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There are three weapons used in fencing, each has a specific target area and specialized rules of combat.
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Safety
Many people are initially concerned about the safety of our sport, after all, it is a combative sport - and we are using weapons!
There are safety rules of conduct for participants both on and off the field of play, and during training and competition. These rules have been established by our international body, Fédaration Internationale d'Escrime and adopted by our national sport association and governing body, the Canadian Fencing Federation.
In addition, all participants are required to wear protective clothing including the jacket, mask and glove.
(Loaner equipment may be available from the club for beginners)
What are the benefits of fencing?
Some Canadian Fencing facts
Over 100 fencing tournaments and 100,000 fencing bouts are fenced annually in Canada
Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympics, was himself a fencer.
There are over 870,000 possible actions in épée alone!
Canadian military pilots-in-training were required to participate in fencing for the development of hand-eye coordination and reflexes.
The fencing choreography in Star Wars (IV), The Princess Bride, Highlander, The Three Musketeers, Zorro, Lord of the Rings, and James Bond: Die Another Day, was done by fencing master Bob Anderson, a former Technical Director of the Canadian Fencing Federation.
Many people are initially concerned about the safety of our sport, after all, it is a combative sport - and we are using weapons!
There are safety rules of conduct for participants both on and off the field of play, and during training and competition. These rules have been established by our international body, Fédaration Internationale d'Escrime and adopted by our national sport association and governing body, the Canadian Fencing Federation.
In addition, all participants are required to wear protective clothing including the jacket, mask and glove.
(Loaner equipment may be available from the club for beginners)
What are the benefits of fencing?
- It allows them to develop a sense of responsibility to themselves and others.
- It will build self-confidence and self-esteem.
- They will learn fair play and good sportsmanship.
- Fencers learn to set and meet long term goals.
- Fencing improves eye-hand coordination and increases reaction time.
- Fencing is one of the few sports in which boys and girls compete on equal terms against each other.
- Fencing develops friendships.
- Fencing is a life-long sport that helps to keep you fit.
- Fencing is an all year long activity.
- Fencing helps to develop decision making abilities
Some Canadian Fencing facts
Over 100 fencing tournaments and 100,000 fencing bouts are fenced annually in Canada
Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympics, was himself a fencer.
There are over 870,000 possible actions in épée alone!
Canadian military pilots-in-training were required to participate in fencing for the development of hand-eye coordination and reflexes.
The fencing choreography in Star Wars (IV), The Princess Bride, Highlander, The Three Musketeers, Zorro, Lord of the Rings, and James Bond: Die Another Day, was done by fencing master Bob Anderson, a former Technical Director of the Canadian Fencing Federation.