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STUDENT EDITION ➤ Exploria busts some ➤ All you need to know ➤ With Bhavani Devi common myths about about Ms Marvel becoming the first Indian SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 2021 TODAY’S the human brain – a fencer at the Olympics, Newspaper in ➤ Know all the King Kong Education EDITION powerhouse organ and Godzilla films so far we decode the sport LATEST BUZZWORDS EXPLAINED PAGE 2 PAGE 3 PAGE 4 HOT TAKES ou’ve probably seen the phrase “hot take” thrown around, but what exact- Yly does it mean? A hot take is an opinion that’s unpopular to the point of CLICK HERE: PAGE 1 AND 2 controversy. In fact, many hot takes are published, posted, or said out loud just because of their controversial flavour. On FITNESS Pics: Istock the internet, intentional hot takes are pre- ceded by an acknowledgment that the take is, in fact, hot that is controversial and unpopular. For instance “hot take: dogs should be illegal.” It’s a lot like saying “in my opinion” Walk Your Way to Fitness before actu- ally stat- Now that the speed you walk could make all the mile in 13 minutes or less. It is a good your muscles and burn up to 50% more your more intense ing your opin- difference. Here are 4 ways you could way to increase your walking pace calories than normal walking. workout. Alternate ion. World Health walk your way to health… without dramatically increasing your between sets of Saying physical exertion. The key to aerobic INTERVAL WALKING warm up, fast, “hot Week is walking is not in your legs but in your superfast and slow take” gives POWER WALK arm swings. Your arms and legs act as Walking is a great daily exercise but down walks. people room An intensive and evolved natural pendulums while you walk, so it getting the most out of walking means Alternating intense to scrutinise over, have form of walking, power is possible to increase your walking raising your heart rate, working more activity with slower or ignore walking is catching pace by increasing the frequency of muscle groups, and avoiding the activity is a great way to what you made everyone’s attention once your arm swings. dreaded fitness plateau. Interval burn more calories and you’re again. It involves walking walking means using your regular get a good cardio workout saying, a healthy with a speed at the walking routine as the baseline of in a shorter period of time. or it can upper end of the natural NORDIC WALKING frame what you’re saying as a resolution? range for the walking First developed by Finnish FUN FACTS ABOUT speed is 5 km per hour joke. People tend to respond to gait, usually between cross-country WALKING A person walks 1 lakh km approx- hot takes with anger, shock, or disbelief. 4.5-7 kmph. It has a skiers so they imately in their lifetime – that’s That’s why some people intentionally post Try walking and up unique technique where could train year Walking sideways burns 78% equivalent to walking three more calories than walking forward hot takes online — to make others upset. one foot must always be round, Nordic times around the earth But people are learning to respond to hot the ante with these touching the ground walking became Your walking shoes will last somewhere between 500-800 km takes with phrases like “wow, that’s a hot during the entire walking very popular in take.” This turns the controversial opinion Walking on a rough but level out- four ways to walk duration. The added arm Europe in the late into something less threatening. movement alone increases 1990s. It could be the door surface requires 50% more energy than walking on a road energy expenditure over ideal full body THE ORIGIN [email protected] traditional walking by as much workout. In Nordic In total, it requires 200 muscles to take one step. It’s said to have originated from internet as 55%. walking, you use news which is faster and in real-time. It’s f walking has been a part of your special poles to apply Walking makes you more cre- ative, according to research shared for free and funnelled through daily regimen so far, it is time force with each stride. social media. Fledgling news outlets to Albert Einstein walked 1.5 miles you added that extra zest to AEROBIC This enhanced exercise compete with established companies your gait and turned it into a builds strength and to Princeton each day and Dar- WALKING win took three 45-minute would put opinions out there to garner more wholesome workout. stamina throughout your more views and to gain the first-mover While,I regular walking helps you lose A high-intensity, low- upper body as well as your walks each day advantage and the established journalists The average human walking weight and stimulates various body impact workout, it core muscle groups. You started referring to these