In this essay I will be talking about Fencing and how it is played in Greece and some other countries as well. Fencing is well known in many Roman countries as well as France, Russia, and it is best known in Hungary. In Greece many people compete in clubs and group, and then move up to arenas and leagues. Examples of Greek champions are Leonidas Pyrgos and Ioannis Georgiadis who have won gold medals. Tilemachos Karakalos who has won silver, and Periklis Pierrakos-Mavromichalis who has won a bronze medal. Today many people participate in leagues and compete for trophies and medals.

The things you would need in order to participate in a fencing match is an electronic rapier or an un-sharpened rapier that can be identified by a small button covering at the tip. You may also need comfortable clothes that you can easily move in. Next you will need to get some protective gear for your chest, head, and legs so you will not be hurt by the dull blade. After you gather your gear you will need to find a relatively large and clear space that you can move around in and that the chances of anything being broken is minimal. Next it would be a good idea to have boundaries of some kind to show the amount of room you will have to stay in during the match.

The way that you fence depends on your preferred style of holding your rapier and the way you want to swing it at your opponent. The standard way of griping your rapier is by wrapping your index finger around the very top of the french grip provided on your rapier, then pressing your thumb against your index finger against the crossbar of the rapier. Another thing to know is that the pommel should always be pressing up against the inside of your arm. Next, you have to stand in a semi-squatted position with the same foot that your wielding hand is, out and with the toes pointed at your opponent and your other foot back and the toes pointed to the side. Before you begin a match you can salute your opponent with your rapier by swinging it up pointed to the ceiling and then swinging it to the ground without it touching before getting in position. During the match you need someone to keep track of how many hits you and your opponent has made on each other.

There have been fencing schools and manuals found that have dated back to the 12th century although modern fencing has existed since the 18th century in the Italian School of Fencing of the Renaissance. Fencing used to be a valid way of surviving and fighting in the medieval times on the battlegrounds. It’s also been used countless times in many plays by Shakespeare. It was known as a style of sword fighting, now it is known as an art and as a sport.