The foil is a thrusting weapon with no cutting edge. The epee is the duelling sword. The blade is stiffer. The sabre is the heavy and rigid.

• 花剑是刺戳用兵器,它没有劈杀用的剑刃;重剑是决斗用剑,剑体比花剑坚硬;佩剑重而坚硬。