Fencing is a traditional sport with a long history. As early as ancient times, the sword was a tool for human beings to fight and hunt wild animals in order to survive. With the development of human history, swords developed from stones and bones to bronze and iron, and finally to steel. As a weapon of war, it has gradually entered the historical stage. Fencing is very popular in ancient Egypt, China, Greece, Rome, Arabia and other countries. 1 1 century BC, fencing classes appeared in ancient Greece, and swordsmen gave lectures. As for the ancient forms of fencing, the reliefs about fencing can be seen in some historical buildings and monuments in Greece, Egypt and other countries.

Modern fencing is a traditional event of the Olympic Games. 1896 held in Athens 1 Men's foil and sabre competitions were held in the modern Olympic Games. The men's epee competition was included in the second Olympic Games held in Paris in 1900. Women's foil competition was added to the 8th Olympic Games held in Paris from 65438 to 0924. At the 25th Olympic Games held in Barcelona from 65438 to 0992, women's epee was listed as an official event. Women's sabre was officially listed as an Olympic event at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games.

1913165438+1On October 29th, the International Fencing Federation was established in Paris, France. 1965438+ The rules of fencing competition were adopted in Paris in June 2004, which made the fencing competition more fair and reasonable.

193 1, the epee competition uses electric referees. The foil referee was also used in the 1995 competition. 1989 electronic referee was used in sabre competition. The invention of electronic referee is also a milestone in the history of modern fencing. It makes the fencing competition more fair, and at the same time pushes the development of fencing technology to a new height.

France, Italy, Russia, Germany and Hungary are all fencing powers in different periods. Leading the world fencing development trend, representing a classical fencing school, their basic technical movements and tactical styles are obviously different. In the past 50 years, fencing techniques and tactics have developed rapidly.