articles as functions, how you walk and at what means walking a work up to 90% of “hot takes.” Source: howtogeek.com STUDY SMART GOOD TO KNOW look more impressive. THE PEOPLE Over 100,000 people attended the ship’s QUICK FACTS The ship had its own newspaper – launch. There were over 2,200 people on INSIDE THE TITANIC ‘The Atlantic Daily Bulletin’ The unsinkable ship board. The numbers vary but only 32% Memory The interior design was based on The The last meal served on the Titanic survived the sinking. There were 23 Ritz in London. The hotel opened in 1906 consisted of 10 women crew members in the esti- TECHNIQUES and is still operating today. The first courses mated 885 crew members. class had plenty of amenities like swim- It had 15,000 bot- that sank: All you ming pool, Turkish bath, squash court, tles of ale and 1,000 and a dog kennel. THE MUSICIANS bottles of wine on for The musicians on the ship were board. The ship was need to know about THERE WERE ONLY 20 expected to know all 352 songs listed also stocked with in a song book given out to first-class 850 bottles of liquor STUDYING LIFEBOATS passengers so they could make as well as 8,000 ci- Try these memorisation tips that The lifeboats were grossly mismanaged requests. In fact, it’s true that they gars during the tragedy. First, the ship was continued to play as the Titanic went 53,000 litre of will help you improve recall equipped to hold 64 lifeboats but there down – all to calm down the guests. drinking water was were only 20. When “Nearer, My God, to Thee,” is believed to consumed each day on the ship disaster be the last song played on the ship. The Titanic wreck was found only ORGANISE YOUR SPACE struck, many in 1985 To improve your memory, you need to be able to focus. A reason THE TITANIC of the A rust-eating bacteria called why you need to remove distractions of any kind. Keep your space lifeboats MORE BAD LUCK? Halomonas titanicae is slowly con- clear of clutter and your study material should be ready to access It was on April 10, 1912 that RMS Titanic were sent The ship’s lookouts didn’t have access to suming the rest of the shipwreck. It at hand. out before binoculars as they were apparently is expected to be gone by 2030 set sail from Southampton England on its they were locked inside a cabinet, but no one could There were nine dogs aboard the full. For find the keys. The lookouts had to rely ship, but only two survived – a VISUALISE THE INFORMATION ill-fated maiden voyage. Here’s some interesting on their eyesight — one of the many A common method is Method of Loci. Here you visualise a house Pomeranian and a Pekinese contributing factors believed to have and assign each room and space with bits of information. A drawer instance, there The ship slipped beneath the trivia about the world’s biggest maritime disaster caused the collision. could hold a chemical formula while a closet can have biology les- were 28 people on the ocean’s surface at 2.20 AM on April sons stored. Keep making rooms as you go along. first boat while the capac- 15 – a mere 2 hours and 40 minutes fields. Over 800 tons of coal per day was ity was 65. after getting hit by the iceberg TITANIC WAS NOT CHEAP burned to power it. USE ACRONYMS AND MNEMONICS The ship cost $7.5 million to build at that time. Fun Fact: James Cameron’s 1997 Create patterns and words with from the information you need to movie about the disaster had a produc- remember. Associating the first letter of each item with a word, ONE SMOKE- tion budget of $200 million. But experts phrase, or rhyme, can make information easier to recall. These say with inflation adjusted, The Titanic STACK DIDN'T tricks work best with lists and ordered information. today would cost close to $180 million. It took 3,000 Harland & Wolff shipbuilders WORK The Titanic has four smokestacks IMAGE-NAME ASSOCIATIONS to construct the ship. It was over 882 A 3D illustration of The Titanic; (above left) but one was just to make the ship a replica of the original lifeboat; and a life Recalling names can be easier by associating images. 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MYTH: WE USE ONLY 10% OF OUR BRAIN
his is one of the most popular myths about brain. FACT: TIt can only be tracked down to the reserve energy theory by Harvard psychologists, William James and Boris Sidis. In the 1890s, they tested the theory in the accelera t- ed raising of a child; thereafter,James said that people only meet a fraction of their full mental potential, which is a plausible claim. Many of us believe that we could achieve so much more — learning new languages, musical instruments and sports — if only we applied ourselves. The myth sounds appealing be- cause they see it in terms of human potential — implying that we have huge reserves of untapped mental powers.
