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Red4ever30 · 10-11-2009, 07:20 PM

I am teaching a college course in fencing. I am teaching all 3 weapons. I wanted to know if there is anything out there where I can print out and hand to my students regarding a picture of the body and the quadraints regarding different attacks. Like with sabre the 3, 4, 5 and where they correleate on the body? My class is for a short time and I need more material helping out my students learn the numbered positions.

Also does the USFA have print out for tournament sheets where I can mark the scores and teach them how to direct?

Red4ever30 · 10-11-2009, 07:25 PM

i answered my last question. i found the pool & DE sheet

InFerrumVeritas · 10-11-2009, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Red4ever30

i answered my last question. i found the pool & DE sheet

In the rule book is the answer to the beginning of your post. Also, basically any pictures of fencers. The shiny parts are target, except in epee where everthing's target.

thekoby · 10-17-2009, 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by InFerrumVeritas

In the rule book is the answer to the beginning of your post. Also, basically any pictures of fencers. The shiny parts are target, except in epee where everthing's target.

I believe what the OP is looking for is an image where a shaded area represents a certain target, like in sabre, the area outside the blade is 3, head is 5, inside the blade is 4.

I haven't seen anything like that, but I'll keep an eye on this post while I try to draw something up in Illustrator for you, just to make sure someone else doesn't find a better example than what I might make.

erik_blank · 10-17-2009, 01:56 PM

Most textbooks available for fencing classes have these illustrations. I have a couple of VERY old ones on hand here, you might want to check with the standard academic publishing houses for some of these. The one I personally like a lot is by Rudy Volkmann Magnum libre d'escrime (Big book of fencing)
You can usually find this on fencing equipment web sites and some of the standard book seller web sites.

Inquartata · 10-17-2009, 05:51 PM

There's this

http://books.google.com/books?id=5TJ...age&q=&f=false

But it sort of illustrates the drawbacks of these diagrams: It's specific to the point weapons. Sabre is not awfully concerned with things like high septime...

Allen Evans · 10-17-2009, 06:45 PM

..and of course, it's not even right for the point weapons, which makes its utility very low.

BenTheEMOP · 10-19-2009, 05:22 PM

Out of curiosity, what is wrong with the diagram as regards point weapons?

It seems a little inexact, but is there a gross error I am missing? (Not trying to argue, by the way, just trying to understand it.)

keith · 10-19-2009, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by BenTheEMOP

It seems a little inexact, but is there a gross error I am missing? (Not trying to argue, by the way, just trying to understand it.)

In en guarde Sixte is open. Not a good idea when using the electrical fencing apparatus.

HOT Fencing Club · 10-20-2009, 12:49 AM

Try wikipedia- I think they have an image like you're looking for of all three target areas.

HOT Fencing

Schultz · 10-21-2009, 01:52 PM

Here's a diagram that I've developed for my students. I hope it helps.

http://www.threeswordsfencing.com/im...diagram_01.pdf

thekoby · 10-23-2009, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Schultz

Here's a diagram that I've developed for my students. I hope it helps.

http://www.threeswordsfencing.com/im...diagram_01.pdf

Okay, that's better than what I was trying to make. In fact, since I'm working on low-line parries right now with my foil students, I think I'll borrow that. Thank you!