Moniteur: Sabre-Specific Questions – Being Edited

In foil and saber, counter attack with lunge will always have priority over an attack with advance-lunge.

True

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False

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In foil and saber the initial offensive action, executed by extending the arm is important in establishing right of way.

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False

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In foil and saber, counter attack with lunge will always have priority over an attack with advance-lunge.

True

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False

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A saber movement consisting of a touch made during the start of the opponent’s offensive action is a:

stop thrust

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stop cut

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counter time

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counter riposte

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In Saber, fencer X makes a straight attack that strikes fencer Y with the guard. Fencer Y makes a counter attack that lands valid. The referee must:

give fencer X the touch.

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give fencer X a red card.

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assign no touch and place the fencers back on guard.

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give fencer X a yellow card, and annul the touch.

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The referee should check which of these features of the saber guard?

That it is solid, smooth, without rims or holes.

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That it is circular in cross section.

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That the pommel does not have a rectangular cross-section.

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That the name of the fencer appears in the guard.

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According to the new saber rules (adopted by the USFCA Board of Directors 7/00), the armed hand, from the wrist bone to the tips of the finger is no longer target.

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False

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When teaching the parry, the saber coach should encourage the fencer to avoid:

parrying at the last possible moment.

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parrying with the movement of the front foot in the retreat.

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parrying with the movement of the back foot in the retreat.

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parrying a real attack.

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When performing a feint in saber, the fencer should avoid:

partially extending the arm toward the target.

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pumping the arm between the feint and the cut.

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making the feint realistic.

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making the actions small.

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The saber fencer should not initiate an attack on preparation when:

the opponent begins a forward movement of the blade toward valid target.

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the opponent withdraws the weapon arm from the attack.

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the opponent hesitates.

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the opponent searches for the blade.

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In sabre fencer X makes an attack which lands on the leg, fencer Y counter attacks to the head and hits valid:

No touch awarded

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Award touch for Y

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Award touch for Y, give warning to X

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No touch awarded, yellow card for Y

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In saber, body contact (corps a corps) is:

allowed without brutality.

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allowed.

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forbidden.

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applauded.

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Saber target area includes:

any part of the body above the horizontal line drawn by the waist of the fencer when in the on guard position.

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the torso including the back, but not including arms, legs, or head.

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any part of the body above the horizontal line drawn between the top of the folds formed by the thighs and by the trunk of the fencer when in the on guard position, excluding the hands and back of the head.

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The whole body is valid target area.

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Moniteur: Sabre-Specific Questions – Being Edited

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