MYTH: POLLUTION DOESN’T MYTH: BEING IN A COMA IS LIKE BEING AFFECT THE BRAIN ASLEEP: YOU WAKE UP WELL RESTED bout 17 million babies world- n the movies, coma looks harmless. In real FACT: A wide live in areas where out- FACT: Ilife, those emerging from coma often suf fer door air pollution is six times the disabilities and need rehabilitation. Scientists recommended limit, and their brain devel- at the French National Center for Scientific Research, in 2012, opment is at risk,UNICEF said recently. “Not found that high-traffic brain regions — normally bright hubs only do pollutants har m babies’ developing of activity, even during sleep — are dark in coma patients lungs — they can permanently damage their while other areas inexplicably light up. developing brains — and, thus, their future,” said UNICEF executive director Anthony Lake. Any air pollution above the World Health Or- ganisation's recommended limit is potentially MYTH: BRAIN DAMAGE IS PERMANENT harmful for children, and risks grow as pollution worsens, UNICEF said. FACT: he brain can repair or com- Tpensate for certain losses, and even generate new cells. Scientists believed that the brain was unalterable; that once it was “broken”, it could not be fixed. MYTH: BIG BRAINS = However, it should be noted that the brain re- SMART CREATURES mains plastic throughout life, and can rewire it- self in response to learning. f you need an obvious FACT: Iexample of how un- true this m yth is , MYTH: ONE’S PERSONALITY DISPLAYS think of a cow. Now think of a chimpanzee. Cows have bigger RIGHT-BRAIN OR LEFT-BRAIN DOMINANCE brains than chimps. Are they smarter than chimps? No. “But he two sides of the brain are intricately co-de- what about the ratio of brain to FACT: Tpendent. We often hear that one can be “right- body weight?”, an ardent fan of brained” or “left-brained” — and that those who favour this myth might counter. Nope, the right are more creative or artistic and those who favour the left WHITE & that line of reasoning doesn’t work are more technical and logical. But brain-scanning technology has either. While a human’s brain-to- revealed that the two hemispheres of the brain most often work to- GREY’S DID YOU bodymass ratio is massi ve com- gether in complex pr ocessing. For example, language processing, pared to that of a horse (about 1:50 once believed to be the pr ovenance of the left hemisphere only, is ANATOMY KNOW? and 1:600, respectively), it’s just now understood to take place in both hemispheres. about the same as that of a mouse The human brain is the largest brain (1:40), and inferior to the ratio you’d The brain is the fattest organ in our find in small ants or small birds. of all vertebrates relative to body size body at around 60 years MYTH: MALE BRAINS ARE BIOLOGICALLY It weighs about 1.5 kg. The cere- A human brain can have a storage BETTER SUITED FOR MATHS & SCIENCE brum makes up 85% of the brain’s capacity of anywhere between 3 ter- weight MYTH: YOU’RE BORN WITH ALL THE abytes and 1,000 terabytes BRAIN CELLS YOU’LL EVER HAVE Brain makes up about 2% of a per- There are over 1,00,000 miles of FACT: here are small anatom- son’s body weight Tical dif ferences be- axons in your brain. That's enough to FACT: team of Swedish scientists showed in 1998 that the tween male and female It contains about 100 billion nerve wrap around the world 4 times Ahippocampus, a region of the brain that's critical brains. The hippocampus, cells (neurons) — the “grey matter”. for forming new memories, continues to make new neu- involved in memory,is usu- Information can fly around your rons well into old age. And in a 2014 study,another team of researchers These neurons are connected by tril- ally larger in women, while brain at 260 mph found that new brain cells are also produced in the striatum,which the amygdala, involved in lions of connections, or synapses plays a role in motor control,motivation and decision-making.Hip- emotion, is larger in men, At any given time, the brain can pocampusa is a structure embedded deep into temporal lobe. which is quite contrary to It contains 1 billion nerve fibres generate up to 25 watts of power. the myth. Evidence sug- (axons and dendrites) — the "white gests gender disparities are matter" due to cultural expecta- That’s enough to power a lightbulb. MYTH: HEADACHES ARE IN THE BRAIN tions, not biology
