SynthesisPloS one2017
Biomechanics of fencing sport: A scoping review.
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- Effects of personalized strength training on isokinetic muscle strength and balance ability among fencers with chronic ankle instability.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- Epidemiology of acute sports injuries in Hong Kong elite fencing athletes: A retrospective analysis of prospectively collected injury surveillance data.Asia-Pacific journal of sports medicine, arthroscopy, rehabilitation and technology · 2026Article
- Sex-Based Differences in the Physical Capacity Profile of Regional Fencers.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Experimental and quantitative observational research in fencing and wheelchair fencing: A scoping review.PloS one · 2026Article
- Coordination abilities and movement organization during the fencing lunge in youth foil fencers: an exploratory biomechanical study.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
- Application of the Vienna Test System to Measure Training-Induced Changes in Choice Reaction Time in U20 Fencers: A 12-Week Training Program Pilot Study.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Physiological Distinctions Between Elite and Non-Elite Fencers: A Comparative Analysis of Endurance, Explosive Power, and Lean Mass Using Sport-Specific Assessments.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Feasibility of Force-Sensing Finger Assessment in Elite Fencers: A Pilot Study with Clinical Translational Potential.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Assessing Motor Performance and Ankle Mobility in Pre-Adolescent Male Fencers.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Are technical performance differences in wheelchair fencing linked to disability categories?BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Muscle Changes during Direct Attack under Different Conditions in Elite Wheelchair Fencing.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Shoe choice may affect fencing lunge attack performance.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2024Article
- Injury Patterns in Fencing Athletes - A Retrospective Review.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2024Article
- The Participation of Trans Women in Competitive Fencing and Implications on Fairness: A Physiological Perspective Narrative Review.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Exploring why young Australians participate in the sport of fencing: Future avenues for sports-based health promotion.Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals · 2023Article
- Relative age effect in elite Brazilian athletes in different combat sports: an observational study.Sport sciences for health · 2023Article
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- Low Activation of Knee Extensors and High Activation of Knee Flexors in Female Fencing Athletes Is Related to the Response Time during the Marche-Fente.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Mapping brain structure and function in professional fencers: A model to study training effects on central nervous system plasticity.Human brain mapping · 2022Article
- Neuromuscular characteristics of front and back legs in junior fencers.Experimental brain research · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectivesThe aim of our scoping review was to identify and summarize current evidence on the biomechanics of fencing to inform athlete development and injury prevention.
designScoping review.
methodPeer-reviewed research was identified from electronic databases using a structured keyword search. Details regarding experimental design, study group characteristics and measured outcomes were extracted from retrieved studies, summarized and information regrouped under themes for analysis. The methodological quality of the evidence was evaluated.
resultsThirty-seven peer-reviewed studies were retrieved, the majority being observational studies conducted with experienced and elite athletes. The methodological quality of the evidence was "fair" due to the limited scope of research. Male fencers were the prevalent group studied, with the lunge and use of a foil weapon being the principal movement evaluated. Motion capture and pedabarography were the most frequently used data collection techniques.
conclusionsElite fencers exhibited sequential coordination of upper and lower limb movements with coherent patterns of muscle activation, compared to novice fencers. These elite features of neuromuscular coordination resulted in higher magnitudes of forward linear velocity of the body center of mass and weapon. Training should focus on explosive power. Sex- and equipment-specific effects could not be evaluated based on available research.
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