Fencing in the Modern Pentathlon is an important part of the event. A lot of points are won or less in the fencing event. There are three types of fencing. Epee, foil and sabre. The Modern Pentathlon focuses only on Epee fencing.

The fencing is a round robin tournament, with only a single touch or hit deciding each bout. No best of 3 here, one hit and you lose the bout. Aggressiveness is the name of the game here.

The fencing is held indoors using special fencing equipment and electronic suits and scoring equipment. Competitors face off on special stretches of aluminium that are 18 metres long and 2 metres wide with each bout lasting no more then one minute. If no one has scored a hit in that time, both competitors lose.

Tough, but fair.

If both fencers touch each other with their swords at the same time, or within 0.04 of a second, both hits do not count. This is a double hit.

Penalties do apply. For instance, if one competitor turns his back on the other, or if one goes off the designated mat you fence on. If you a fencer does something considered dangerous or something that is considered bad sportmanship.

You get 1000 Pentathlon points if you win 70% of your bouts.