well as a sport. The act of fencing is believed
to be symbolic of glory, victory and power. The art of this sport is derived from warfare preparation and the preparation that men would engage in before duels. There are Egyptian carvings that date back as far as 1200 DC which illustrate a fencing match where the participants donned on masks and utilized weapons that had protective devices on their tips to prevent injury. It also illustrates judges that were observing the fencing participants.Fencing was performed by a number of ancient cultures including the Romans, the Greeks, the Persians, and the Babylonians. Romans as well as Greek educated their warriors in special schools on the art of using swords and fencing with light spears. Fencing proved popular until the fall of Rome in 476. After that time, the sport was less popular until the fourteenth century and the arrival of the Renaissance.
