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the earliest evdence of fencing as a sport comes from a carving from egypt using protective weapon tips
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the english term fencing in the sense of the action or art of using a the sword scientifically
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the first known fencing manual is published by sierge de valera around the same time the first real fencing techniques were formed
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the french fecing master La Boessiere invents the first fencing mask.
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the french declared the fencing shall be a non-fatal sport
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mens foil and sabre were present in the first modern olympic games.
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the international fecing federation is founded
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with the end of ww1, dueling declines in popularity hower the sport fencing continues to grow
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women's fencing ( foil ) becomes an olympic sport
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in the new era of fencing proper clothing and head gear is required
