Attention all foil fencers (and referees), a new rule is to be applied to foil immediately.

A fencers who reverses the line of their shoulders (bringing the shoulder of the non-weapon arm forward of the weapon arm shoulder) is now subject to a Group 1 penalty. This means a touch scored will be annulled, and a yellow card will be given.

The intention of the rule is to prevent foil fencers covering target area with the non-sword arm. This rule will mean that any foilist reversing shoulders will be penalised regardless of covering target or not.