MYTH: YOU ONLY HAVE 5 SENSES
MYTH: DOING CROSSWORD PUZZLES EQUILIBRIOCEPTION: A FACT: sense of balance, otherwise IMPROVES MEMORY known as your internal GPS. ou've pr obably hear d Tells you if you're sitting, study, led b y r e- Yplenty about the first standing, or lying down. Lo- FACT: Asearchers at the Albert five — touch (tactioception), cated in the inner ear. Einstein College of Medi- hearing (audioce ption), PROPRIOCEPTION: A sense cine, New York, found that solving cross- sight (ophthalmoception), of where your body parts are word puzzles initially delayed the onset taste (gustaoception), and and what they're doing. eadaches are thought to be caused b y the tension of memory decline in individuals be- smell (olfacoception). But FACT: and swelling of blood vessels of the brain. But there NOCICEPTION: A sense of pain. H tween 75 and 85 years, but hastened the what a bout the others? are no pain receptors in the brain itself . However, the decline once a person showed signs of de- These, which all include the THERMO(RE)CEPTION: A sense of temperature. meninges (coverings around the brain),periosteum (coverings on the mentia. Today,most neuroscientists agree Latin root ‘cept’ for take or CHRONOCEPTION: A sense of the passage of time. bones), and the scalp have pain receptors. Headaches are actually there is no harm in the activity but there’s receive, give us even more caused by the tightening of the muscles in the neck and the head. INTEROCEPTION: A sense of your internal needs, no great benefit other than making you data about the outside world: Headaches may also be caused by an imbalance in serotonin levels. like hunger, thirst, need to use the washroom, etc. an expert in crossword puzzles. Serotonin is essential for regulating mood, sleep and blood vessel size. SOURCE: LIVESCIENCE.COM, SCIENCEFIRST.COM, NEURONATION.COM CLICK HERE: PAGE 3 AND 4 “Some people say I have attitude – maybe I do... but I think you have to. You have to believe in yourself when no one else does – FILMS.BOOKS.MUSIC that makes you a winner right there.” SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 2021 Venus Williams 03
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[email protected] appearance. How she got her Mist — a mutation-causing substance — — a fictional super-powered race of superpowers is explained in a storyline was released throughout the world heroes in MCU, who evolved when QUOTES BY NOBEL LAUREATES FOR LITERATURE ot a comic book fan but called ‘Inhumanity’, in which the Terrigen activating the dormant cells in Inhumans humans were still in the Stone Age. “Death is the fairest thing in the Literature Prize Winner; From ‘One Day in the love superhero stuff? Here world. No one’s ever gotten out Life of Ivan Denisovich’ are a few things to note of it. The earth takes everyone – about Kamala Khan, aka, Embiggen! the kind, the cruel, the sinners. “All of old. Nothing else Ms Marvel – the latest Khan is an Inhuman descendent as she Aside from that, there’s no ever. Ever tried. Ever failed. superheroN who is set to appear in her can ‘embiggen’ herself (a word now fairness on earth.” No matter. Try again. Fail own streaming series in the Marvel added to the dictionary), with Svetlana Alexievich, 2015 again. Fail better.” Cinematic Universe this year. incredible elasticity that allows her to Nobel Literature Prize Samuel Beckett, 1969 Nobel HELLO, shapeshift and manipulate Winner; From ‘Voices from Literature Prize Winner; matter on a molecular level. Chernobyl: The Oral History From ‘Worstward Ho’ Not the first Ms As a result, she is of a Nuclear Disaster’ Marvel polymorphous, meaning she “Time flows in the same can stretch and change her “What’s terrible is to way for all human beings; In the comic book timeline, the shape. Upon realising her pretend that second- every human being flows first person to take up the superpowers, Ms Marvel rate is first-rate. To through time in a different way.” mantle of Ms Marvel was decided to become a superhero, pretend that you don’t Yasunari Kawabata, 1968 Nobel Literature Carol Danvers, who was the following in the footsteps of her need love when you do; Prize Winner protégé of the original idol, Captain Marvel. or you like your work Captain Marvel. Danvers when you know quite “You will never be happy if you continue to was succeeded by Sharon Ventura, well you’re capable of search for what happiness consists of. You who eventually joined Fantastic Ms Marvel, the better.” will never live if you are looking for the Four and became the She-Thing Avenger Doris Lessing, 2007 Nobel meaning of life.” with expertise in hand-to-hand Literature Prize Winner; Albert Camus, 1957 Nobel Literature Prize combat. The third character to Even though she made her debut as a From ‘The Golden Notebook’ Winner moonlight as Ms Marvel was a solo hero, Ms supervillain named Moonstone Marvel soon joined “The future happens. No matter “Read, read, read. Read everything — trash, who impersonated Danvers for the Avengers team how much we scream.” classics, good and bad, and see how they do years until the latter took her title following the Secret Wars Derek Walcott, 1992 Nobel it. Just like a carpenter who works as an back. Now Kamala Khan, a teenager, event, as part of the All- Literature Prize Winner; From apprentice and studies the master. Read! will be the fourth character ever to New, All-Different era of ‘The Odyssey’ You’ll absorb it. Then write. If it’s good, you’ll take on the supersuit. Marvel in 2016. She joined a find out. If it’s not, throw it out of the window.” new squad that included Sam “What matters in life is not what William Faulkner, 1949 Wilson, the Falcon, (who is now happens to you but what you Nobel Literature Prize Ms Marvel Ms Captain America), Miles Morales as remember and how you Winner idolises Marvel’s main Spider-Man, and Jane Foster as Thor. remember it.” superpower is But she didn’t stay on for too long. In Gabriel García “Life is full of strange Captain shapeshifting. She can the fallout of Civil War II, she joined the Márquez, 1982 Nobel Literature absurdities, which, lengthen her limbs, Champions, another superhero team. Prize Winner strangely enough, do Marvel change the shape and Source: www.screenrant.com, www.popsugar.com not even need to They met in 2014 in a size of her entire body, “The belly is an ungrateful appear plausible, since comic series in which and alter her overall wretch, it never remembers they are true.” Danvers inspired Khan to appearance KAMALA’S LAW past favors, it always wants Luigi Pirandello, 1934 In a recent comic adventure, Ms be Ms Marvel after she more tomorrow.” Nobel Literature Prize Marvel was gravely wounded in a discovered her superpowers. Aleksandr Isayevich Winner; From ‘Six Characters in Search battle against an Asgardian According to reports, this dynamic Solzhenitsyn, 1970 Nobel of an Author’ Dragon and ended up in a relationship will continue between coma. While she was the two women – as mentor and recovering, the Congress mentee. But that’s not all. In passed the Underage December 2020, Marvel Superhuman Welfare Act, WORD PLAY Studios released a first or ‘Kamala's Law’, which official look at the outlawed all individuals upcoming series, which under the age of 21 from What is Phobophilia? described Kamala Khan as Phobophilia literally translates to “love of fears”. Phobo being a superhero unless a teenager who is figuring means ‘fear’ and philia means ‘love’. A person who loves they were monitored by out who she is with the feeling of fear is known as a phobophile. The term an