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D P'VIf'I~ywst ' re:gt l iab!,d system o f study wd ins t rue-D on i 11ere Dl'ltS'[ 'be seme basis w 'b~e ll" hy ex'pef ' ie;nc1e andpr i~e t i ce , I i ID i I ; ,S t~,reen ted iself : tusl t a C l c 1 e p t , a b L e fo'r therequiremernsand result '.In the choice (If basis fo:r .h e educational system, '?f\!be.n. ,the subjects are long established arts, such as ls I '.Fene-m i g ' , , ' - ; 'the '~" ', b t } : a i ' " most l l t t i :vt.rs,IU J Used r s aU J( I~ Il '~~d~ asits u, lJ iV 'e:rs2~i~m speaks i t s , adaptabil i ty to most p e r s J D J ' ] , s h -It: hi ~n this ~v;ay(be "French S[c~hooll iII in fen~ing has beenl1'rJifQ,rm~_yeSI,ablis'bed t h ronghout the United S ' t i c, 8 , ' t e s .This heokahns to present, in the iorn'! 01 class \\rfU::ktaU th e t-llelll1~Dta;rJ cond i t i ons 0 1 flrttlcn1g~ a,cc'lrdi~gte th e

i~Ir,~,Icl1 5mboDl - ii' and '~Dp're~ue 'th e Ien c er s 'w b,o w iU int n l f u " t t l r e be the representatives I O I th e art m 'th~e'~Ql-I le , les~ in th e tmiversitiesaind In th e clubsThe ' f o l l ow11] , ( work has been \ -v ' f l i t tel l l hy ProfessorRiml"do E. l J l : i n l r i I C J l U ! ~ 1 I n ldua~12 o lf the "French Sehool'a,;t1d : a I , i t eaeher io rt\l\~ entl-lfivlc y ,e '~ r ' s~ ,tvldl a w'jde e>rp'er ' i. . .

" b='~d-mi'i4,~ l ' 1i~enee Jil l ,u an " .~ ~ ,at"@e ICJi iS ' es ,Prof, Manriqtll~ isthe ;U .1 i ' thor lo f 1 1 1 _ ' T n e Art Q f Fen&:bilg'VVitb 'the FIQi l - A~c[n~dilligo the F r en ch School,' and wasled th 1 m " ~ ' f ' k f' h11r ,': .-,-,( I'~ ,I., '1- (" '1 -- '" - '~ '. ', ,~ .- ,-- -.-- ;':-- , I';" ,::- 1-,-':' "I . ,:. , . - , . - : - y - ~ - L ', . : - . _1l'V3"rr: e . " .e on.,y rnec a il~I1. ,01" wo . r , , Uti , eoafl,1 ,at tilePan-Amerlean Expositien, B uflalo, 19(rr"

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F,ell~:ing. the ' art of sell-defense wi th the sword, bas.passed tbTOl lgb s e v e n iL p l iases since the days of its I ! ' . l r 1 dgin'.A't tbe t Ime Q f its birtb arul e_lJ"n)~devldo,prlll~nit,~he swordin use' W2l& ;3 very heavy \ :v 'em.:pDn~,and adversaries in , C ! i r ; ) : m , " "bat tmsted more to insplraticn and agility than tOI ,anyestablished principles. It was thrQiugh the experience 0 'Blanry ge fl~ r ,a r io ns c ,i ' p ~ac ticm l m en ' t h im t ' t h e p 1 r u ' l , c i p m e s . o fS\Yrtlfd~l~lay , v ~ r e deduc,C!d f r o r m l 1 ~ I a ; t : e d l i l s U i R p l i l i , e d lu,dada pted to the human ;:m.nlI~onl.y.The art oJ :fencing ha-s cbal1,pd a l f r C : l c l ' [ I C l l i , n r = ~ D the ehanee

,o f arU 1E a,ilt1 ~tl e manner of combat, The Ib~gi:nninl o fthe middle Ihge,sI 'was the epoch lcn- heavy h o o , Y " s adtuin~ls t reredV\r iLb b]udglenn " ilud the vb:tor , ,1:3f'5 he wi lo bitthe bardest, ' 1 { rh$1, , c o m b : 9 ] ; : lB ln t s m~"emounted OIl horsethe resi stance ef their armor cm:bfrolUed the 1 [ " ' e s , " , U t ,Mdtbei r ' physical SlTCn l1h w as only seeondary, 1was wi. t l l, i l le c om ple te d..i1l~~a:rding': 1 ' a r m o r tb ,a t the ar t I I J ~ f f ,enc . ing,propetlyspealiin;g,- :b~gan.In th e c o urse ,e f timle" a-nd aft'ef the pusine 'o f be'( ;1]a~sof arruer, , tbet~ was a Jightler and a S h O I 1 F ' ~ , e t - ' swo rdiatroduced, Tbis w,eapon was easy ~Q ll1,anage add , 1\ieU~oibed t o ,tl1~C L 1 ! 1 1 t . l ) I m '01 g o i n g ;100,:: jl was adaph:d bythese ,ge[l,t]emlfn of the cloak and S'wo1ltd 'w~~\oI Ilrreobl]ced~t > J c . . thei tl~ _ill, ,i, '~. ,0 i t do protect , . eu' liveliJ uevisulg mauerous attack "an' 2 I l v a i d i . n g etnlni~g thrusts, Their Met~cd e l i fferi~d, ft, _ mJlJrQ lern methods because at t l lar t tune the sword 'Ill,d as


