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An arm raised for the scoring side.
Also known as: Touch awarded signal, Fencing point signal
The fencing signal awarding a touch, given on the side of the fencer who scored.
Awards a touch to the fencer on the side the raised arm indicates.
Contexts: Public information
The side of the body carries the attribution, so the referee's own orientation relative to the piste is part of the signal — the gesture is meaningless without knowing which way they face.
Contexts: Public information
One arm raised vertically on the side of the fencer awarded the touch, the referee standing beside the piste.