What is the training sword called in fencing?
‘Dry’. It simply means that it doesn’t have the button/electric set up that is used for competition weapons. In foils and epees this means a rubber tip instead of a button, no wiring, and no plug, in Sabers it really just means that it doesn’t have a conductive plug. (A saber is made electric by just adding the plug). However, history lesson wise… The foil was originally a training tool for the smallsword, an actual weapon, being the same balance, but less dangerous.
Depends on if you are using a foil, and epee, or a sabre. Generally they are called simply a training foil, training epee, or training sabre. They are blunted tips, that are often covered with a plastic pastic or rubber not and blunted edges on the sabre.. Typically they have electric foils, epees, and sabres that registers a buzz or point after a certain amount of force is applied while hitting in a target area. The training sword doesn’t have a fancy name, just a “training foil” or a “dry foil” or “Electric Foil” Epee, and Sabre.
