Fencing

:This article is about the sport. For the structures for dividing property, and the process of erecting them, see fence; or, for other meanings, see fence (disambiguation).

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In the broadest possible sense, fencing is the practice of armed combat involving cutting, stabbing or bludgeoning weapons directly manipulated by hand, rather than shot or thrown (in other words, swords, knives, pikes, bayonets, batons, clubs, and so on). In contemporary common usage, fencing tends to refer specifically to European schools of swordsmanship and to the modern Olympic sport which has evolved out of them.

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Also, stage fencing - the practice of representing sword-fights on stage or screen; academic fencing - a form of ritualised combat practiced by some German student fraternities.

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For definitions of the fencing terminology used in this article, see the glossary.

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Fencing related Images and Photos (experimental)

A Fencing Scene 1827	Olympic Fencing 1960	Olympic Fencing 1960	Vanity Fair Fencing
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Two Men Practise Under the Careful Eye of Their Master at a Fencing School