systems (Saber 3-weapon box) P.O. Box 22992 Nashville, TN 37202 TEL: 1-800-627-4903     (615) 329-9398 FAX: (615) 329-0640 EMAIL: howardef@macpost.vanderbilt.edu Escrime Technologies/Fencing Technologies 1 rue Danton Besancon 25000 FRANCE TEL: 011 (33) 3 81-61-16-05 FAX: 011 (33) 3 81-61-13-67 EMAIL: EscrimeTec@aol.com, richard-marciano@uiowa.edu, marciano@sdsc.edu Eigertek (Eclipse 3-weapon 100% solid state scoring machine) URL: http://www.sonic.net/~schlae/eigertek EMAIL: schlae@sonic.net 3.3 Fencing Books The following list of books on the sport of fencing is not complete. Books on historical methods, stage fighting, Japanese fencing, and other eastern martial arts are not listed here. Online bookstores and databases (eg. www.amazon.com) are a good resource to search for more information. Hank Pardoel published his Biliography of the Art and Sport of Fencing in 1996 through the Queen's University School of Physical Education. It contains a thorough index of thousands of fencing books, articles, microfilms, and other resources dating from the 1400s to the present. Alaux, Modern Fencing (Charles Scribner, 1975) Anderson, All About Fencing (Arco, 1970) Anderson, Tackle Fencing (Paul, ?) Angelo, The School of Fencing (Land's End Press, 1971) Barbasetti, The Art of the Foil (EP Dutton, 1932) de Beaumont, All About Fencing (Coles, 1978) de Beaumont, Fencing: Ancient Art and Modern Sport (ES Barnes, 1978) de Beaumont, Teach Yourself Fencing (McKay, 1968) de Beaumont, Your Book of Fencing (Transatlantic, 1970) Beke & Polgar, The Methodology of Sabre Fencing (Corvina Press, 1963) Bower, Foil Fencing 7th Ed. (Brown & Benchmark, 1993) Campos, The Art of Fencing (Vantage Press, 1988) Castello, The Theory and Practice of Fencing (Charles Scribner, 1933) Castello, Fencing (Ronald Press, 1962) Castle, The Schools and Masters of Fence (Arms & Armour Press, 1969) Crosnier, Fencing with the Foil (Faber & Faber, 1951) Curry, Fencing (Foresman, 1969) Curry, The Fencing Book (Human Kinetics, 1983) Deladrier, Modern Fencing (U.S. Naval Institute, 1948, reprint 1954) Evangelista, The Art and Science of Fencing (Masters Press, 1996) Evangelista, Encyclopedia of the Sword (Greenwood, 1995) FIE, Rules of Competition (AFA, CFF, USFA, etc., every year) Garret, Foil Fencing (Penn State, 198?) Garret et al, Foil, Sabre, and Epee Fencing (Penn State, 1994) Gaugler, Fencing Everyone (Hunter, 1987) Gaugler, History of Fencing (Laureate, 1997) Hutton, The Sword and the Centuries (Charles E. Tuttle, 1980) Kogler, Planning to Win (CounterParry, ?) Lukovich, Electric Foil Fencing (Corvina Press, 1971) Lukovich, Fencing (Corvina Press, 1986) Manley, Complete Fencing (Doubleday, 1979) Morton, A-Z of Fencing (Queen Anne, 1988) Nadi, The Living Sword: A Fencer's Autobiography (Laureate Press, 1995) Nadi, On Fencing (G.P. Putnam, 1943) (Laureate Press, 1994) Nelson, Winning Fencing (Henry Regnery, 1975) Norcross, Fencing: the foil (Ward Lock, ?) Palffy-Alpar, Sword and Masque (FA Davis, 1967) Pitman, Fencing, Techniques of Foil, Epee, and Sabre (Crowood, 1988) Manley, Compleate Fencing (Doubleday, 198?) Selberg, Foil (Addison-Wesley, 1976) Selberg, Revised Foil (Spotted Dog Press, 1993) Shaff, Fencing for All (Scribner, 1981) De Silva, Fencing: The Skills of the Game (Crowood, 1992) Simmonds and Morton, Start Fencing (Sportman's Press, 1989) Simmonds and Morton, Fencing to Win (Sportman's Press, 1994) Simonian, Basic Foil Fencing 2nd Ed. (Kendall/Hunt, 1982) Skipp, Fencing (Know the Sport) (Stackpole, 1997) Szabo, Fencing and the Master (Corvina Kiado, 1982) Bac Tau, Fencing (self published, 1994) Vass, Epee Fencing (Corvina, 1976) Wyrick, Foil Fencing (W.B. Saunders, 1971) 3.4 Fencing Magazines Hammerterz Forum - A quarterly publication focussing on the practical traditions and literature of swordplay. US$35/year, US$60/2 years. Hammerterz Verlag, P.O. Box 13448, Baltimore, MD, 21203, USA. Cut and Thrust - A journal dedicated to the history, research and development of edged weapons. Published 4 times/year by Ronin M/A Publications, 34-3 Shunpike Road, Dept 162 Cromwell, CT 06416 USA. Subscription