experienced adult family and friendships at is most widely connected to a TV series featuring superhero. Upset, Ms the core. comedian and magician Penn Jillette ánd Marvel called for all his assistance from Teller. It ‘Embiggen’, young superheroes to aired in 1995. The series was a word first created rise up and continue How she ‘got’ her ground breaking, and by ‘The Simpsons’ and fighting for those in essentially was about forcing powers more recently popularized need. Unfortunately, this people to face their greatest through Kamala Khan’s put her and the Champions Ms Marvel’s main superpower fears. For instance, if a person Ms Marvel, has officially into direct conflict with is shapeshifting. She can had a fear of snakes, he would been added to Child Hero Reconnaissance lengthen her limbs and/or change put them in a pit full of snakes. If dictionary.com and Disruption Law Enforcement the shape and size of her entire they had a fear of crowded or C.R.A.D.L.E. body and alter her overall places, he would put them in a crowded place. KING KONG AND GODZILLA Monster movies are exciting and have captivated audiences all over the world since 1933. Let’s do a recap of all King Kong and Godzilla movies from Hollywood and beyond as the latest release, ‘King Kong vs films so far… Godzilla’, tops the global pandemic box office collection the genre. Toho was later many later films. The 1954 film and its King Kong inspired to make the original Godzilla special effects director Eiji Tsuburaya are n 1933, the tragic yet ‘Godzilla’ after the commercial he Godzilla is a Japanese largely credited for establishing the entertaining tale of King success of the 1952 re-release of media franchise created and template for ‘tokusatsu’, a technique of Kong left its mark on ‘King Kong’ and the success of owned by Toho, centred on practical special effects filmmaking that Hollywood. Since then, the ‘The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms’ the fictional kaiju character would become essential in Japan’s film misunderstood ape has (1953). The success of ‘King Godzilla. It is the longest- industry since the release of ‘Godzilla’ starredI in many movies. King Kong’ went on to inspire other Trunning film franchise, having been in (1954). Kong is an American media monster films worldwide. ongoing production from 1954, with For its North American release, the franchise featuring King Kong, a The popularity of the films has several hiatuses of varying lengths. The film was localised in 1956 as ‘Godzilla, giant gorilla initially created by led to the franchise expanding to film franchise consists of 36 films; 32 King of the Monsters!’. It featured new Merian C Cooper. The Kong other media, such as television, produced by Toho, and four by the footage along with the original franchise consists of 12 monster music, literature and video American studios TriStar Pictures and Japanese footage. films, including seven Hollywood games. King Kong has been one of Legendary Pictures. The popularity of the films has led films, two Japanese kaiju films the most recognisable symbols in The first film, ‘Godzilla’, was directed to the franchise expanding to other produced by Toho, and three American pop culture worldwide by Ishir Honda and released by Toho in media, such as television, music, direct-to-video animated films. and remains a well-known facet 1954. It became an influential classic of literature and video games. Godzilla The first film, ‘King Kong’, of American films. His role in the the genre. It featured political and social has become one of the most was directed by Cooper and different narratives varies, undertones relevant to Japan at the time. recognisable symbols in Japanese pop Ernest B Schoedsack in 1933 and ranging from a rampaging The original introduced an acclaimed culture worldwide and remains a well- became an influential classic of monster to a tragic antihero. music score by Akira Ifukube, reused in known facet of Japanese films.
