Tempo (fencing)
Under tempo or fencing tempo is understood in fencing the duration of a simple action. Alternatively, this term can also generally be used to describe time as a fundamental element of fencing in addition to the length (distance) and speed. Understood in this sense, every simple action consumes a unit of fencing pace. For example, a straight push or a step forward requires one tempo (or a unit of the fencing tempo), a push fake followed by bypassing or a parade followed by riposte requires two tempi. A step forward with simultaneous extension of the arm, on the other hand, only requires one speed, since leg and arm movements take place simultaneously.
If a counterattack is carried out during the opponent's action, this is called a tempo action or a tempo attack . The ability of a fencer to estimate the speed of his opponent and to find the right time for his own actions is called a feeling for speed .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Small fencing glossary. Rotation Berlin, 2017, accessed on May 22, 2019 .
- ^ William M. Gaugler: Fencing for beginners and advanced - foil, saber, epee. Nymphenburger Verlagsbuchhandlung, Munich 1983, p. 83f.