The New Sabre Target

Item

Title

The New Sabre Target

Type

Magazine article

Is Part Of

The Riposte, Vol. 1, No. 01

The Riposte

Date

December 19, 1935

volume

1

issue

1

page start

3

page end

3

References

George Breed

Fédération Internationale d'Escrime

Temporal Coverage

See all items with this value1930s

Language

English

content

en THE NEW SABRE TARGET

Mr. George H. Breed, our Foreign Correspondent, has notified us of a change in the sabre target to conform with the F. I. E. rule. Where­as the groin-line and the hips used to be the boundary line, we now have the sockets of the legs deter­mining that line. The line is drawn directly across the body at the point where the angle is formed by the legs and the trunk while in the "on guard" position. The ultimate result is that it falls about three inches below the hips and rises the same distance from the groin. Altogether, we believe this will make sabre judging easier. The actual wording as given to us by Mr. Breed is: "The target comprises all parts of the body, including the head, arms and hands, above a horizontal line drawn through the highest points in the intersection of the thighs and the trunk of the fencers while in the 'on guard' position. This line is several inches below the waist or hip-line, depending upon the conformation of the individual."