Damnjanovic Fencing System (Macevalacki Sistem Damnjanovic) is a contemporary Serbian form of swordsmanship. Its defining was completed during 2003. and 2004. The foundation of Damnjanovic Fencing System is a result of personal experience of Dejan Damnjanovic, its founder, in various Asian (Japanese, Mongolian...) and European sword arts, as well as of his research on various military saber techniques that were studied on Serbian Military Academies before 1918.
There are two main fundamentals on which Damnjanovic Fencing System is based.

The first is related to the necessity of combat effectivness and realism as a fundamental of the technique of the system. The second is related to the idea of defining the system not as a sport-like, competitive activity, but rather as a spiritual, meditative process, with the self cultivation as a primary goal of training. Damnjanovic Fencing System is not a sport, and it should remain that way. The weapon used in Damnjanovic Fencing System is the saber, identical to the one used in modern sport fencing. However, the method of its use is different. The technique of sport sabre is mostly based on Italian and Hungarian schools of sabre. Italian sabre school appears around 1860, and is based on a cut that is performed from the forearm, with the elbow as the point of pivot. Hungarian sabre school, defined by a famous fencing teacher from Budapest, Keresztessy, gradually replaces the Italian school during the first two decades of XX century. The major reason for the succes of Hungarian sabre school is its interpretation of cut as a movement of the wrist, thumb and index finger, which greatly increases the speed of performance.

It is obvious that a cutting technique based on the forearm or wrist movement (as in sport sabre) is far from being sufficient for the elimination of the oponent in the eventual real situation of combat or duel. In case in which the idea of technique is its combat effectivness, it is necessary to base the cut on the shoulder movement, with the strong use of hips in the moment of impact. This interpretation of cutting technique, so rare in contemporary western swordsmanship, on the contrary, can still be found in some Asian (Japanese) forms of sword use – Battodo, Iaido and, to a certain degree, Kendo.
The other deformation of contemporary sport sabre is related to the footwork. In the sport sabre, the footwork implies only straight line movement, which is the consequence of the shape of the fighting area. The realistic context, on the contrary, demands footwork in all directions, even circular movements (similar technical element in various military sabre manuals, up to 1918.).

Another deformation of sport fencing is the way of holding the weapon. In sport fencing the hold is often very loose, and not strong enough to cut a hard target, or to block a cut that is performed with full power. The important element of training in Damnjanovic Fencing System is the cutting of targets made of straw, that were before sank in water, with the real weapon. This training method does not exist in sport fencing, as well as in majority of schools of historical fencing. Fencing without cutting training is similar to the shooting without a target. However, cutting training is still a part of the curriculum of some Japanese sword arts – Nakamura Ryu Battodo, Toyama Ryu Iaido, etc.
The other main fundamental of Damnjanovic Fencing System is the interpretation of fencing as a spiritual process of self cultivation. The sword technique in this context becomes a method of achieving the more harmonious state of being. To be more specific, through the regular focusing on the technique, the mind of a practitioner gradually becomes, through the years of training, more concetrated and less disturbed.
There are two ranks in Damnjanovic Fencing System: the student (all practitioners that have started training), and the master. To become a master, it is necessary to succesfully pass the examination that has three parts: physical, technical and theoretical. The condition to try the examination is three years period of regular practice. Only a master of Damnjanovic Fencing System has the authorisation to teach and issue ranks.
Damnjanovic Fencing System is organized in the traditional and centralized manner. The fundamental structure of its organisation is "bratstvo" (order, broterhood). It corresponds to the sports club, or dojo, in Japanese fighting arts. The leader of one "bratstvo" has the rank of the master– the "bratstvo" that he leads is named by his name. The leading body of Damnjanovic Fencing System, as a whole, is "centralno bratstvo" (central order, broterhood) – the first that was founded. It has the authority to accept the other training groups (bratstvo) in the system. The leader of the whole Damnjanovic Fencing System is the teacher of "centralno bratstvo" (equivalent to the president of international federation, in sports).