cost: $20/year. Veteran Fencers Quarterly - A quarterly publication focussing on veteran's fencing. Subscriptions are $8/year. Contact zippydav@aol.com for more information. Academy of Arms Online Quarterly - A Web-zine "dedicated to the True Art, Science, and Spirit of the Sword." Subscriptions are US$20 per year. See http://www.clarityconnect.com/webpages/ifv/v1n1.html for information. Japanese Sword Society of the United States Newsletter - on collecting and appreciating Japanese Swords. Published by JSS/US Box 712 Breckenridge, Texas USA 76024. Subscription cost: $25/yr in USA, $35/yr foreign. Gekkan Kendo Nippon (monthly Japan Kendo) - Japanese sword arts magazine, published in Japanese by Ski Journal Co. Ltd. 3-11 Yotsuya, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Japan. Subscription cost: 8106 yen/year. Fencing Association Magazines/Newsletters: Escrime Internationale - published by the FIE (see section 3.1 for contact information. Prices are 170 FF or $35 US for subscribers outside of France (150 FF/$30 otherwise). A subscription form can be found on the FIE web page. American Fencing - published quarterly by USFA (see section 3.1 for contact information). Subscriptions for non-members of the USFA are $12 in the US and $24 elsewhere. USFA members subscribe through their dues. Subscriptions also include the quarterly National Newsletter. Back issues available at http://www.uncg.edu/student.groups/fencing/AmericanFencing/. Escrime - published 6 times/year by Federation Francaise d'Escrime, in French. Subscription cost: approx 230 FF/yr + 75 Fr for Air Mail. See section 3.1 for telephone/address info. The Sword - published quarterly by Amateur Fencing Association. Subscription cost: 12 pounds/yr (domestic?). See section 3.1 for telephone/address info, or visit their website at http://www.britishfencing.com/The_Sword.html. 3.5 Fencing Films The following films involve some amount of swordfighting or swashbuckling. They are rated on a four-star system, which is a general critics' opinion of the film as a whole (taken from commercial movie databases), not an indicator of the quality or quantity of the film's fencing. Major actors and occasionally the director (denoted by a '!') are named. Films with 2 stars or less have been omitted, as have recent films that have not yet been widely released or reviewed. The Adventures of Don Juan (1949, Errol Flynn, Raymond Burr, ***) The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938, Errol Flynn, Basil Rathbone, ****) Against All Flags (1952, Errol Flynn, Anthony Quinn, **1/2) Barry Lyndon (1975, Ryan O'Neal, Patrick Magee, !Stanley Kubrick, ***1/2) Black Arrow (1985, Oliver Reed, **1/2) Black Pirate (1926, Douglas Fairbanks, ***1/2) Black Swan (1942, Tyrone Power, Anthony Quinn, ***1/2) Blind Fury (1990, Rutger Hauer, **1/2) Bob Roberts (1992, Tim Robbins, ***1/2) Braveheart (1995, Mel Gibson, ***1/2) By the Sword (1993, F. Murray Abraham, Eric Roberts, **1/2) Captain Blood (1935, Errol Flynn, Basil Rathbone, ***1/2) The Challenge (1982, Toshiro Mifune, Scott Glenn, **1/2) The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936, Errol Flynn, David Niven, ****) Conan the Barbarian (1982, Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Earl Jones, **1/2) The Corsican Brothers (1941, Douglas Fairbanks Jr, **1/2) The Count of Monte Cristo (1934, Robert Donat, ***) The Count of Monte Cristo (1975, Richard Chamberlain, Tony Curtis,***) The Court Jester (1956, Danny Kaye, Basil Rathbone, **1/2) Crossed Swords (1978, Raquel Welch, Charlton Heston, **1/2) Cyrano de Bergerac (1950, Jose Ferrer, ***1/2) Cyrano de Bergerac (1990, Gerard Depardieu, ****) Dangerous Liaisons (1988, John Malkovich, Glenn Close, ***1/2) Don Juan de Marco (1995, Johnny Depp, Marlon Brando, ***1/2) The Duellists (1978, Harvey Keitel, Keith Carradine, !Ridley Scott, ***) El Cid (1961, Charlton Heston, Sophia Loren, ***) The Empire Strikes Back (1980, Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, ****) Excalibur (1981, Nicol Williamson, !John Boorman, ***1/2) The Flame and the Arrow (1950, Burt Lancaster, Virginia