They were illustrated for the first time in a manual [1] [Fig. The appropriately named Philibert De La Touche [2] in was the first to illustrate a plastron lying next to some foils and there is a fine engraving of a fencing master wearing one [Fig. De La Touche was also the first to depict a specialist piece of fencing footwear: the open-toed sandal for the leading foot [Fig.
Believed to provide greater freedom of movement than an enclosed shoe, it had a sole projecting up to 75 mm beyond the toes and was used to make a resonant sound during the salute. Although the sandal had become enclosed by the 19 th century, the strange practice of slightly extending the sole continued until the Second World War, by which time the projection was barely 5 mm yet noticeably different from the sandal on the other foot.
The first book to describe special fencing clothing was written by the 17 th century amateur swordsman Sir William Hope [3]. He mentions the outfit worn in schools as a white waistcoat, breeches and stockings, sandals and a black velvet cap, adding that the ends of the waistcoat should be tucked into the breeches to make hits easier to see.
This continued to be normal fencing dress during the 18 th century, although the cap was replaced by a tricorn hat and Angelo [4] added a short jacket over the waistcoat. The classic side-buttoning fencing jacket appears to have been introduced by Henry Angelo, who is portrayed wearing one around in a painting in the National Portrait Gallery by the American artist Mather Brown [Fig.
In the 20 th century, the politician and fencer Sir Oswald Mosley runner-up in the British epee championship modelled the black shirts of his fascist party on the fencing jacket [Fig. A lot of Asian martial arts have acquired their uniforms and complex ranking systems in the last century, often by imitating arts which had adopted them a generation earlier.
Re: History of the fencing coach uniform by Dave B » Mon Oct 01, am It is interesting that people get so upset about it. White for fencing students and competitors was probably simply because it makes contact easier to see with light, fast moving blades.
Certainly in modern non-electric fencing I was taught to spot hits by seeing the 'wrinkle' the touch made as it hit the jacket. And I do recall that visibility was the rationale behind changing to white breeches as well as white jackets.
Personally I quite like the white jackets for students, black jackets for instructors thing. I think different colour is usefull to be able to spot who's in charge, and if you are having different colours then it's only fair that the instructor gets the sexiest colour black. However I can't see why anyone gets thier knickers in a twist over it. Some schools will choose to do something entirely different, so that thier students have an identity as a group.
Some prefer to be individualy. Plummy's harlequin trousers don't offend me in the least. They hurt my eyes, but they don't actually offend me.
Re: History of the fencing coach uniform by admin » Mon Oct 01, am I think it is interesting that the Victorian historical fencers, such as Egerton Castle, Hutton etc, are usually shown wearing dark colours, and in military fencing images they don't seem to have had any colour preference at all, usually seeming to wear beige, buff leather colour, brown, dark blue, grey or black.
I think of it as primarily a foil fencing thing. Military sabre and bayonet fencers don't seem to have observed colour coding in the 19thC. Re: History of the fencing coach uniform by Motley » Mon Oct 01, pm My only real thought on it, and it is kind of related to the judging thing, is that when watching people fence in yt videos is really hard to spot what is going on when black is worn.
Getting depth perception in person with black is hard, let alone on video that us usually filmed in a badly lit sports hall. I think this is important as in the context of the modern HEMA revival we watch a lot of yt videos, both for information and pleasure. So I figure we need to be sensitive to it. Re: History of the fencing coach uniform by Michael Chidester » Mon Oct 01, pm I just had my first experience judging a longsword tournament this weekend, and I didn't feel like the black uniforms made it difficult to see where the weapons landed at all.
Re: History of the fencing coach uniform by Max C. The idea of white being a better medium to spot the blade is interesting, but I still believe that before the late 19th century white was simply easier to wash. If you look at other sports in the period you will see people wearing white all over, or at least pale colors. On April 21, In Mosaic.
Fencing training in 19th century postcard credit: Association for Historical Fencing. I love watching the sea of fencers in their gorgeous whites during a competition. It gives a sense of pride and history of the sport. Like the Marshall Arts, the student traditionally wears the white uniform and the master or instructor is dressed in black. Some fencers wear gray, yellow, or blue electric vests for foil and sabre fencing.
Even some masks are colorful and decorated with flags, colors or emblems. Traditionalists feel that the white color should be used as a sign of reverence for the sport, while the modern view embraces the idea of fencing attire adjusting with the current trends. While there is no restriction against adding a splash of color or emblem to your fencing uniform, there is a certain taboo among fencers about tainting the pristine white attire. Wearing white shows respect for the fencing history and its centuries old traditions.
Although fencing was banned during 16 th century France, illegal duels of honor were all the rage throughout the country and Europe. To become more comfortable in watching, focus on one fencer. The two adversaries keep changing between offense and defense. Whenever a hit is made, the referee will stop the bout, describe the actions, and decide whether or not to award a touch. Then, one will try to break this distance to gain the advantage for an attack.
Sometimes, a fencer will fake an attack, to estimate the types of reactions of the opponent which can be deceived in the real attack. Once becoming used to the speed of the game, the tactics and strategies become more apparent, and you will gain a better understanding of the finesse and fascination of fencing. Modern fencing is incredibly safe, and serious injuries are highly rare, and when they happen it is mostly because of improper wear of the fencing gear, and negligence.
Most injuries in fencing are sprained ankles and pulled ligaments, and oddly enough, they happen during practice, not competition, and have nothing to do with the weapons or the actual fencing action. Compared to other combat sports like judo or boxing, fencing is even lower on the rate of injury. All About Fencing. Home All About Fencing. The Foil The foil is a descendant of the light court sword formerly used by nobility to train for duels.
The Sabre The sabre is the modern version of the slashing cavalry sword and is similar in length and weight to the foil. As with the foil, in saber is used the rule of right-of-way , same as explained above. And now, about the game. Ready to begin your fencing adventure?
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