The total length of the foil is 1 10 cm, the blade length is 90 cm, and the weight does not exceed 500g. The cross section of the blade is rectangular, and the hand guard is small. Foil is mainly a thorn, and the effective part is the trunk, which has the priority of referee.
The total length of epee does not exceed110cm, and the weight does not exceed 770g. The length of the blade is less than 90 cm, and the cross section is triangular. The epee is dominated by thorns, and the effective part is the whole body. Because the referee has no priority, he can score with one stab.
The maximum length of sabre is 105cm, and its weight is less than 500g. The cross section of the sword body is approximately rectangular, and the top end is curled and folded to form the sword head. Sabre is mainly split (thrust), and the effective part is the upper body, which has the priority of referee.
rules of a contest/competition
Fencing competitions are divided into individual competitions and team competitions. Individual competition adopts group round robin system and direct elimination system, and team competition directly adopts single defeat elimination system.
The method of direct elimination of each game is to play 15 swords in each set for 9 minutes. Each group was divided into 3 groups, each group was 3 minutes, and the interval was 1 minute. An athlete hits 15 sword or all the time specified in 9 minutes is used up. The player who hits more swords wins.
If there is a draw at the end of the specified time, an extra match of 1 minute is required. In the play-offs, the player who hits the first sword wins. Before overtime, athletes must draw lots. If the draw lasts until the end of overtime, the player who draws the winning right will win.
In the team competition, there are 4 people in each team, 3 people take part in the team confrontation, and 1 person serves as a substitute. Play 5 swords every 3 minutes, ***9 times. The team that scores 45 points first wins.
If some athletes don't stab the opponent's five swords within the specified 3 minutes, the next player on the team will continue to play, and he can play the score he should have played in that game, that is, the first game will reach 5 points, the second game will reach 10 points, and the third game will reach 15 points ... until he gets 45 points, the game is over.