What is a beat and parray in the sport of fencing?

I am doing a project and I really need to know, thanks!|||A beat is a technique that can be employed to remove your opponents sword point from your presence. That is, if your opponent were pointing their sword at you, you could use a small tapping motion generated from your wrist to hit their sword with your own. This movement would then be followed with a thrust at you opponent. This technique works well with sport fencing blades as the motion can be performed very quickly due to the light weight of the sword. A beat should be used with caution when using swords such as the rapier as the large motion involved can easily be deceived and you could be struck when you opponent performs a cavazione.





A parry is nothing more than any motion that puts you sword in the oncoming path of your opponents sword creating a blocking maneuver. It is also one tempi of a dui tempi combination called a %26quot;parry riposte%26quot; which is nothing more than a block of you opponents thrust followed by a thrust of your own.|||To parry is to use your weapon to block a strike from your opponent%26#039;s weapon.