Tac	A parry that immediately dispatches from the blade it has stopped.
Tabs	Heavy stage curtains.
Take	(Film) One filmed attempt from one set up. Each set up may have several takes.
Taking	Blade versus blade action such as beating, binding, pressure, envelopment, croise, froissement, gliding etc. Often used as parries to deflect attacks, otherwise to deflect blades in line or to excite reactions. (response beats, pressures etc.), which may be decieved.
Taking the blade	See, pris de fer. A preparation of attack, by prises de fer.
Tang	Portion of the blade that extends from the forte to the pommel, within the grip.
Tap parry	See beat parry.
Targe	Round or squared shield, fitted with two straps, one across the forearm, the other across the palm.
Target	a/ Another name for a shield, or targe. b/ The part of the body which an attack is directed towards. c/ The area in fencing in which a hit is good.
Technique	The manner, performance or style of particular move or series of moves.
Telephoto Lens	(Film) Long or telescopic lens that foreshortens the apparent distance between foreground and background objects.
Temper	Manner of hardening steel by heating and compressing the metal.
Tempo	Timing.
Temps d'escrime	Fencing time.
Temps perdu	Lost time
Ten directions of footwork	The variable directions that any piece of footwork can take a combatant during a stage fight. Generally out from a central position below the combatant, like the points of a compass with the chest and torso always facing North.
Terrain	The field of play. the measured piece of ground in which a duel is fought.
Terza	The standard single weapon guard position in historical rapier play assumed with the hand just above the waist, the arm bent at roughly 90 degrees with the tip facing the opponent and higher than the sword hand. Also with the dagger in combination, in the left hand.
Three, Parry of	Defence against a horizontal strike to the weapon bearing side of the face, or torso.
Three Shot (3 Shot)	(Film) Shot containing three people.
Throw off	a/ To bind away. b/ Heavy blade action that propels the opponents weapon off line with some force.
Thrust	An attack with the point. To thrust, or to make a thrust.
Thrust home	Attack with the point that lands on target.
Tierce	(Third) Guard that closes the high outside line, with the hand in pronation and the point higher than the hand.
Tight	a/ Combat inside measure. b/ Combat in a restricted area.
Tilt	(Film) Camera swiveling on a vertical axis - Up and Down!
Time	See Fencing time.
Time action	Stop hit executed by closing the line in which the attack is completed.
Timing	To respond with the proper action at the right moment.
Time hit	A counter-offensive action which anticipates and closes the final line of the opponent's attack as it is made.
Time stroking	A stop hit with opposition in which the opponent's attack misses or lands after the defenders hit meets it's mark.
Tip	The point or rounded end of a weapon.
To the hilts	Meeting of the blades in extremely close combat, guard to guard.
Toledo	a/ Spanish town renowned for it's rapier blades in Elizabethan times. b/ A modern manufacturer of very cheap replica arms, unsuitable for stage combat.
Tondo	Circular cutting attack in a horizontal plane.
Touch	A light hit.
Touche	a/ A touch or hit. b/ The word used to acknowledge a hit.
Tournament	Martial sport where knights fought with blunted weapons as entertainment and for a prize.
Tourney	To take part in a tournament.
Tracking	Following ones opponent with the point of your blade when evading, in the hope that he/ she may run onto it.
Tracking Shot	(Film) Moving camera shot on which the camera dolly often runs on tracks.
Tracks	Two imaginary parallel lines along which a combatants feet travel upon.
Transfer parry	Double fence parry which uses both weapons to deflect and control the opponents blade.
Transfer beat parry	Transfer parry followed by a beat parry from a single blade.
Transfer pris d'fer	a/ A pris d'fer with one weapon immediately followed by a second pris d'fer from the other. b/ Transfer parry followed immediately by a pris d'fer from the second weapon.
Transition	Moving of the blade, foot or body from one place to another. See bridge.
Transition rapier	A weapon which developed in between the age of the rapier and that of the small sword, featuring some elements of each in it's design, and primarily a fast thrusting weapon.
Transport parry	Parry that moves the line of the attacking blade to the opposing line.
Traverse	Footwork executed to the left or right.
Traverse evasion	An evasion of the body from the line of attack by sidestepping to the left or right.
Treads	Stage steps or stairs.
Trial by combat	Legal dispute settled by organised combat.
Triangle target	Form of on line combat based on a triangle with points at each thigh and at the sternum.
Triple	Compound attack in any line that deceives a direct parry and two counter parries.
Trompement	(Fooling/ betraying) The deception of an opponent's parry. Offensive blade movements which deceive the opponents parries.
Trucking Shot	(Film) Shot taken from a truck.
True art	Elizabethan philosophy of superior practice and skill in the techniques of striking and defending.
True edge	The sharp edge.
True English fight	English fencing with traditional weapons as opposed to the "foreign" rapier.
Two, parry of	Defence from attack to the low outside line with knuckles turned to the outside and the point lower than the hand.
Two handed.	A weapon which requires two hands to wield efficiently.
Two Shot (2 Shot)	(Film) Shot containing two people.
Two Time	A mvement made in two period of fencing time.