Mayo, ***) Flesh and Blood (1985, Rutger Hauer, !Paul Verhoeven, **1/2) The Four Musketeers (1975, Richard Chamberlain, Michael York, ***) Frenchman's Creek (1944, Basil Rathbone, Joan Fontaine, ***) Glory (1989, Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, ***1/2) Hamlet (1948, !Laurence Olivier, ****) Hamlet (1969, Anthony Hopkins, ***1/2) Hamlet (1990, Mel Gibson, Glenn Close, !Franco Zeffirelli, ***) Henry V (1944, Laurence Olivier, ****) Henry V (1989, !Kenneth Branagh, ***1/2) Highlander (1986, Chistopher Lambert, Sean Connery, **1/2) Ivanhoe (1953, Robert Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor, ***1/2) Ivanhoe (1982, James Mason, **1/2) Ladyhawke (1985, Rutger Hauer, Michelle Pfeiffer, **1/2) Long John Silver (1954, Robert Newton, Kit Taylor, ***) Macbeth (1948, Orson Welles, Roddy McDowall, ***) Macbeth (1971, Jon Finch, ***1/2) The Magic Sword (1962, Basil Rathbone, **1/2) The Man in Grey (1946, James Mason, Stewart Granger, ***1/2) The Mark of Zorro (1920, Douglas Fairbanks, ***) The Mark of Zorro (1940, Basil Rathbone, Tyrone Power, ***1/2) Morgan the Pirate (1961, Steve Reeves, **1/2) Othello (1996, Lawrence Fishburne, Kenneth Branaugh, ***1/2) The Prince and the Pauper (1937, Errol Flynn, Claude Rains, ***) The Princess Bride (1987, Mandy Patinkin, Cary Elwes, !Rob Reiner, ***) The Prisoner of Zenda (1937, Douglas Fairbanks Jr, David Niven, ****) The Prisoner of Zenda (1952, Stewart Granger, James Mason, ***) The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939, Errol Flynn, ***) Ran (1985, Tatsuya Nakadai, !Akira Kurosawa, ****) The Return of the Jedi (1983, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, ***1/2) Robin and Marian (1976, Sean Connery, Audrey Hepburn, ***1/2) Rob Roy (1995, Liam Neeson, Jessica Lange, ****) Romeo and Juliet (1935, Basil Rathbone, Leslie Howard, ***1/2) Romeo and Juliet (1954, Laurence Harvey, ***) Romeo and Juliet (1968, Michael York, !Franco Zeffirelli, ***1/2) Royal Flash (1975, Malcolm McDowell, ***) Sanjuro (1962, Toshiro Mifune, !Akira Kurosawa, ***) Scaramouche (1952, Stewart Granger, Janet Leigh, ***) The Scarlet Pimpernel (1935, Leslie Howard, Merle Oberon, ***1/2) The Sea Hawk (1940, Errol Flynn, Claude Rains, ****) The Seven Samurai (1954, Toshiro Mifune, !Akira Kurosawa, ****) The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad (1958, Kerwin Matthews, ***) Shogun (1980, Toshiro Mifune, Richard Chamberlain, **1/2) Sinbad the Sailor (1949, Douglas Fairbanks Jr, Maureen O'Hara, ***) The Spanish Main (1945, Maureen O'Hara, Paul Heinreid, ***) Spartacus (1960, Kirk Douglas, !Stanley Kubrick, ****) Star Wars (1977, Harrison Ford, Alec Guinness, ****) Sweet Liberty (1986, Alan Alda, Michael Caine, **1/2) The Sword of Sherwood Forest (1961, Richard Greene, Peter Cushing, **1/2) The Three Musketeers (1935, Walter Abel, **1/2) The Three Musketeers (1948, Gene Kelley, Lana Turner, ***) The Three Musketeers (1974, Michael York, Raquel Welch, ***) The Three Musketeers (1993, Tim Curry, Charlie Sheen, **1/2) Throne of Blood (1957, Toshiro Mifune, !Akira Kurosawa, ****) Tom Jones (1963, Albert Finney, Suzannah York, ****) Under the Red Robe (1937, Raymond Massey, ***) The Vikings (1958, Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis, **1/2) The Warriors (1955, Errol Flynn, **1/2) Willow (1988, Val Kilmer, !Ron Howard, ***) The Yakuza (1975, Robert Mitchum, Takakura Ken, ***) Yojimbo (1962, Toshiro Mifune, !Akira Kurosawa, ****) Young Sherlock Holmes (1985, Nicholas Rowe, **1/2) 3.6 Fencing Videos Instructional video titles can be found in the catalogues of several fencing equipment suppliers (see section 3.2). The last time I checked, these included American Fencing Supply, Triplette Competition Arms, and Physical Chess. The same sources sometimes have videos with theatrical or period fencing instruction. Videos of competitions are available from some of the same fencing suppliers, and also occasionally directly from national fencing associations. http://www.fencingfootage.com offers a selection of competition videos, taped by both professionals and amateurs. See section 3.5 for movies and entertainment videos. 