The modern version of the dueling rapier, the foil is perhaps the best known fencing apparatus. The teaching weapon for the other swords, it has a flexible blade and is used chiefly for thrusting. The ...

Stephanie Turner was disqualified from a USA Fencing tournament after refusing to compete against a transgender opponent who ...

Weber "again advanced towards the officers,” the AG's statement said. Police recovered two fencing swords at the scene, but the statement did not explicitly state if those were the swords ...

The sides of the swords’ blades are dull, and a spring-loaded button is affixed over the point, which also tallies the score. Some kids, Nguyen says, find fencing attractive because they appreciate a ...