THERE are three main moves used in fencing: the lunge, the parry and the riposte.
Lunge is the basic attacking move, while parry is the defensive action to block the opponent’s lunge. Riposte is a counter-attack that follows a successful parry of the opponent’s attack.The spat between Rembau MP and Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin and opposition MPs on who should be responsible for a virtual Parliament can be considered in fencing terms.
The spat started when Khairy’s predecessor, Yeo Bee Yin told him to step up and offer technological solutions so that Parliament could conduct a virtual sitting.