The tradition of dueling

The early blade was double-edged, and the whole blade was more like a narrow rider's sword. During this period, the thin blade has many cross sections, even round or oval. After that, the rapier, which was completely specialized as a stabbing weapon, was more like an all-steel short spear. The main tactical attack action of the sword is stabbing. In order to increase the attack range, the thorn is often longer than the ordinary sword. Reducing the lethality of dueling swords is naturally the common demand of all of us. This is most obvious in the small sword that later replaced the fast sword and became popular.

Modern fencing originated from sabre duels in ancient Europe. The tradition of dueling in Europe has a long history, and even a judicial duel has appeared. The so-called judicial duel is that two people go to court, and the judge doesn't know who is right or wrong, so he lets them fight by themselves. Before this, many duels in Europe were armor piercing and shield piercing, so after the armor was eliminated, everyone stopped wearing armor, and the thin-thorn sword came into being.

The exquisite European sword, represented by the sharp sword, is not as lethal as China's sword or the sabre of its ancestors, which is the demand of duel. A duel doesn't have to kill your opponent, as long as you can win. No one can guarantee that he will win the duel forever, so it is obviously excellent to survive after losing. Generally, a slender sword is at least one meter long, and a long slender sword is even 1.3 meters long. According to the requirements of fencing school, the suitable length of thin sword is the length from the user's foot to the navel, or the length that the user can easily pull out the sheath. Like modern fencing, tall people with long hands and feet have a natural advantage in using thin swords. The blade of thin sword changes greatly.

Fencing, as a fighting sport, is very popular among European aristocrats and has become a symbol of upper-class status and dispute resolution. With the outstanding performance of China fencing team in the Olympic Games and the gradual development of the above ideas in China, the glorious, elegant and intelligent fencing culture has been favored by more and more people. Fencing is becoming more and more popular.