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An Olympic Original Fencing is one of four sports to be included on every Olympic program since 1896, along with swimming, gymnastics and track and field. Italy and France have dominated the piste since then.
Olympic fencing events are contested in one-day, single-elimination tournaments in three disciplines: foil, epee and sabre.
U.S. fencer Tim Morehouse explains the tradition of honoring and saluting one's opponent.
2004 Olympic sabre champion Mariel Zagunis relates what a newcomer to fencing should watch for.
Gold medal hopeful Becca Ward explains the basic difference between the sabre, the foil and the epee.
America's top sabre fencer Becca Ward describes what key components go into an effective attack.
2004 Olympic sabre champion Mariel Zagunis explains the emotional outbursts that occur regularly in fencing bouts.
2004 Olympic sabre champion Mariel Zagunis explains a recent addition to fencing: video review.
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