The epee, pronounced as “EPP-pay” is actually a descendant of the dueling sword. Features of foil weapon – Like foil it is 35 inches in length But it is heavier than foil, weighing approximately 27 ounces It has larger guard to protect the hand from a valid hit A stiffer blade Target area of Épée weapon – The entire body is valid target area Touches are scored only with the point of blade Uniform of a Épée fencer – It includes a metallic vest which is also called Lame. It covers the valid target as explained above. The metallic vest would help register weapon tip touch on the scoring machine. The blade is wired with a spring loaded tip Player needs to press it beyond a pressure of 750 grams to complete the electrical circuit The process of pressing the tip to complete the electrical circuit would cause the colored bulb on the scoring machine to light Epee fencer’s uniform does not include a lame or torso jacket because entire body is valid [...]

If you take it literally sabre is the oldest way of sword dueling. It is modified modern version of past slashing cavalry sword. Like epee, Sabre weapon also has hand protection but molded as bell guard. A socket for body wire is found underneath the bell guard The entire standard weapon is about 41 inches and of maximum weight of 500g. It is shorter than foil and epee and lighter than the epee The target area of Sabre weapon – The major difference is that sabre is a thrusting weapon as well as a cutting weapon. Which means you can not only use tip to score but the entire blade can be used to score. The target area is from the bend of the hips, both front and back, to the top of the head. Notice that Head and body above hips is part of the target area. This is what makes it very similar to cavalry rider on a horse. Blade and its networking [...]

Sword Fencing, Sports quota, and scholarships With sky-high percentage cut-offs in Delhi University, it has become exceedingly difficult for students with average marks to get admission in tier-I colleges of Delhi University. The third cut – off list had a threshold of as high as 96% for all the popular courses in all the top colleges like SRCC, LSR, Ramjas, Kirori Mal. Ram Lal Anand College had a cut-off of  91.5% for BA (H) English, and for BA it was still at high of 85%. Clearly, an average student would have no chance to score an admission even in a regular course in these colleges, getting the popular course would become a distant dream. Sports Quota becomes a lifesaver for students who are at borderline of these high cut-offs in this extremely competitive era. Traditionally Delhi University has known to be giving sports quota in popular games like weightlifting, tennis, cricket, and basketball – the games that are already extremely competitive and [...]