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Prise de fer is a movement used in fencing in which a fencer takes the opponent 's blade into a line and holds it there in preparation to attack .. fencing. fencing. Translated from French , the phrase prise de fer means `` taking-the-blade '' or `` taking-the-steel '' .. Alternate spellings include the plural Prises de Fer or `` Les Prises de Fer '' , and -LRB- incorrectly -RRB- Praise de Fer .. There are four prise de fer actions  : opposition , croise , bind , and envelopment .. However , each fencing master and fencing doctrine has a separate view of prise de fer .. fencing. fencing. William Gaugler lists all four actions under Prise de Fer in his dictionary of fencing terminology , while Roger Crosnier in his book Fencing with the Foil only mentions the croise , the bind , and the envelopment as prise de fer actions .. Fencing. Fencing. Foil. Foil ( fencing ). fencing. fencing. Any prise de fer action requires that the blades be engaged , and it works best against an opponent who uses and maintains a straight arm .. Additionally , a successful action demands surprise , precise timing , and control .