EQUIPMENT...Part 2

Okay it's pretty obvious that both male and female fencers have to protect their private areas. It is required for guys to wear a jockstrap and for girls with wear a chest protector, which looks like this...

Now that that's covered, let's move on to helmets. This helmet can be used for both foil and epee...

But the sabre helmet looks a bit different...

Since the blade can only hit the torso and helmet, there are strips of metal on the helmet to detect the touch.