The offensive actions are the attack, the riposte and the counter-riposte.

• The attack is the initial offensive action made by extending the arm and continuously threatening the opponent’s target, preceding the launching of the lunge or fleche (cf. t56ss Respect of the fencing phrase, t75ss).

• The riposte is the offensive action made by a fencer who has parried the attack

• The counter-riposte is the offensive action made by a fencer who has parried the riposte.

The defensive actions are the parries.

• The parry is a defensive action made with the weapon to prevent an offensive action arriving.