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 | | In the sport of fencing, a French grip is a grip used for foil and épée that consists of a slightly curved block of wood or aluminum wrapped in a rubber grip-tape. | | | In the Grip of Minos: Confessional Discourse in Dante, Corneille, and Racine | | | It is difficult to handle compared to an orthopedic grip but its advocates claim that it offers far superior point control. |
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http://www.freeglossary.com/French_grip
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| Â | FRITZ on FENCING |
| | He teaches both sport and theatrical fencing, and has been a technical consultant to the film industry. | | | Evangelista covers a lot of ground, including all three weapons, proper approaches to the sport, fascinating points about the history of the sport -- all-in-all, this book is a "must-have!" I am also a big fan of his Encyclopedia (see below). | | | Even though some may disagree with a few of his comments, e.g., about the "orthopedic grip," such nitpicking in no way detracts from the overall value of this work. |
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http://members.aol.com/BookKritik/fencing.html
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| Â | Foil (fencing) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | In modern sport fencing, the foil is used as a thrusting weapon only. | | | In electric fencing, the foil's tip must be depressed while in contact with the opponent's lamé (wire-mesh jacket which covers valid target area) to score a touch. | | | Critics of the pistol-grip, however (who are almost invariably adherents of the classical philosophy), claim that this leads to a "deathgrip" on the foil that sacrifices speed and maneuverability, which they claim to be superior, for strength and stability (viewed as inferior by such critics), thus inhibiting true mastery. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foil_(sword)
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| | Juego del Palo may be described as a form of stick fencing between two jugadores (players) which is characterized by the spontaneous interplay of attacking techniques (ataques) and defense techniques known as atajan. | | | Among its unique characteristics are that Acosta jugadores tend to grip their sticks in the centre, and frequently employ jumps in order to displace their bodies in defense and outmaneuver their opponents guard in attack. | | | Many traditional folk sports of the Canary Islands are traced back to the recreational activities of the Guanches. |
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http://www.ejmas.com/jwma/articles/2000/jwmaart_wolf_0500.html
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| Â | wasters and wooden swords |
| | centuries, is rich with references and analogies to the use of wasters for teaching of fencing and mock-combat play. | | | One anonymous German Fechtbuch (“fight book” or “fencing book”) from the mid-1500s illustrates in color the use of several forms of wooden practice weapons including spears, daggers, and halberds with round balls in place of sharp points. | | | Wasters were also frequent non-lethal substitutes in bout of combat sport. |
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http://www.thearma.org/essays/wasters.htm
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| Â | Martingale (fastener) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | In the sport of Fencing, the martingale refers to a strap attached to the handle that prevents a sword being dropped should one lose one's grip. | | | A martingale is a device for fastening a horse's bridle or a dog's collar to have more control over the animal. | | | For a horse, a martingale is a strap that joins the noseband or bit of a horse to its girth. |
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http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martingale_%28fastener%29
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