3.7 Fencing Software There are numerous software packages available for the administration of fencing tournaments. They generally provide for automated seeding, pooling, and elimination tableau organization, with the ability to display/print out intermediate and final results. They are best suited for events with 15 to 250 or more entrants. With less than 15 entrants, organization is generally faster by hand. ATHOS is a French program (by Christian Coulon of Paris), although the display and manuals are in French or English. ATHOS is widely used at world levels of competition, including the 1993 and 1994 U-20 World Championships. It runs on DOS PCs. It is the only official fencing software recognized by the CFF. In the USA, the price is $250 (includes unlimited upgrades and support). Contact Marc Walch ( Marc.J.Walch@JPL.NASA.GOV, (818) 354 5688). Engarde is another French program (by F. F. Nicaud of Paris), and runs on Apple or PC. Like ATHOS, it sees extensive use at international levels of competition, including the 1994 World Championships. It is available in French only, and is freely reproducible. Contact your national fencing organization for more information. Xseed is an American program (by Dan McCormick of Hudson, Ohio), supported by the USFA only. It runs on DOS PCs. Contact the USFA for more information. Shipshape is a British program that runs on PCs. Contact Colin Hillier at 3 Elm Close, Shipham, Somerset, BS25 1UG, UK, Tel: +44 (0) 1934 843984. The Director is an Australian program for MS-Windows (3.1, 95). Contact Powerbyte at 9/26 Stirling Street, Thebarton, South Australia, Australia 5031, Tel: +61-8-8303 3519, Fax: +61-8-8303 4363. Fencomp 1.0 is a shareware DOS program that is available from http://www.jjdstaff.demon.co.uk/fencomp/index.htm. Craig Lancaster is offering a Windows-based program for free evaluation. Contact him at craigl@waverider.co.uk, or visit his web page ( http://wavespace.waverider.co.uk/~craigl) for more info. Point Control is available for "what-it's-worth-to-you" at http://www.pointcontrol.com. Some demos are also available at that site. There are other programs that are more common in other countries and languages, such as German and Italian. Contact the national fencing organizations of such countries to find out more. Cyrano, a package for notating fencing choreography and other types of stage fights, is available at http://www.bergsoft.de. 3.8 Fencing Online Known cyberspace fencing resources include: UseNet: rec.sport.fencing - discussion on all subjects rec.martial-arts - some discussion of Eastern styles and history rec.org.sca - some discussion of history, SCA heavy and light weapons styles, armoury, and weaponsmithy WWW: I've given up trying to keep on top of Web fencing sites. Instead, here is a selection of major fencing web sites to start your surfing from: FIE fencing: F.I.E. (en francais): http://www.fie.ch USFA: http://www.usfencing.org American Fencing Magazine: http://www.uncg.edu/student.groups/fencing/AmericanFencing/ British Fencing: http://www.britishfencing.com Canadian Fencing Federation: http://www.fencing.ca Fencing.net: http://www.fencing.net FencingStation: http://www.fencingstation.com Fencing Suppliers: See section 3.2. Period & SCA Fencing: Arte of Defense: http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~wew/fencing.html La Donna Rapera: http://www.people.cornell.edu/pages/bjm10/rapier.html Ring of Steel Theatrical Combat: http://maniac.deathstar.org/groups/ros/index.html SCA/Current Middle Ages: http://www.sca.org Japanese Fencing: Kendo: http://www.kendo.or.jp/ LFowler's Martial Arts Page: http://www.afternet.com/~lfowler/home2.html Sei Do Kai (Iaido): http://www.uoguelph.ca/~iaido/ Shidokan Kendo: http://www.cam.org/~hiro/english/hypertext/index_e.html The Japanese Sword: http://www.gemlink.com/rstein/nihonto.htm The Fencing FAQ is archived at: http://sitka.triumf.ca/morgan/fencing.html http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/usenet/sports/fencing-faq/top.html FTP: Iaido archive: ftp://fox.tcimet.net/pub/iaido The Fencing FAQ is archived at the following locations, among others: North America: ftp.uu.net -- /usenet/news.answers rtfm.mit.edu -- various directories Europe: ftp.uni-paderborn.de -- /pub/FAQ ftp.Germany.EU.net -- /pub/newsarchive/news.answers grasp1.univ-lyon1.fr -- /pub/faq ftp.win.tue.nl -- /pub/usenet/news.answers Asia: nctuccca.edu.tw -- /USENET/FAQ The Japanese Sword Arts FAQ is archived at: ftp://fox.tcimet.net/pub/iaido Mailing Lists: rec.sport.fencing digest: send to "majordomo@cs.wisc.edu" with text "subscribe rsf". 