Role of the Director?

1st Role

• Correctly apply the rules set by the USFA and FIE and correctly award points to fencers

2nd Role

• The Maintain order on and around the strip:

– Coaches, spectators, ad fans are all subject to cards and can be black carded if necessary (getting kicked out of the tournament/venue)

3rd Role

• Maintain tournament organization and keep the tournament progressing while making correct calls

– A long tournament is a grueling tournament

The Eyes of a Judge

• Epee, blade down

• Sabre, eyes are focused on both hands and feet

• Foil, back arm to lead arm

The FIE recognized Weapons

• Sabre

• Foil

• Epee

Epee

• Very simple, who ever hits first gets the point.

• No Right of way required, must be on the piste (strip) to award touches

Foil/Sabre

• Foil and Sabre follow guidelines of right-of-way, who has the right to hit.

Right-Of-Way

• Simply Put:• The right for a fencer to hit. If one establishes right of

way and both fencers comes together and hit valid target (foil and sabre) the fencer with right-of-way is awarded the tuche.

• BUT HOW DO YOU ESTABLISH RIGHT-OF-WAY?

Point In Line

The Attack

The Attack

• If neither Fencer has right of way, then you can establish right-of-way, by do a thrust, disengage, or a beat.

Beat-Attack

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Parry-Riposte

This includes counter-parry riposte

Preparation

Field of Play

Penalties

• You get a yellow card for (warning):– Corpe a corpe (making contact with body on body)– Turning your back– Covering valid target with non valid target– Exposing the back of your head – Parrying with your mask.

• Second offense is red card (Opponent is awarded a tuche)

– Also if you bell punch or step beyond your end line

Pina’s Bell Punch

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QsbwgrRts4

Black Card

• Any unsportsmanlike actions. • Refuse to salute• Not shaking hands• Cursing • Stabbing the referee• Etc

Best course of Action??

Hand Signals for Foil/Sabre/Epee

Clips

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wv3uQ0yBx6A

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIRYAeVJ__8

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fA-EXAJVqqQ&feature=relmfu