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Fencing has three weapons with different rules
Foil and epee score with the point, sabre also with the edge In foil only hits on the torso count and the attacker has priority, while epee counts a hit anywhere on the body with no priority. Sabre allows hits above the waist including the head and arms. Each weapon has its own target area, timing and blade shape. It sits in Mondo's sports collection, one of 200 facts that each trace back to the reference below.
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Fédération Internationale d'Escrime
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Fencing has three weapons with different rules: the short answers
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- Foil and epee score with the point, sabre also with the edge. The figure is taken from Fédération Internationale d'Escrime, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
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