Sabre is one of the three modern fencing weapons, the others
being foil , it is the modern version of the cavalry sword .
Sabre is described by sabre fencers as being the only real
weapon . Sabre can be used to attack either point-thrusting or
slashing allowing for a variety of attacks The target area of
sabre is anything above the hips including the arms, hands, and
head. The sabre fencer's uniform includes a metallic jacket
called a lamé and a mask which, unlike in foil, is metallic
because the head is a valid target. When an attack falls within
the valid target area the fencers blade completes a circuit with
the lamé or mask and the valid touch light is lit on the scoring
machine (red for one fencer green for the other). Sabre bouts
are very brief and violent involving many attacks by both
parties before a valid touch is scored. Although out of target
touches don't score a point in sabre they also do not stop the
action as they do in foil. Sabre shares with foil the rules of
attack priority, meaning that a