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Academic fencing

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Academic fencing or Mensur fencing is the traditional kind of fencing practiced by Studentenverbindungen in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Before the communist revolution in Russia and before World War II it was known in most countries of Eastern Europe as well.

See also: smite

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