I can't say anything about fencing, or the correctness of the term. I can say that there was an SCA group at the school where I did my graduate work, and it never really translated to me, but I say each to their own. They'd have huge melees on the Quad, and I'm sure they probably had a grand time with it. I wouldn't be surprised for many TFP'ers to be into SCA type activities, but I can't imagine doing it myself. Too many other things I'd rather do than recreationally sort of pretend to fight ancient battles, while really beating the junk out of each other with kind of pretend weapons that can really hurt. It reminds me of Civil War re-enactment, and I know we have some of those around here too. But good luck with your new hobby
What's the allure of it, for those of you that are into it?