Forte (fencing)

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In fencing, forté is "the strong part" of the blade—the one third closest to the hilt. The "strength" refers to the control established over the opponent's weapon upon contact of one's forte with the opponent's foible (a situation of favourable leverage). See also parry and malparry.

Capo Ferro defines the forte as the blade from the hilt to the middle. From the middle to the top is known as the debile (Chapter 3 verse 37).

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[edit] References

Ridolfo Capo Ferro (1610), The Grand Simulacrum of the Art and use of Fencing