Gha! My memory sucks.

[azurelunatic]

I cannot remember, off the top of my head, what the four salutes are for.

Digging, it seems that it may be for the art, the salle, the master, and the opponent, but I may be mistaken.

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[ywalme.livejournal.com]

From my memory and 5 years in the sport, that sounds right. In modern fencing, though, it's often for master, opponent, first hand judge, and second hand judge. (And thus is often reduced to two salutes when one has electrical equipment instead of hand judges.)

[azurelunatic]

Pfa. Degenerate youth.