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Among the three weapons, sabre is probably the one that requires the most important physical effort.
Fights are short and generally very intensive.
Sabre is a cavalry weapon. Indeed, some principles of sabre are derived from the original principles
of cavalry assaults. A sabre weighs approximatively 500g and is 105cm long.
Hits can be given with the tip of the blade (just like with a foil or an épée) but also with the edge
and the back of the edge of the blade. Hits given with the flat side of the blade are also valid.
Just like with foil, sabre is regulated by rights of priority. The fencer who wants to give a valid hit
on his opponent will have to take at first the priority by threatening a valid target area of his
opponent’s body or after having parried the attack of the opponent.
The valid target area is limited. This area consists in all the upper part of the body of the fencer,
which is to say everything above the belt, mask included. Therefore, fencers who practice sabre wear
a conductive jacket covering the chest and the sleeves, and a conductive mask.
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| In orange, the valid target area. |
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