Fencing

[Jessica]

The art or practice of attack and defense with the sword,
esp. with the smallsword. See Fence, v. i., 2.

[Zipporah Schumaker]

An awesome sport consisting of three weapons, [Sabre], [Epee], and [Foil]. The sport requires physical strength as well as mental strength.

[Marquetta]

the coolest sport in the world. the different weapons are [foil], [epee], and [sabre]. all the official tournaments are directed in french so that makes it infinatly cooler and a lot of the actions have french names as well. it takes physical strength and mental strength as well. you better be able to take pain if you want to do this sport.

[Luis Fok]

[Fencing] is the art or practice of attack and defense with the foil, épee, or [sabre]. All three of the weapons have their own distinct history, blade, guard, and target area. Fencing is an excellent outlet for stress and aggression in an [artful] form of expression. It involves a level of cunning similar to that of chess. Much of the terminology is French and official tournaments are conducted in French.

[Dianne]

a modern sport based on the traditional martial art of european [swordplay]. made up of three different disciplines - foil, [epee], and [saber], of which saber is without a doubt the best.
positive aspects include the opportunity to learn intelligent risk taking, how to win without being obnoxious and how to lose without getting flustered, the opportunity to learn at your own pace and the challenge of unravelling the mystery of the game.
negative aspects include ignorant [referees], the atrocious cost of equipment and participation in tournaments, the difficulty of finding competent instruction, and the compulsion of every [greenhorn] newbie to turn into the fencing master when someone just a week or two newer to the sport is around.

[Julene]

The sport of fighting with swords, especially foils, épées, or sabres, according to a set of rules, in order to score points against an opponent.