The foil, epee, and sabre; lance-type of weapons used in fencing.

Points of attack: 2.

1st major point, the tip. Defensive manuevering should be centered around avoiding the piercing point. Thrusting attacks are the most deadly, but are the easiest to avoid because of the single dimension of attack. Any slashing or flicking involving the tip will result in minor slashes. It is because of this, that scoring a critical hit must require a stab or pierce and is considered a highly calculated and skillful technique.

2nd minor point, the blade. Due to the flimsy nature of the blade, it is difficult to predict and match the movement of consecutive strikes as the blade will carry forward the motion of the previous strike slightly into the next. Certain variants of the blade have up to 4 sides.

Need to go run but feeling very sleepy....