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What is Yellow / red / black card in Fencing?

Fencing's sanction ladder: yellow is a warning; red gives a penalty touch to the opponent; black expels the fencer from the competition for grave offences such as refusing to salute, brutality or cheating.

Example: A second covering-target offence turned his yellow into a red card and 14-13 became 15-13.

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PisteRight of way (priority)FoilÉpéeSabreEn gardeAllez / HalteLunge
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