http://www.fencing.net/wiki/Special:Recentchanges Track the most recent changes to the wiki in this feed. en MediaWiki 1.10.0 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:04:03 GMT http://www.fencing.net/wiki/Fencing <p>Edited sabre target to exclude the entire hand, not just the paml.</p> <table border='0' width='98%' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='4' style="background-color: white;"> <tr> <td colspan='2' width='50%' align='center' style="background-color: white;">←Older revision</td> <td colspan='2' width='50%' align='center' style="background-color: white;">Revision as of 19:34, November 20, 2009</td> </tr> <tr><td colspan="2" align="left"><strong>Line 8:</strong></td> <td colspan="2" align="left"><strong>Line 8:</strong></td></tr> <tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">* [[Foil]] &amp;mdash; a light thrusting weapon; the [[Target Area|valid target]] is restricted to the torso; double hits are not allowed, (see ''priority rules'' below).</td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">* [[Foil]] &amp;mdash; a light thrusting weapon; the [[Target Area|valid target]] is restricted to the torso; double hits are not allowed, (see ''priority rules'' below).</td></tr> <tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">* [[Épée]] &amp;mdash; a heavier thrusting weapon; the [[Target Area|valid target area]] covers the entire body; double hits are allowed.</td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">* [[Épée]] &amp;mdash; a heavier thrusting weapon; the [[Target Area|valid target area]] covers the entire body; double hits are allowed.</td></tr> <tr><td>-</td><td style="background: #ffa; font-size: smaller;">* [[Sabre (fencing)|Sabre]] &amp;mdash; a light cutting and thrusting weapon; the [[Target Area|valid target area]] includes almost everything above the waist (excluding the back of the head and <del style="color: red; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">the palms of </del>the hands); double hits are not allowed, (see ''priority rules'' below).</td><td>+</td><td style="background: #cfc; font-size: smaller;">* [[Sabre (fencing)|Sabre]] &amp;mdash; a light cutting and thrusting weapon; the [[Target Area|valid target area]] includes almost everything above the waist (excluding the back of the head and the hands); double hits are not allowed, (see ''priority rules'' below).</td></tr> <tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;"></td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;"></td></tr> <tr><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">''Etymology:'' The word 'fence' was originally a shortening of the [[Middle English]] 'defens'. The first known use in reference to swordsmanship is in [[William Shakespeare]]'s [[Merry Wives of Windsor]]: 'Alas sir, I cannot fence.' &lt;ref&gt;Harper, Douglas (2001), [http://www.etymonline.com/ ''Online Etymology Dictionary'']&lt;/ref&gt;</td><td> </td><td style="background: #eee; font-size: smaller;">''Etymology:'' The word 'fence' was originally a shortening of the [[Middle English]] 'defens'. The first known use in reference to swordsmanship is in [[William Shakespeare]]'s [[Merry Wives of Windsor]]: 'Alas sir, I cannot fence.' &lt;ref&gt;Harper, Douglas (2001), [http://www.etymonline.com/ ''Online Etymology Dictionary'']&lt;/ref&gt;</td></tr> </table> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:34:32 GMT Mattacox http://www.fencing.net/wiki/Special:GoToForum?threadname=Fencing&create=talk&type=