Art of Defence on Foot, with the Broad Sword and Sabre: Adapted Also for the Spadroon, Or Cut and Thrust Sword...with Ten Lessons of John TaylorEgerton, 1804 - 118 pages |
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acroſs adverfary's blade adverſary againſt antagoniſt antagonist's blade attack blow body broad fword cafe celerity circle parade conteft crofs cut III cut or thruft defcribed difarm difengage directed diſtance dropping the point dropping your point edge effect a cut engage eſpecially expoſed fabre fafely fame feconde hanging guard fecurity feeble feint feize fhoulder fide guard fince fink firft firſt fituation fix cuts flip fome fpadroon fpringing back ftriking fucceed fuch fufficient fword arm George's guard goniſt half circle head head-Guard hilt infide guard infide or outſide inftant inſtead knuckles left foot left hand line of defence low carte moſt motion muft muſt neceffary obferve occafion oppofing oppofite oppoſed otherwiſe outfide guard parry perfons performed pofi pofition poſition practice practiſe prevent purpoſe raifing your point recover requifite right foot ſhould ſtep ſtick SWORD target themſelves theſe thofe thoſe traverfing turn ufed unleſs uſeful weapon wrift wriſt yourſelf
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Page 88 - ... and his attention not being occupied by endeavouring to parry, his blow at the head would probably prove fatal, even though he received a cut on the leg at the fame inftant.
Page 88 - ... be always attended with an inclination of the body, and the head being thus brought forward, becomes expofed, even when the leg or thigh at which the ftroke is directed, is removed out of diftance.
Page 45 - ... on his blade, you may be enabled to deliver a cut without risk, even at the part he intends to secure, taking care to direct your blade in such a manner, that the plate or cross bar of your hilt...