The frescoes clearly depict weapons as sticks with thicker metallic tips at the end. The hand is protected by a guard similar to that of a saber, and the face is shielded by a kind of mask. According to the translation of the hieroglyphics, one of the depicted opponents is addressing the other with the words "Fight!" By analogy, a modern fencing bout starts with the referee's command "Fence!" The winner of the duel salutes the pharaoh and his entourage with his weapon. The head gear of the referees and organizers of the duel and bedecked with feathers. Even papyrus scrolls with the results of such duels have been discovered.

Looking back at Ancient Greece through the ages, we can also see traces of similar competitions. It is common knowledge that fencing was included in the first Olympic Games of 1896, but few know that it was part of the first Olympiad in Ancient Greece that took place in 776 B.C. Ancient Greeks treated the development of the body and the soul with an equal measure of attention. From childhood they placed great significance on games involving the ability of handling weapons. In Ancient Greece fights using cold steel continued until the opponents drew first blood. According to custom, the refereeing of such competitions was entrusted to the most respectable of the elders. The Ancient Greek poet Homer described such bouts in his Iliad:

"We bid two champions put on their armor, take their keen blades, and make trial of one another in the presence of the multitude; whichever of them can first wound the flesh of the other, cut through his armor, and draw blood, to him will I give this goodly Thracian sword inlaid with silver, which I took from Asteropaeus, but the armor let both hold in partnership, and I will give each of them a hearty meal in my own tent."