This essential handbook presents basic foil technique and tactics -- and how to teach them successfully to beginners and more advanced fencers. It presents countless practical tips, plus the distilled wisdom of generations of masters of the Hungarian school. It is rigorously technical, yet adapted to the demands of contemporary competition. There are nearly 200 illustrations.About the Author: István Lukovich is one of Hungary's most distinguished fencing coaches and authors. He has trained coaches from around the world at the International School for Fencing Coaches. Before that, he was a coach of the Hungarian national team, where he trained Olympic medalists and world champions. This is the third of his books to be published in English.