Table of contents for Foil fencing / Muriel Bower.


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1 What is Fencing?
Early Fencing
Fencing Today
Fencing Etiquette
Foil
Sabre
Epee
Electrical Scoring
Values of Fencing
Safety
Fencing Schools
Where to Find Fencing
Conduct of the Spectators
How to Knowledgeably Watch a Fencing Bout
United States Fencing Association
College Fencing in America
International Fencing

2 Selection and Care of Equipment
Jacket
Underarm Protection
Trousers
Glove
Foil
Mask
Electric Equipment
Care of Equipment

3 Skills Basic to Fencing
The Foil
How to Hold the Foil
The On-Guard Position
The Salute
The Leg Position
The Arm Position
Footwork
Advance
Retreat
Practicing the Advance and Retreat
Lunge
Common Errors
Advance-Lunge
Lunge, Recover Forward, Lunge
Fencing Distance
Practice Drills
Common Errors/ Engagement
Practice Drills
Absence of the Blade
Lines
Defense
Parries
Fingering
Types of Parries
Practice Drills
Common Errors in Defense
Attacks
Touching the Opponent
Simple Attacks
Common Faults
Compound Attacks
Common Faults
Right-of-Way
Riposte
Remise
Reprise
Redoublement

4 Beginning to Bout
What You Must Know Before You Begin to Bout
When You Begin to Fence

5 Techniques for the More Advanced Fencer
Advanced Footwork
Crossover Advance
Crossover Retreat
Jump Forward or Backward
Common Errors
The Fleche
Attacks to the Blade
The Bind
Common Errors
The Crosie
Tactical Variations of the Offense
Change of Tempo
Counter Attacks
False Attack
Counter-Time Attack
Parry Two
The Riposte
Common Errors
The Remise
Fencing with the Electric Foil
Infighting

6 Psychological and Physical Conditioning for Fencing
Psychological Preparation for Competition
Setting Goals
Concentration and Focus
Mental Warm-Up
Physical Excitement
Self-Assessment
Physical Preparation for Fencing
Increasing Leg Strength
Increasing Flexibility
Improving Speed and Accuracy

7 Bouting for the More Advanced Fencer
Laying Your Strategy
Probably Responses to a Feint or False Attack
Responses to a Beat or Press
Responses to a Change of Engagement
Responses to Simple Attacks or Beat Attacks
Varying Your Distance
Attacks on Preparation
Building Attack Sequences
Setting-Up Another Fencer
The Left-Handed Fencer
Suggested Counters to Common Systems of Fencing
Hints for the Defense
Defense against a Riposte
Competitive Fencing

8 Rules of Fencing
Field of Play
Clothing
Manner of Foil Fencing
Touching
Target
Off-Target Hits
Handling the Weapon
Coming on Guard
Length of a Bout
Beginning, Stopping and Restarting the Bout
Fencing at Close Quarters
Displacing the Target and Reversing Positions/ Ground Gained or Lost
Stepping off the Strip
Corps-a-Corps
Use of the Unarmed Hand
Officials
The Referee
The Jury
Non-Electric Meet Judges
Method of Determining Hits
Electric Meet Side Judges
Scorer
Time
Officiating Techniques
Refereeing Techniques
Judging Techniques
Refereeing with Electrical Apparatus
Scoring
Scoring for Individual Meets
Elimination Rounds
Team Scoring
Penalties

9 The Language of Fencing 
A Glossary Questions and Answers





Library of Congress subject headings for this publication: Fencing