Parades (fencing)

The parade is a defensive action made with the weapon to block the attacks adversary and to thus prevent it from touching a valid surface. It is the first means of defense to the fencing.

The parade also makes it possible to take again the priority of attack within the framework of a weapon " conventionnelle" like the foil or the saber.

Typology

The parades bear the name of the position in which it is taken i.e. with the various positions of the hand, and are eight: the premium, the second, the third, the quad, the fifth, the sixth, the septime and the octave.

One distinguishes the principal parades according to the position from the front armlever. In supination, they are the parades of sixth (position of the guard in the weapons of point), quad, septime, octave. In all these positions, the pommel of the weapon is above the hand. Prone, they are the parades of premium, second, third (position of the guard to the saber) and Quinte. In these positions, the pommel is under the hand.

The parade can be simple and direct when they are made in the same line that the attack and circulars when they are made in the line opposed to the attack.

The circular parades (for example the against-of-sixth ) consist of a circular motion of the blade finishing in the starting position (in sixth for a against-of-sixth, quad for a against-of-quad , etc). This circular motion makes it possible to intercept the unfavourable blade and to block it in the position of arrival, for then leading the response. To each parade corresponds thus a circular parade. Most used is the against-of-sixth (with the foil and the sword), frightening and particularly effective action if the gunner carries out it with the speed necessary.

See too

Convention of fencing

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