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Online Rules: The FIE has the definitive version, in French of course: http://www.fie.ch/reglement/default.htm The USFA Rulebook is available at: http://www.USFencing.org/Documents/Rules 3.9 Glossary of terms: Not all terms have universal definitions. The meanings of some terms will vary between schools or periods. If any bias exists in the following glossary, it is towards the official FIE definitions first, and traditional French school definitions next. Note that only a few of these terms are rigidly defined for use by referees in Articles t.2 to t.10 of the Rules of Competition. Absence of blade: when the blades are not touching; opposite of engagement. Advance: a movement forward by step, cross, or balestra. Aids: the last three fingers of the sword hand. Analysis: reconstruction of the fencing phrase to determine priority of touches. Assault: friendly combat between two fencers. Attack: the initial offensive action made by extending the sword arm and continuously threatening the valid target of the opponent. Attack au Fer: an attack that is prepared by deflecting the opponent's blade, eg. beat, press, froissement. Backsword: an archaic, edged, unpointed sword used in prizefighting (also singlestick); a single-edged military sword. Balestra: a forward hop or jump, typically followed by an attack such as a lunge or fleche. Bayonet: a type of electrical connector for foil and sabre. Beat: 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. Baudry point: a safety collar placed around a live epee point to prevent dangerous penetration. Bind: an action in which the opponent's blade is forced into the diagonally opposite line. Black Card: used to indicate the most serious offences in a fencing competition. The offending fencer is usually expelled from the event or tournament. Blocking: electronic suppression of hits. Bout: an assault at which the score is kept. Broadsword: any later sword intended for cutting over thrusting; sabre. Broken Time: a sudden change or hesitation in the tempo of one fencer's actions, used to fool the opponent into responding at the wrong time. Button: the safety tip on the end of practice and sporting swords. Change of Engagement: engagement of the opponent's blade in the opposite line. Commanding the blade: grabbing the opponent's blade with the off-hand, illegal in sport fencing. Compound: also composed; an action executed in two or more movements; an attack or riposte incorporating one or more feints. Conversation: the back-and-forth play of the blades in a fencing match, composed of phrases (phrases d'armes) punctuated by gaps of no blade action. Counter-attack: an offensive action made against the right-of-way, or in response to the opponent's attack. Counter-disengage: a disengage in the opposite direction, to deceive the counter-parry. Counter-parry: a parry made in the opposite line to the attack; ie. the defender first comes around to the opposite side of the opponent's blade. Counter-riposte: an attack that follows a parry of the opponent's riposte. Counter-time: an attack that responds to the opponent's counter-attack, typically a riposte following the parry of the counter-attack. Corps-a-corps: lit. "body-to-body"; physical contact between the two fencers during a bout, illegal in foil and sabre. Coulé: also graze, glisé, or glissade; an attack or feint that slides along the opponent's blade. Coup lancé: a launched hit; an attack that starts before a stop in play but lands after. Valid for normal halts, but not valid at