King Kong (1976) Here’s the list of Godzilla films so far… Mothra (1992) King Kong Lives (1986) barring a few Japanese local movies Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla II (1993) The Mighty Kong (1998) you can do without watching... Godzilla vs SpaceGodzilla (1994) Kong: King of Atlantis (2005) Godzilla (1954) Godzilla vs Destoroyah (1995) King Kong (2005, pic below) Godzilla Raids Again (1955) Godzilla (1998) Kong: Return to the Jungle King Kong vs Godzilla (1962) Godzilla 2000: Millennium (1999) (2007) Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964) Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (2000) Kong: Skull Island (2017) Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Godzilla (2014) Monster (1964) Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001) Godzilla: King of the Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965) Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla Monsters (2019) Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966) (2002) Godzilla vs Son of Godzilla (1967) Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (2003) Kong Destroy All Monsters (1968) Godzilla: Final Wars (2004) (2021) All Monsters Attack (1969) Godzilla (2014, pic below)) Godzilla vs Hedorah (1971) Shin Godzilla (2016) Godzilla vs Gigan (1972) Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters Godzilla vs Megalon (2017) (1973) Godzilla: City on the Edge of Godzilla vs Battle (2018) Here’s the list of King Mechagodzilla (1974) Godzilla: The Kong films so far… Terror of Planet Eater (2018) King Kong (1933, Mechagodzilla (1975) Godzilla: King of pic above) The Return of the Monsters (2019) Son of Kong Godzilla (1984) Godzilla vs (1933) Godzilla vs Biollante Kong (2021) King Kong (1989) vs Godzilla Godzilla (1962) vs King King Ghidorah Kong Escapes (1991) (1967) Godzilla vs “Win or lose, I always focus only on giving my 100 percent.” PV Sindhu, badminton player SIMPLY SPORTS 04 SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 2021 FENCING DECODED Bhavani Devi is the first ever Indian fencer to qualify for the Olympics. Let’s know more about the sport
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According to olympic.org, the 15th century, the most To score points, a fencer must make THE RIGHT-OF-WAY: The Foil which is between 1.5 meters to tw o “Fencing began the move notable being the hits on the opponent’ s bod y. A and Saber categories are governed meters wide, and 14 meters long. If from a f orm of military Marxbruder of Frankfurt, fencer must also defend against by the right-of-wa y r ule. This a player steps off the strip, a touch training to a sport in either formed in 1478.” The objec- these hits and touches, so that the means points are not necessarily or point is awarded to the opponent. the 14th or 15th century . tive of the sport is to strike opponent does not win points. awarded for hitting first. Instead, Both Italy and Germany lay the opponent in designated the one who carries out a proper- PENALTIES: Penalty cards are claim to its origins , with parts of the body,known as If a fencer touches the opponent in ly executed attack gets priority in used in fencing. A yellow card indi- German fencing masters or- target or v alid ar eas, to a valid target area, and the oppo- scoring. cates a war ning. A red card means ganising the first guilds in score points. nent does not touch in return, a the opponent gets a point. A black point is awarded. The right-of-way rule does not ap- card can lead to an exit from the bout ply to epee fencing. So, whichever or the competition. Penalty cards If both fencers hit at the same time, fencer executes a hit with the min- may be given for delaying the bout, OLYMPIC HISTORY the point goes to the fencer with imum impact first,wins the point. making physical contact with an op- right-of-way. ponent, removing equipment when Fencing as a sport has been Paris Games. Individual and MATCH AREA: Fencing matches a bout is on, violent actions, fouls, part of the Olympic Games team events for men and The first fencer to 5 points wins a bout. take place on a strip known as a piste, and breaches of protocol. since 1896. Women’s fencing women ar e held no w in was introduced in the 1924 three categories. CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT
