Discipline dossier
Modern Fencing
4 fundamental techniques
01Executive Overview
Evolving from Renaissance-era civilian rapier dueling in Spain, Italy, and France, modern fencing developed during the 18th and 19th centuries into a formalized sporting discipline. It featured as one of the original sports at the 1896 inaugural modern Olympic Games in Athens.
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