end of time. Coupé: also cut-over; an attack or deception that passes around the opponent's tip. Croise: also semi-bind; an action in which the opponent's blade is forced into the high or low line on the same side. Cross: an advance or retreat by crossing one leg over the other; also passé avant (forward cross), passé arriere (backwards cross). Cut: an attack made with a chopping motion of the blade, normally landing with the edge. Deception: avoidance of an attempt to engage the blades; see disengage, coupé Defensive Action: an action made to avoid being touched; parry. Delayed: not immediate, following a hesitation. Derobement: deception of the attack au fer or prise de fer. Detached: a riposte executed without blade contact. Direct: a simple attack or riposte that finishes in the same line in which it was formed, with no feints out of that line. Disengage: a circular movement of the blade that deceives the opponent's parry, removes the blades from engagement, or changes the line of engagement. Displacement: moving the target to avoid an attack; dodging. Double: in epee, two attacks that arrive within 40-50 ms of each other. Double-time: also "dui tempo"; parry-riposte as two distinct actions. Doublé: an attack or riposte that describes a complete circle around the opponent's blade, and finishes in the opposite line. Dry: also steam; fencing without electric judging aids. Engagement: when the blades are in contact with each other, eg. during a parry, attack au fer, prise de fer, or coulé. Envelopment: an engagement that sweeps the opponent's blade through a full circle. Epee: a fencing weapon with triangular cross-section blade and a large bell guard; also a light duelling sword of similar design, popular in the mid-19th century; epee de terrain; duelling sword. False: an action that is intended to fail, but draw a predicted reaction from the opponent; also, the back edge of a sabre blade. Feint: an attack into one line with the intention of switching to another line before the attack is completed. Fencing Time: also temps d'escrime; the time required to complete a single, simple fencing action. FIE: Federation Internationale d'Escrime, the world governing body of fencing. Finta in tempo: lit. "feint in time"; a feint of counter-attack that draws a counter-time parry, which is decieved; a compound counter-attack. Fleche: lit. "arrow"; an attack in which the aggressor leaps off his leading foot, attempts to make the hit, and then passes the opponent at a run. Flick: a cut-like action that lands with the point, often involving some whip of the foible of the blade to "throw" the point around a block or other obstruction. Florentine: an antiquated fencing style where a secondary weapon or other instrument is used in the off hand. Flying Parry or Riposte: a parry with a backwards glide and riposte by cut-over. Foible: the upper, weak part of the blade. Foil: a fencing weapon with rectangular cross-section blade and a small bell guard; any sword that has been buttoned to render it less dangerous for practice. Forte: the lower, strong part of the blade. French Grip: a traditional hilt with a slightly curved grip and a large pommel. Froissement: an attack that displaces the opponent's blade by a strong grazing action. Fuller: the groove that runs down a sword blade to reduce weight. Glide: see coulé. Guard: the metal cup or bow that protects the hand from being hit. Also, the defensive position assumed when not attacking. Hilt: the handle of a sword, consisting of guard, grip, and pommel. Homologated: certified for use in FIE competitions, eg. 800N clothing and maraging blades. Immediate: without any perceived hesitation between actions. In Line: point in line. In Quartata: a counter-attack made with a quarter turn to the inside, concealing the front but exposing the back. In Time: at least one fencing time before the opposing action, especially with regards to a stop-hit. Indirect: a simple attack or riposte that finishes in the opposite line to which it was formed. Insistence: forcing an attack through the parry. Interception: a counter-attack that intercepts