The French word for fencing is "l'escrime"
The international official language of fencing is French.
They're French not English
'fencing'
A Fence is 'une clôture' (fem.) in French.
Because the French popularised Fencing, even making their own type of grip, known as the French grip. It's my favourite blade grip to this day, after 2 years of fencing.
Escrime (fencing)
Escrime (Fencing)
No, the French grip remains unaffected by the French Revolution.
clôturer l'instructeur.
A fence is 'une cloture' in French. The sport fencing is called 'escrime'.
In fencing, "touché" is used as a form of acknowledgment when one fencer's strike successfully lands on their opponent, indicating a successful hit. This term has been adopted from the French language, where "touché" literally means "touched" or "hit."