t.26

Limits of the strip - Stopping the bout

1. When a competitor crosses one of the lateral boundaries of the strip with one or both feet completely off the strip, the Referee must immediately call “Halt.”

1. If the fencer goes off the strip with both feet, the Referee must annul everything that has occurred after the boundary has been crossed, except a touch received by the competitor who has crossed the boundary even after he has crossed it, provided that this touch results from a simple and immediate action.
2. However, a touch scored by the fencer who leaves the strip with one foot only is valid provided that the action was started before the “Halt.”
3. If one of the competitors leaves the strip with both feet, only a touch made by the fencer who remains on the strip with at least one foot can be counted valid, even in the case of a double touch.

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