Description:

Intermediate fencing will provide the student with advanced techniques and rules of foil fencing and with fundamental techniques and rules of epee fencing. The student will utilize these skills in a fencing competition. The student will also be instructed in the rules and procedures of refereeing foil fencing and organization of fencing competitions. 2 activity hrs./wk. This class is on a modular schedule and meets an additional 16 hours. This course will meet the general education requirement for Health and/or Physical Education.

Supplies: Refer to the instructor's course syllabus for details about any supplies that may be required.

Textbook(s): NONE

Course Fees: NONE

Course Objectives:

Upon successful completion of this course the student should be able to:

1. Explain advanced foil concepts, skills, rules, and refereeing.
2. Explain basic epee concepts, skills, rules, and officiating.
3. Demonstrate the basics of epee.
4. Demonstrate intermediate and advanced foil techniques.
5. Demonstrate and explain refereeing skills for foil.
6. Demonstrate and explain officiating skills for epee.
7. Discuss electric foil competitions and demonstrate the modern sport of competitive foil fencing during an electrical foil bout.
8. Discuss epee competitions and demonstrate the modern sport of competitive epee fencing during an epee bout.

Content Outline & Competencies:

I.  Advanced Foil Concepts
   A. Review and demonstrate the basic preparatory exercises.
   B. Demonstrate four types of lunges: accelerating lunge, explosive
lunge, flying lunge, and waiting lunge.
   C. Demonstrate offensive, defensive, and counter offensive footwork
exercises.
   D. Demonstrate the “cut over thrust, with lunge”, exercise.
   E. Demonstrate the “flick, with lunge”, exercise.
   F. Demonstrate and identify all lateral, circular, diagonal,
semi-circular, opposition, beat, and yielding parry exercises from short,
middle, and long distance.
   G. Demonstrate simple, compound, and counter riposte without
engagement, with opposition, and flick exercises from short, middle, and
long distance.
   H. Demonstrate compound attacks, “feint of straight simple or
compound disengage, feint of flick simple or compound,” exercises from
short, middle and long distance.
   I. Demonstrate lateral, circular, semi-circular, and diagonal transfers
of the blade exercises from short, middle, or long distance.
   J. Identify foil equipment and perform basic repair of electric foil
equipment.
 
II. Basic Epee Concepts
   A. Identify the equipment used in epee.
   B. Demonstrate the “time stop to touch,” technique.
   C. Demonstrate the “time thrust to touch,” technique.
   D. Demonstrate the “remise, reprise, and redoublement,” technique.
   E. Demonstrate the “parry riposte,” technique.
   F. Demonstrate the “beat attack and press attack,” technique.
 
III. Safety 
   A. Review and demonstrate safety issues to foil activity.
   B. Demonstrate safety issues to epee activity.
   C. Demonstrate proper warm up exercises related to fencing.
   D. Demonstrate footwork with control and timing. 
 
IV. Judging and Officiating
   A. Demonstrate refereeing skills for electrical and mechanical foil
fencing.
   B. Demonstrate line judging for mechanical foil fencing.
   C. Demonstrate and discuss the role of floor judging for epee.
   D. Discuss and explain the rules including all penalties. 
   E. Discuss tournament organization and bout committees.
 
V. Bouting
   A. Demonstrate the basic and advanced core routine for epee and
electrical foil fencing.
   B. Demonstrate electric foil and epee bouting.

Methods of Evaluation of Competencies:

Evaluation of student mastery of course competencies will be accomplished using the following methods:

In-class physical demonstration of competencies 40-60%
Written examinations                            20-30%
Skills development examinations                 20-30%
Projects                                         0-10%
  Total:                                          100% 

Caveats:

1. Strenuous exercise.

Disabilities:

If you are a student with a disability, and if you will be requesting accommodations, it is your responsibility to contact Access Services. Access Services will recommend any appropriate accommodations to your professor and his/her director. The professor and director will identify for you which accommodations will be arranged.

JCCC provides a range of services to allow persons with disabilities to participate in educational programs and activities. If you desire support services, contact the office of Access Services for Students With Disabilities (913) 469-8500, ext. 3521 or TDD (913) 469-3885. The Access Services office is located in the Success Center on the second floor of the Student Center.