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| + | [[file:Fencing DC Comics.jpg|thumb|[[Hikaru Sulu]] and [[Janice Rand]] fencing on the {{USS|Excelsior|NCC-2000}}.]] |
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| − | '''Fencing''' was a sport from [[Earth]] that involves two competitors engaged in combat with a foil. Two such enthusaists of the sport was [[Hikaru Sulu]] and [[Jean-Luc Picard]]. ([[Star Trek: The Original Series|''TOS'']] [[episode]]: "[[The Naked Time]]", and [[novel]]: ''[[The Entropy Effect]]''; [[Star Trek: The Next Generation|''TNG'']] episode: "[[We'll Always Have Paris]]''). |
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| + | '''Fencing''' was a sport from [[Earth]] that involves two competitors, wearing protective clothing, engaged in combat with a foil, a thin, blunted [[sword]]-like [[weapon]]. The goal of the competitors was to score points by making "touches" with the foil on the opponent's body. The first competitor to reach a set number of points was declared the winner. |
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| + | [[James T. Kirk]] was on the [[Starfleet Academy]] fencing team. ({{c|TOS|The Flight of the Buccaneer}}) |
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| + | [[Hikaru Sulu]] was an avid fencer and once described himself as a "master swordsman". While affected by the [[Psi 2000 virus]] in [[2266]], Sulu chased crewmen around the corridors of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} with his fencing foil.({{e|TOS|The Naked Time}}; {{c|TOS|{{a|No Compromise Part One|Part One}}|sub = No Compromise}}) |
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| + | In an [[Kelvin timeline|alternate reality]], {{kt|Hikaru Sulu|Sulu}} had received advanced combat training in fencing. In [[2258]], he fenced with [[Romulan]] guards atop the ''[[Narada]]''{{'}}s drill platform high in [[Vulcan (planet)|Vulcan]]'s atmosphere. ({{m|TOS|{{dis1|Star Trek|2009}}}}) |
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| + | Shortly after being assigned to the ''Enterprise'' in [[2267]], [[Ensign]] [[Pavel Chekov]] decided to take up fencing, and for a while he would practise against the ship's [[computer]]. However, after some goading from Sulu and [[Nyota Uhura]], Chekov decided to practise against Sulu. ({{c|TOS|{{a|No Compromise Part One|Part One}}|sub = No Compromise}}) |
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| + | [[Lieutenant]] [[Thule G'Dok Glemoor]] was an avid fencer. He and [[Captain]] [[Rachel Garrett]] often fenced, though Garret preferred dueling with [[saber]]s. ({{n|TLE|Well of Souls}}) |
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| + | [[file:DeSoto & Picard fencing.jpg|thumb|left|Captains Picard and DeSoto fencing aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} in [[2367]].]] |
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| + | [[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard]] was also a keen fencer and faced a number of competitors during his time aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}}, including [[Commander]] [[William T. Riker|Riker]], [[Lieutenant]] {{dis|Dean|USS Enterprise-D}} and [[Guinan]]. Captain Picard also had a duel with the {{USS|Hood|NCC-42296}}'s Captain [[Robert DeSoto]].({{e|TNG|We'll Always Have Paris|I, Borg|Lessons}}; {{C|TNG|{{a|Terra Incognita, Issue 2|Issue 2}}|sub = Terra Incognita}}) |
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| + | ==External links== |
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| + | *{{wikipedia}} |
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| + | *{{memoryalpha}} |
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Revision as of 23:14, 30 May 2019
Hikaru Sulu and Janice Rand fencing on the USS Excelsior.
Fencing was a sport from Earth that involves two competitors, wearing protective clothing, engaged in combat with a foil, a thin, blunted sword-like weapon. The goal of the competitors was to score points by making "touches" with the foil on the opponent's body. The first competitor to reach a set number of points was declared the winner.
James T. Kirk was on the Starfleet Academy fencing team. (TOS comic: "The Flight of the Buccaneer")
Hikaru Sulu was an avid fencer and once described himself as a "master swordsman". While affected by the Psi 2000 virus in 2266, Sulu chased crewmen around the corridors of the USS Enterprise with his fencing foil.(TOS episode: "The Naked Time"; TOS - No Compromise comic: "Part One")
In an alternate reality, Sulu had received advanced combat training in fencing. In 2258, he fenced with Romulan guards atop the Narada's drill platform high in Vulcan's atmosphere. (TOS movie: Star Trek)
Shortly after being assigned to the Enterprise in 2267, Ensign Pavel Chekov decided to take up fencing, and for a while he would practise against the ship's computer. However, after some goading from Sulu and Nyota Uhura, Chekov decided to practise against Sulu. (TOS - No Compromise comic: "Part One")
Lieutenant Thule G'Dok Glemoor was an avid fencer. He and Captain Rachel Garrett often fenced, though Garret preferred dueling with sabers. (TLE novel: Well of Souls)
Captains Picard and DeSoto fencing aboard the USS Enterprise-D in 2367.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard was also a keen fencer and faced a number of competitors during his time aboard the USS Enterprise-D, including Commander Riker, Lieutenant Dean and Guinan. Captain Picard also had a duel with the USS Hood's Captain Robert DeSoto.(TNG episodes: "We'll Always Have Paris", "I, Borg", "Lessons"; TNG - Terra Incognita comic: "Issue 2")
External links
- Fencing article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
- Fencing article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.