In fencing , an attack is "The attack is the initial offensive action made by extending the arm and continuously threatening the opponent’s target, preceding the launching of the lunge or flèche". In order for an attack to be awarded successfully, the fencer must accelerate their hand towards the target. If the fencer does not accelerate the hand, this is a preparation .
8-444: The purpose of an attack is either to make a hit or to provoke a defensive reaction. In order to do either, the attacker must create a threat . A fencer launches an attack by extending his weapon-carrying arm in such a way that the point threatens the opponent's target area (except in sabre where the blade need not be threatening the target when the arm is extended, the right of way can still be given). The attack may be delivered with
16-465: A deadly weapon on another person; (2) injure another's person or property; or (3) injure another's reputation. In Brazil , the crime of threatening someone, defined as a threat to cause unjust and grave harm, is punishable by a fine or three months to one year in prison , as described in the Brazilian Penal Code , article 147. Brazilian does not treat as a crime a threat that was proffered in
24-569: A heated discussion. The German Strafgesetzbuch § 241 punishes the crime of threat with a prison term for up to three years or a fine. In the United States , federal law criminalizes certain true threats transmitted via the U.S. mail or in interstate commerce . It also criminalizes threatening the government officials of the United States . Some U.S. states criminalize cyberbullying . Threats of bodily harm are considered assault . In
32-433: Is considered a threat. Threatening or threatening behavior (or criminal threatening behavior) is the crime of intentionally or knowingly putting another person in fear of bodily injury . Some of the more common types of threats forbidden by law are those made with an intent to obtain a monetary advantage or to compel a person to act against their will . In most U.S. states, it is an offense to threaten to (1) use
40-450: Is sometimes known as "foining". (Middle English foinen, from foin, a thrust, from Old French foine, pitchfork, from Latin fuscina, three-pronged fish spear.) Threat A threat is a communication of intent to inflict harm or loss on another person. Intimidation is a tactic used between conflicting parties to make the other timid or psychologically insecure for coercion or control. The act of intimidation for coercion
48-404: The aid of appropriate fencing footwork. In weapons governed by priority rules ( foil and sabre ), the attacker gets priority (as a reward for his initiative). He retains this priority until his attack either misses, falls short, is withdrawn, or is parried . In foil, the attack must threaten the opponent's target with the point, while in sabre, an attack may threaten with either the point or
56-469: The edge of the weapon. Any attack may be prepared by footwork (e.g. a step forward to bring you within range) or by bladework (e.g. a beat intended to upset your opponent's control over his weapon, draw a convenient reaction or confuse him into inactivity). Most elite fencers do not attempt to simply overpower their opponents with speed, but rely on the guile of the second intention to manipulate their opponents, thereby controlling them. A direct thrust
64-436: The state of Texas , it is not necessary that the person threatened actually perceive a threat for a threat to exist for legal purposes. A true threat is threatening communication that can be prosecuted under the law. It is distinct from a threat that is made in jest. The U.S. Supreme Court has held that true threats are not protected under the U.S. Constitution based on three justifications: preventing fear, preventing
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