Apparently, things are worse than I thought. Does the
FIE care at all that these things are supposed to at
least resemble swords in more than the fact that
they're made of metal?

--- "Brian D. Schenck" <bdschenck@yahoo.com> wrote:

> The current modern in the official USFA/FIE rules
> state that any touch made
> with the blade of the sabre, or with the tip, are
> allowed if they arrive on
> target. There is no distinquishing between the
> cutting edges and the flat
> of the blade. This is from t.70 (a).
>
> Personally, I dislike this, as they should require
> the cutting edge of the
> sabre to make the touches, and not allow the flat at
> all. I don't know if
> there is a technical issue with this or not... like
> there was with
> point-in-line... but this should not stop people
> from looking into it.
>
>
> -Brian
>




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