Disarm An action of the blade or body that forces the weapon from the hand of ones opponent in combat. Disarmament Action of disarming. Disengagement Any break in contact between the blades, but more commonly an indirect attack landing in the opposite line by passing under or over the opponents blade. A small shallow saucer shaped hilt common upon small swords and used in the modern fencing foil. Displacement Evasion from an attack by removing the body from the line of attack.
Distance Refers to the relative positions of two opposing fencers.
See fencing measure. Ditch To get rid of a weapon deliberately. To evade an attack by removing ones body from the line of attack. Doigte The technique of directing the swords point in all sorts of movements, circular or lateral, without stiffening the arms muscles. The point being directed by the manipulators, thumb and forefinger.