<P> Fencing is a sport in which two competitors fight using ' rapier - style ' swords , called the foil , the épée , and the sabre ; winning points are made through the contact with an opponent . Fencing was one of the first sports to be played in the Olympics . Based on the traditional skills of swordsmanship , the modern sport arose at the end of the 19th century , with the Italian school having modified the historical European martial art of classical fencing , and the French school later refining the Italian system . There are three forms of modern fencing , each uses a different kind of weapon and has different rules , this way the sport itself is divided into three competitive scenes : foil , épée , and sabre . Most competitive fencers choose to specialize in one weapon only . </P>
<P> Fencing is a sport in which two competitors fight using ' rapier - style ' swords , called the foil , the épée , and the sabre ; winning points are made through the contact with an opponent . Fencing was one of the first sports to be played in the Olympics . Based on the traditional skills of swordsmanship , the modern sport arose at the end of the 19th century , with the Italian school having modified the historical European martial art of classical fencing , and the French school later refining the Italian system . There are three forms of modern fencing , each uses a different kind of weapon and has different rules , this way the sport itself is divided into three competitive scenes : foil , épée , and sabre . Most competitive fencers choose to specialize in one weapon only . </P>
what do you call a person who fences
what do you call a person who fences
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