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Academic fencing

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Royal Flash Mensur scene

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What is Academic fencing?, Explain Academic fencing, Define Academic fencing

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Mensur

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German Fencing in a student association (zero project with subtitle)

Academic fencing or Mensur is the traditional kind of fencing practiced by some student corporations (Studentenverbindungen) in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Latvia, Estonia, and, to a minor extent, in Belgium, Lithuania, and Poland. It is a traditional, strictly regulated épée/rapier fight between two male members of different fraternities with sharp weapons. The German technical term Mensur in the 16th century referred to the specified distance between each of the fencers. It is the last remaining type of Western fencing in which sharp weapons are still used for duel purposes.