Rain fight	Fight with limited footwork designed to work safely in any weather conditions.
Radio Mic	A microphone system that transmits its signal by radio, and is therefore wireless. Be aware that the power packs from radio mics may be damaged if place in the wrong place during a fight sequence.
Rake	The angle at which a stage (or auditorium) sits, sloping down toward the front.
Range	The relative scope of movement or voice.

Rapier	Long thrusting sword developed in Italy in the 1480's. Originally used for both cut and thrust, the rapier became a weapon primarily used for thrusting. Over one hundred variations were developed.
Rapier and dagger	A fashionable style of sword play during the late 16th and early 17th centuries, where the rapier in the right hand was counterbalanced by a dagger (main gauche) in the left.
Rapier hilt	Consisted of three types, cup, swept and ring.
Rapier, age of	(circa 1550-1625) The beginning of the Golden age of swordplay, when armour began to be abandoned (due to developments in firearms), the weapon became a part of every gents attire and schools of fence were established in most Western countries.
Rassemblement	Bringing your feet together, front foot to back foot while rising to full height.
Reaction	Response to a stimulus. A reflex or controlled reflex action.
Reactive sounds	Involuntary sounds made in response to physical activity within a fight.
Rear foot	Lag foot.
Recover	Return to the previous guard position.
Recover back	To move back to the guard position.
Recover forward	To move the lag foot forward from a lunge into a guard position, thus gaining ground.
Recovery	a/ The action of returning to a guard position. b/ The means of achieving a hit on your opponent when things look grim. To make a good recovery.
Redouble	To repeat an attack or blow.
Redoublement	a/ The replacement of an attack after being parried (without riposte), in a different line, by adding a movement of the blade or arm. It can be simple or compound. It is a variety of renewed attack. b/ A renewal of attack while remaining on the lunge which includes one or more blade movements.
Refusing the blade	To avoid the crossing or engaging of blades, by means of a changement.
Reinforced parry	Parry braced by the non weapon bearing hand, to provide support.
Remise	A parried attack that is renewed in the same line with no additional movement of the blade, arm or body. It can be made in the lunge against an opponent who parries and delays the riposte, one who parries and compounds his riposte, or one who ripostes indirectly in two periods of fencing time.
Renvers	a/ To reverse or turn upside down. b/ A cutting attack made with the false edge of the blade.
Renewed attack	A second offensive action immediately following the failure of the first attack. (remise, redoublement, reprise)
Repartee	Repeated jabbing motions made by extending and withdrawing the sword arm.
Replacement	Often used as an alternative term for the remise or redoublement, but usually to describe "digging in" with the point when the initial attack was flat, or withdrawing and jabbing  when the initial attack went past the target
Replacement beat	Double fence parry where the opponents weapon is halted by an initial parry from one weapon and then beat away by the second.
Replacement parry	Double fence parry where the attacking blade is stopped with a single weapon parry and then engaged and cleared by the second weapon.
Reprise	The renewal of attack by first returning to guard, forward or back. It may be simple or compound and is made on an opponent who parries, steps backward and does not riposte or simply does not riposte.
Repro	A reproduction, a fake.
Resting guard	Guard position where the pommel rests on the thigh of the weapon bearing side.
Retire	To retreat or surrender ground. To step back.
Retreat	a/ Action of footwork used to step back, without either foot passing. b/ To withdraw in the face of danger.
Return beat	Beat attack executed in immediate reply to one's opponent's.
Reverence	Salute
Reverse	a/ Cutting attack delivered backhand from the inside line. b/ To change the direction of foot, blade or body movement.
Reverse beat	A change beat or, at sabre, a beat made with the back of the blade.
Rhythm	The variables of rate in sound and movement within a fight.

Ricasso	The portion of the tang between the guard and the quillions of a weapon. Seen on the modern Italian foil.
Ricavatione	A double changement
Riposte	Offensive action following the successful parry of an attack.It may be direct, indirect, compound, immediate or delayed.
Risk assessment	Also known as RA. Safety report undertaken by the FD with advice on how the fight should be handled in production. Required in the UK by the Health And Safety executive.
Riverso Squalembrato	Descending diagonal attack made from the non weapon bearing side.
Riverso tondo	Pronated horizontal cutting attack made delivered from the non-weapon bearing side.
Rondel	Round plate fitted at back of an armet.
Rotella	Small round shield or targe.
Roversi	A cutting attack made in pronation from the left side to your opponents right.
Rovescio	Thrusting attack delivered in supination from one's left to the opponents right side.
Rudder	Slang for quillions.
Run	a/ Continuous series of parries or parry ripostes. b/ To pierce or stab, to run through. c/ To rapidly exit the field of play.