CATEGORIES Even though the weapons are not A plastron or an underar m pro- A mesh mask with bib to protect the sharp, fencers wear protective gear tector is worn under the jacket. face and neck from any injuries. There are three categories groin, and the back of the to reduce bruising and punctures The mask should be able to with- of fencing: foil, epee, and opponent’s waist. If a fencer from broken weapons. In most cases, A glo ve is also w orn on the stand 25 kgs of weight. The bib too saber.These differ on the ba- touches off-target areas like the entire outfit is white to make it weapon arm. The glove protects should be able to withstand an im- sis of shape and weight of the hands, feet, head and easy to observe where the touches oc- from injury and provide better pact of 1600 Newtons. the weapon, the size of the neck, no points are award- cur. Today ,with electronic scoring, grip on the weapon. guard, target ar eas and ed. Often play is halted. colours in uniforms have come in. In foil and saber fencing, an elec- rules of scoring. Breeches are short trousers that tronically conductive material called EPEE: The weapon has a CLOTHING INCLUDES: A form- end below the knee. lame is worn to determine if touch- FOIL: The foil is the most triangular blade, and the fitting jacket made of tough cotton es are inside the target area. Female common w eapon used in hand guard covers the en- or nylon. Some times, Kevlar on the Knee-high or thigh-high soc ks fencers are also mandated to wear fencing. It is lightw eight tire hand. It is heavier with top layer is mandatory. with flat-soled shoes are worn. plastic chest protectors. Ana Maria with a rectangular blade. It a maximum of 770 grams. Popescu is a has a small hand guard to Touches are scored using Romanian epee protect from stabs. The foil, only the tip of the blade. fencer, ranked also known as a thrusting FENCING TERMS world no. 1 or point weapon, is designed The target area extends to to bend upon impact to the entire body, including En Garde: The ready position,or on Blade: Long metal part of the weapon buzzing and illuminating a light avoid risk of injury to the the head and limbs. Fencers guard. It is a call to the fencers to be that extends past the bell. The term opponent. Fencers can only not only have to make a hit ready to begin. It enables the fencer is also used to mean the entir e Advance: Basic forward movement score using the tip of the in the target area, but must to be balanced and constantly ready weapon. from starting position. blade, and must hit the tar- also ensure a minimum im- to change direction. get area. pact is inflicted. Body cord: A cord that connects be- Bout: A spar between two fencers. En Garde Lines:Lines on the piste from tween a fencer and a system for elec- A foil is usually around 90 SABER: The weapon has a where the fencers must take position. trically detecting if the weapon has Recover: Moving from an extended centimetres long. The max- flat b lade, and the hand touched the opponent. lunge back into En Garde. imum length of the entire guard extends from the base Bell: Concave piece of metal on a weapon, including the hilt of the hilt to the pommel. weapon that protects the fencer’s Scoring box: An electronic device Retreat: Basic backward movement or handle, cannot exceed 110 The saber has a maximum fingers. that detects a hit and indicates it by from the En Garde position. centimetres. The total max- weight of 500 grams. The imum weight can only be fencer can hit with any part 500 grams. Most fencers use of the blade to score points. weapons that are around 350 THE SALUTE grams. The target area is the torso above the waist, the head Fencing is seen as a c hivalrous Failure to salute the opponent can opponents take position with the The target area is the torso, and arms. It excludes the sport, so the salute is customary fetch a fencer a black card and elim- mask in one arm and the sword in that is from the shoulder to hands. before a bout or competition. ination from the competition.The the dominant arm.
Mom pawned her jewellery to fuel my ambition: Bhavani Devi
The sport is becoming popular with more the Rio Games and missing the b us hurt me. and more people taking to fencing. For It taught me the impor tance of preparation many years now, I have been the lone In- and putting in place strong processes so that dian representation in international fencing the results follow. meets. I hope that scenario changes in the com- ing years. With more performances by athletes I am here because of my family.There are no on the international circuit, the profile of fenc- two ways about it. Despite hailing from a mid- ing will surely go up in future. dle-class background (father C Sundararamana was a priest, and mother, Ramani, a house- The more people support fencing, the better wife), my parents stood by me through thick it is for the sport. I will be the ha ppiest if I and thin. My mother pawned her jewellery to am able to motivate youngsters to take up fuel my ambition. They would borrow money fencing. It is a fantastic sport that teaches to help me participate in competitions. I have you sharpness, agility,and is extremely com- missed competitions when we failed to petitive. arrange for the money.I lost my father two years ago and I am missing him the most I had prepared for a year or so to qualify f or at this point of time.