ABSTRACT
This chapter explains the advantages of step lunge and jumping lunge, second intention attack and defense, and the difference between a feint and a false attack. It explains also the difference between the words "parry" and "block". The chapter describes in order of importance the most important physical/motor qualities in fencing. Fencing techniques executed extremely fast and combined with extremely fast thinking solve tactical solutions. In the art of fencing, the technical combinations are learned during fencing lessons with the fencing master. Modern fencing signals a touch of the fencer by an electric apparatus with a red or green bulb that shows which opponent obtained a valid touch. In fencing, "conventional" means traditional and there are certain very important rules about touches on the opponent. Foil fencing characteristics should be considered rather from a physiological and psychological point of view than from a biomechanical point of view.
