Outline of Fencing - Categorization of Fencing

Categorization of Fencing

Fencing can be described as all of the following:

• Sport – form of competitive physical activity which, through casual or organised participation, aim to use, maintain or improve physical fitness and provide entertainment to participants or spectators.
  • Contact sport – involve a degree of player-to-player or player-to-object contact.
    • Combat sport – competitive contact sport where two combatants fight against each other using specialized rules of engagement, typically with the aim of simulating real hand to hand combat in some way.
  • Competitive sport – sport in which one or more participants or teams compete against one another. The one that is the most successful in achieving the objective of the game or sport event is the winner.
    • Amateur sport – competitive sport in which participants engage largely or entirely without remuneration.
    • Combat sport – competitive contact sport where two combatants fight against each other using specialized rules of engagement, typically with the aim of simulating real hand to hand combat in some way.
    • Individual sport – sport in which participants compete as individuals.
  • Recreational sport – sport engaged in as a leisure time activity.
  • Spectator sport – sport that is characterized by the presence of spectators, or watchers, at its matches. Spectator sports are a form of entertainment.