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Less than a year after the AFLA's founding, friendly relations were restored with the AAU. The AFLA grew slowly, with New York City initially dominating American fencing. The first competitions were visually judged using a jury of three people. Early rules included provisions to award points based on
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won the Fencing Association's San Francisco Division men's title; however, two days later she was stripped of the title, as the Association adopted a rule banning competition between women and men, stating that since fencing involved physical contact, "a chivalrous man found it difficult to do his
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The AFLA remained a small organization for the first fifty years of its existence, with approximately 1,250 members in 1940. It had grown from three divisions to 25, with about 300 scheduled competitions each year. Despite its small size, the AFLA fielded teams to represent the United States in
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American women fencers were originally required to wear skirts when competing. In 1937, the AFLA issued a new rule book stating, among other things, that after September 1, 1939, women would be allowed to wear either a "divided skirt" or "loose-fitting white trousers fastened below the
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The league maintained a strict amateur code. Until 1953, professionals (those who received financial compensation for fencing or for teaching fencing) were excluded from membership in the AFLA. Competition for professionals was limited.
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magazine) the official publication of the league. Continued growth resulted in the formation of the Southwest section in 1950 and the North Atlantic section in 1955 (the All-Eastern section was discontinued).
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nations began systematically reinventing fencing to take advantage of the new electrical foil. In order to remain competitive internationally, AFLA fencers had to adapt to the emerging style.
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By 1940, the rules had been revised several times. Points for good form were no longer awarded, the jury had been expanded to four judges and a director, and rules for electrically judged
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Initially, members of the Association (then called the Amateur Fencers League of America) were only white men, and it excluded women, Jews, Blacks, and others from membership. In 1938,
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The scores of bouts that go to time are advanced an equal amount until one fencer has five points (e.g. an actual score of 3-1 is recorded as 5–3; 1-0 is recorded as 5–4).
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Alternate rules for 8-point bouts (women's foil) and 10-point bouts (men at all weapons), with a requirement of a two-point advantage are included (15-minute time limit).
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Fencers are classified as Prep, Novice, Junior, Intermediate, or Senior based upon past competitive performance. Changes in classification occur after each competition.
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Women allowed to compete at foil (bouts are to four points or eight minutes), but touches below the waist (delineated by a dark-colored sash) are off-target.
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Time limits for all weapons are 5 minutes for 4-touch bouts, 6 minutes for 5-touch bouts, 10 minutes for 8-touch bouts, and 12 minutes for 10-touch bouts.
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Crossing the rear limit with both feet (at any time at foil, and for the second time at sabre and épée) results in a point for the other fencer.
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At foil, sabre, and multi-touch épée, tie scores are decided via sudden death, while at one-touch épée ties result in a loss for both fencers.
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Most of the activity in the AFLA occurred at the divisional level. As a democratic organization, divisions enjoyed almost complete autonomy.
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Crossing the side limit with both feet results in the loss of 1 meter of ground in foil or 2 meters of ground in sabre and épée.
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At épée and sabre, the fencer is allowed to retreat twice as far as in foil, effectively doubling the length of the strip.
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Electrical foil rules included for the first time. Target area for electrical foil excludes the bib of the fencing mask.
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Initially, members of the AFLA were only white men, and it excluded women, Jews, Blacks, and others from membership.
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Field of play for épée and sabre is extended to 14 meters in length, with a uniform warning line for all weapons.
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At sabre and épée, fencers are given a warning when they get within two meters of the rear limit of the strip.
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Fencers are classified as unclassified, C, B, or A. Changes in classification occur at the end of the season.
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These events in the early 1980s solidified the evolutionary branching between fencing (under the USFA) and
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The AFLA's rules of fencing went through many revisions. The following is a summary of the revisions:
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At foil, fencers are given a warning when they get within one meter of the rear limit of the strip.
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bouts remained visually judged, and electrical épée bouts were the exception rather than the rule.
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Touches which arrive off-target (at sabre and foil) as a result of a parry do not stop the phrase.
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Rules for indoor (foil, épée, and sabre) and outdoor (épée and sabre only) competitions included.
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Warnings are given when there are two minutes remaining, and again when there is one minute left.
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Reversal of positions of the fencers is permitted at standard épée, but not electrical épée.
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Touches which arrive off-target (at sabre and foil) as a result of a parry stop the phrase.
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Reversal of positions of the fencers is permitted at both standard and electrical épée.
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At all weapons, fencers are given a warning when they retreat past the warning line.
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Crossing a boundary with any part of the foot results in a deduction of one point.
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Crossing the side limit with both feet results in the loss of 1 meter of ground.
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Crossing the rear limit with both feet results in a point for the other fencer.
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Steady growth of the league continued, and in 1964, the AFLA incorporated as a
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Kirsch, George B.; Harris, Othello; Nolte, Claire Elaine (November 9, 2000).
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worst when he faced a woman." The restriction was later lifted in the 1950s.
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By 1957, the AFLA was scheduling more than 400 competitions every year. The
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movements, neither of which have much connection to USFA/AFLA fencing.
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Field of play is 40 feet long by between 1.8 and 2.0 meters in width.
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All weapons contested to five touches, with points for form added on.
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Target area for foil uniformly excludes the bib of the fencing mask.
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Reversal of positions of the fencers is prohibited at all weapons.
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During the AFLA's first year, divisional organizations formed in
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Rules for three-weapon team and individual competition included.
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George B. Kirsch, Othello Harris, Claire Elaine Nolte (2000).
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Target area for women's foil made the same as for men's foil.
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Three-weapon bouts are limited to five minutes per weapon.
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Foil and sabre bouts are to five touches or ten minutes.
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Explanation of right-of-way replaces "no jabbing rule".
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It is implied that women are not permitted to compete.
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Jabs (elbow beginning behind the hip) do not count.
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