and checks an indirect attack or other disengagement. Invitation: a line that is intentionally left open to encourage the opponent to attack. Italian Grip: a traditional hilt with finger rings and crossbar. Judges: additional officials who assist the referee in detecting illegal or invalid actions, such as floor judges or hand judges. Jury: the 4 officials who watch for hits in a dry fencing bout. Kendo: Japanese fencing, with two-handed swords. Lamé: a metallic vest/jacket used to detect valid touches in foil and sabre. Line: the main direction of an attack (eg., high/low, inside/outside), often equated to the parry that must be made to deflect the attack; also point in line. Lunge: an attack made by extending the rear leg and landing on the bent front leg. Mal-parry: also mal-paré a parry that fails to prevent the attack from landing. Manipulators: the thumb and index finger of the sword hand. Maraging: a special steel used for making blades; said to be stronger and break more cleanly than conventional steels. Marker Points: an old method of detecting hits using inked points. Martingale: a strap that binds the grip to the wrist/forearm. Match: the aggregate of bouts between two fencing teams. Measure: the distance between the fencers. Mensur: German fraternity duel. Middle: the middle third of the blade, between foible and forte, sometimes held to be part of the foible. Moulinet: a whirling cut, executed from the wrist or elbow. Neuvieme: an unconventional parry (#9) sometimes described as blade behind the back, pointing down (a variant of octave), other times similar to elevated sixte. Octave: parry #8; blade down and to the outside, wrist supinated. Offensive Action: an action in which the fencer attempts to touch the opponent. Offensive-defensive Action: an action that simultaneously attempts to touch the opponent and avoid the opponents touch. On Guard: also En Garde; the fencing position; the stance that fencers assume when preparing to fence. Opposition: holding the opponent's blade in a non-threatening line; a time-hit; any attack or counter-attack with opposition. Parry: a block of the attack, made with the forte of one's own blade; also parade. Pass: an attack made with a cross; eg. fleche. Also, the act of moving past the opponent. Passata-sotto: a lunge made by dropping one hand to the floor. Passé: an attack that passes the target without hitting; also a cross-step (see cross). Phrase: a set of related actions and reactions in a fencing conversation. Pineapple tip: a serrated epee point used prior to electric judging. Piste: the linear strip on which a fencing bout is fought; approx. 2m wide and 14m long. Pistol Grip: a modern, orthopaedic grip, shaped vaguely like a small pistol; varieties are known by names such as Belgian, German, Russian, and Visconti. Plaqué: a point attack that lands flat. Plastron: a partial jacket worn for extra protection; typically a half-jacket worn under the main jacket on the weapon-arm side of the body. Point: a valid touch; the tip of the sword; the mechanical assembly that makes up the point of an electric weapon; an attack made with the point (ie. a thrust) Point in Line: also line; an extended arm and blade that threatens the opponent. Pommel: a fastener that attaches the grip to the blade. Preparation: a non-threatening action intended to create the opening for an attack; the initial phase of an attack, before right-of-way is established. Presentation: offering one's blade for engagement by the opponent. Press: an attempt to push the opponent's blade aside or out of line; depending on the opponent's response, the press is followed by a direct or indirect attack. Prime: parry #1; blade down and to the inside, wrist pronated. Principle of Defence: the use of forte against foible when parrying. Priority: right-of-way; in sabre, the now-superceded rules that decide which fencer will be awarded the touch in the event that they both attack simultaneously. Prise de Fer: also taking the blade; an engagement of the blades that forces the opponent's weapon into a new line. See: bind, croise, envelopment, opposition. Quarte: