In the broadest possible sense, fencing is the art and science 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 that has evolved out of them.

History

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See also Historical European Martial Arts

The term fencing derives from the Middle English fense, circa 1330, ultimately deriving from the Latin defendere "ward off, protect," from de- "from, away" + fendere "to strike, push".Fence on Etymonline. Retrieved June 7, 2006. It was first used in writing as a verb in reference to swordsmanship by Shakespeare, in The Merry Wives of Windsor (1598): "Alas sir, I cannot fence." Homepage of OED online. Retrieved June 7, 2006.

Fencing can be traced at least as far back as Ancient Egypt. The earliest known depiction of a fencing bout, complete with practice weapons, safety equipment, and judges, is a relief in a temple near Luxor built by Ramesses III around 1190 BC. ^* The Greeks and Romans had systems of martial arts and military training that included swordsmanship, and fencing-schools and professional champions were known throughout medieval Europe.

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Today's afternoon agility session? Fencing. http://twitpic.com/oeysf never thought I'd say that. Surprisingly hard and fun.
AMV15 (Arielle Martin) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:45:10 -0000
Today's afternoon agility session? Fencing. http://twitpic.com/oeysf never thought I'd say that. Surprisingly hard and fun.
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Go Stanford: Fencing. Stanford Fencing Welcomes Former Olympians For Motivational Talks: Stanford f.. http://bit.ly/46vLvt
Fencing on Trail has been replaced w/ less-scaleable desigin. Wise decision.
Eckington (Eckington) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:38:41 -0000
Fencing on Trail has been replaced w/ less-scaleable desigin. Wise decision.
fencing went ok. new girl got the spot. umm i have to work myself up to get way better. well doing hw now. my eyes are very tired but :)
soltorr (Solyn) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:25:56 -0000
fencing went ok. new girl got the spot. umm i have to work myself up to get way better. well doing hw now. my eyes are very tired but :)
Did pretty good for my fencing tryouts now lets see if i make it..
rawritsshawna (Shawna Binion) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:23:25 -0000
Did pretty good for my fencing tryouts now lets see if i make it..
First fencing practice of the season + building over the pit in crew = owww
thetapdrips (Kaylee) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:09:18 -0000
First fencing practice of the season + building over the pit in crew = owww

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