Wheelchair fencing

A sport of pure reaction and upper-body skill. The chairs are clamped to the piste in a metal frame, so there is no footwork or chair handling to master: the bout is decided by blade work alone, with modified foil, épée and sabre. It is open to athletes with spinal cord injuries, cerebral palsy, lower-limb amputations and other impairments that mean competing seated, which makes it one of the few combat sports that suits a wide range of function. In the UK, British Fencing is the starting point for finding a club that runs wheelchair sessions.