parry #4; blade up and to the inside, wrist supinated. Quinte: parry #5; blade up and to the inside, wrist pronated. In sabre, the blade is held above the head to protect from head cuts. Rapier: a long, double-edged thrusting sword popular in the 16th-17th centuries. Red Card: used to indicate repeated minor rule infractions or a major rule infraction by one of the fencers; results in a point being given to the other fencer. Redoublement: a new action that follows an attack that missed or was parried; renewal of a failed attack in a different line. Referee: also director, president; the mediator of the fencing bout. Remise: immediate replacement of an attack that missed or was parried, without withdrawing the arm. Reprise: renewal of an attack that missed or was parried, after a return to en-garde. Retreat: step back; opposite of advance. Ricasso: the portion of the tang between the grip and the blade, present on Italian hilts and most rapiers. Right-of-way: rules for awarding the point in the event of a double touch in foil or sabre. Riposte: an offensive action made immediately after a parry of the opponent's attack. Sabre: a fencing weapon with a flat blade and knuckle guard, used with cutting or thrusting actions; a military sword popular in the 18th to 20th centuries; any cutting sword used by cavalry. Salle: a fencing hall or club. Salute: with the weapon, a customary acknowledgement of one's opponent and referee at the start and end of the bout. Schlager: German fraternity duelling sword with 3.5' blade and 10" guard. Second Intention: a false action used to draw a response from the opponent, which will open the opportunity for the intended action that follows, typically a counter-riposte. Seconde: parry #2; blade down and to the outside, wrist pronated. Septime: parry #7; blade down and to the inside, wrist supinated. Simple: executed in one movement; an attack or riposte that involves no feints. Simultaneous: in foil and sabre, two attacks for which the right-of-way is too close to determine. Single Stick: an archaic form of fencing with basket-hilted wooden sticks. Single-time: also "stesso tempo"; parry-riposte as a single action. Sixte: parry #6; blade up and to the outside, wrist supinated. Small Sword: a light duelling sword popular in the 17th-19th centuries, precursor to the foil. Stop Hit: a counter-attack that hits; also a counter-attack whose touch is valid by virtue of it's timing. Stop Cut: a stop-hit with the edge in sabre, typically to the cuff. Three Prong: a type of electrical connector used in fencing. Thrown Point: a "flick". Thrust: an attack made by moving the sword parallel to its length and landing with the point. Tierce: parry #3; blade up and to the outside, wrist pronated. Time Hit: also time-thrust; old name for stop hit with opposition. Trompement: deception of the parry. Two Prong: a type of body-wire/connector, used in foil and sabre. Whip-over: in sabre, a touch that results from the foible of the blade whipping over the opponent's guard or blade when parried. Whites: fencing clothing. Yellow Card: also advertissement, warning; used to indicate a minor rule infraction by one of the fencers. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: Author: Morgan Burke (morgan@sitka.triumf.ca) Contributors: special thanks to Suman Palit, Guy Smith, Greg Dilworth, Kevin Taylor, Eric Anderson, Blaine Price, Steve Hick, Kim Moser, David Glasser, Bryan Mansfield, Donald Lane, Ann McBain, Hagen Lieffertz, Mark C. Orton, Mike Buckley, Dirk Goldar, Scott Holmes, Arild Dyrseth, David Airey, Renee Mcmeeken, Marc Walch, Eric Speicher, Anton Oskamp, Bernard Hunt, Francis Cordero, Kent Krumvieda, David Van Houten, John Crawford, Kim Taylor, Brendan Robertson, Ivo Volf, Kevin Wechtaluk, Frank Messemer, Benerson Little, Mark Crocker, Eileen Tan, Mark Tebault, Tim Schofield, Peter Gustafsson, Kevin Haidl, Peter Crawford, Camille Fabian, Matt Davis, Fernando Diaz, Anders Haavie, Rüdiger Schierz, Todd Ellner, George Kolombatovich, Padraig Coogan, Steve Lawrence, Bryan J. 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