Fight Direction
BADC
British Academy of Dramatic Combat - an organisation that provides training in stage combat and certifies Actor Combatants, Dramatic Combat teachers and examiners. Originally founded in 1969 as the Society of British Fight Directors, they voted to change names to The British Academy of Dramatic Combat in 1996.
BADC website
BASSC
Short for British Academy of Stage and Screen Combat.
(From their website: The British Academy of Stage & Screen Combat was founded in 1993 with the aim of improving the standards of safety, quality and training of stage combat and promoting a unified code of practice for the training, teaching and assessing of stage combat within the United Kingdom.)
BASSC website
FIGHT CALL
A warm-up and rehearsal of fight choreography held before each performance.
FIGHT DIRECTOR
Responsible for choreographing any fight sequences during a show (whether they involve weapons or not), and for ensuring the safety of actors involved in the sequence, and anyone on stage at the same time.
FOIL
1) A fencing blade, rectangular in cross-section (the Épée has a triangular cross-section, with a groove running down the length of the blade, and is heavier).
2) A subsidiary character who emphasizes the traits of a main character.
KNAP
(Stage Combat) The technique to create the sound of a hit when engaging in a stage fight scene where no hit took place.
RAPIER
A type of sword used in fencing and stage combat with a slender and sharply pointed two-edged blade.
STAGE COMBAT
The art of making a fight scene look and sound real, without hurting the actors, bystanders or the scenery!