From an en garde or balanced position, the fencer steps forward with his front foot and then immediately steps forward a corresponding distance with his rear foot. A forceful action against the defending blade, intended to open a line or to compel a reaction. See your coach for details regarding Beat, Press and Expulsion. A fight, usually formal, between two fencers for a prescribed number of hits within a specific period of time.
Justification lies in the belief that the initial attack is slow, technically unsound or tentative.
Cut A stroke, restricted to Sabre fencing, that utilizes an edge of the blade. In Sabre, hits also may be scored with the point. A change of engagement from high line to opposite high line via the high line. The fencer, having correctly put his point in line, successfully evades the attempt of his opponent, the would-be attacker, to find his blade. Director See President .