W's; the five actor's	The fundamental questions asked to discover the circumstances of a character. Who am I? What am I doing? When is this? Where am I? Why am I here?
WA	(Film) Wide Angle.
Walkthrough	A running of a fight for the moves only and at no great pace.
Wall hanger	Decorative sword designed for display and not for combat.
Ward	(Guard position) Another term for the guarding of a particular line.
Wardrobe	The department in charge of the actors clothing.
Warning Lines	Lines drawn one metre (for foil) or two metres (for epee and sabre) from the rear limits of the piste, at which competitors are warned that they are approaching the rear limit.
Warm up	The mental and physical preparation of the body, before a fight , rehearsal or performance.
Warm down	The mental and physical calming of the body, after a fight , rehearsal or performance. This prevents lack of stiffness etc.
Watch parry	Slang for parry of prime, as it positions the combatants weapon bearing wrist in front of his/ her eyes, as if checking the time.
Weapon bearing line	Line defended by the weapon bearing hand.
Wide Angle Lens	(Film) A lens with a wide angle of acceptance. It's effect is to increase the apparant distance between foreground and background objects.
Window parry	Slang for the reversed parry of five.
Wipe	(Film) Optical transition between two scenes that appears as a line moving across screen.
Wrap and trap	Secure disarm executed by wrapping the free hand about the blade of the opponents and gripping the guard.
Wrapping it up	An envelopment.
Wrist cut	A cut made from the wrist, or to the wrist.
WS	(Film) Wide Shot.