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6a~L"'r i l ia :r~ the d_agger i and afEe'red, C ! o n ] , l l k . a t i o m s ' l ] ju i r e , ou to ,f. the q ll,cs tk n rn liD -f,eneil1i' o f eu r day,. '\ tV :bea dI'e , d~"e t f "f ,eU ~ m im disuse , d le e~lJUrt S'I , I ' f "Dfd-was ado,p ' ted, ~,p can e IOeca.:tl 'S'f D'ame Fashion, ld lema~~ded.' tbat :it be an adjunct toth e Q ,p ', 'a if 'f lof every gendem,an. This w asth e S ~ ;ID al fo rthe advancem,ent 's,falJ art which has been , c , o n t i " D t l , a . U yeVlo lv in l te ,( teveiopi inlJ{) the 'pe'rf ll !ct iol l ,Illi tile present d a " Y .---,AI :lJl'baut lbe time ef tlle ,adop tio n . of the, C"l1r t swur,l\ ;VOI s choo l s b'~' i i f :Oeiug w,e~'1! ffl'ft.Q,ed, in Ettrope~ thr~P riem c h and the [t,mUm.~! i ' i r i I l l l Om r u n g their own to-dS l Y . . Thef1 . l ' rm~r n , z d th e ad l,. ,a:n t2 1g o J ' royal . : P " D Q t e c t i Q l 1 ~ henGe" mas-ter I of , i U C U 1 I 5 declare " , r i ' t t l - 'p ride , that i l l F ranee, in 'I S6~'",A..D" - w a s , I f !s t lafuUsbed the first i n ! i ' t i t . 1 J , UO : I l knbw'D as an}I,. " , , 1 . : o r . F ,. -'1'.." A . . : I i f r 'o d O ',acaue,my' 0 1 1 ' ~ en~rn:n-I.TD ss .~eau~m,y D,' ..Arrns ~.sap-peand durIng 'tb@ Rl2~l'olu:ti'~i.8"whlal both its Jlatr01[lS, 3ndiits masters we' f le suppressed, In,' 8 & 6 it T~tJtr :ganiz,~d"~fitll tbe , e : x p r ' e s 5 1 e , d , o 'b j t e c l ' 0 CI"IMrte , a ! ClOmtllOa e e n t e r Jorfenei11,r :maste'rs:" " Q '!l!stablisll coD,smfItmtet 'c ;cuJ '":s 'e andf e l J Q , w s H H : p amomg t J l : C ' m 1 j a n d t ~ 1 w:; : td l D ,ve r t l ~ e prG l fes5:~o:n ,I,ullr~p'fOmC!te i ' tS p l fc~pe: r , i ty .


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,ather' be .l-shape I Of' : nwnbc I ' 8:); the , g . , i / J (wofJ(I, 1:01/'-,tred"vith eerd) ~.the to't,glr. f1 ( C o :n t~D t 1 atiQ Il o f the 'b~~de, that passes d)'rough the grip) I and file lu:nn~~u!.l(heaumetal knob C'U1] []le tm ,g' th e: bandle},There are se'veraJ, rUlm:be;n;, :in bL ld~ 'J the 'most uS1Jai~Le i ttg -~ .o , -i ; I , n e l l NQ I. S : l i 3 :4 and J ,S ieh e SiD ' t cngt l l f r Q : F l ] 1I l l Jard t ' C I pob r t'T o ! . f in d proper balance of f J ( ' l i l " poise the hlade on afil1l'Etf' and about one rru::'bf rom goa,'rd the exact b3 l I ancc.is n e~r .Daf;e.!~ by the ~l!reigl'tt 10 f tbe PQn:wIn d.

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.._pI01i7.~ON 1 0 , 1 ' ATTN'T'10~':C-' ~ lb 1',00bel ( ] , as deserlbed, plaee th e ree't" h eels tn-gether ~at ~ri~'b~angles to one another 1 1 ' head . up,~dgllt armand f ~ J i , i 1 ICItlfrntd,cd down \V31rds,lld , sUsht ly to the s.id~,button foil'll inches fr,om f i oo : r , l l e ' f , t hand at id e I li 't l1 rW ly~,stand as, m,lildl in , profile as passible, 'withlJul:fi'l'idi~'.

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if ;YE~-EN~5 C ME ,_' GwA lm FI~O'Ur.~JR.ST POSI'FION ..


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Tbird-_Bnth harn ls maintaining' same rel ative position'tarry foit l[Jwler'head 'Watl~ horizcntal, arms bent,F,:n,tttll~ D- rnp l,ef't lland te the s i ,de and [~.0, ua{ tlre.head, mov ement a:u .d p _~:l t l D D mIV'cd; ,a;t the same It~111~br ' i ;ng rfrh~hmd, \~ /iU 1 [o il in f re : rn t f adversary - bandk~pt C 'bc s,t b igh l' nails in, arm ben t", eniO\V in ,nnd al.enteigll't. m,ette! f ' r0m 'body.j po in t of . roi] in l iDe o f adversary'seye.,Fif'tr~F,e~t I(e~iug same jpositiorr; fucnu [t!;s, l~ru~es~

separate, \Vleig]it maintained lb:r both le~ ..SiJ(tI],-Bring right feor ft)r\'tar(l~ :lwC font lengths,

~ie' '.~e,e:n beels, ke~p~iqg t .hedgl1 t a' I~ Jgl .ep i t } . '~ ion ; then : r D U tare ~IDiD guard,,~'rUERECQ1lER

f low 10 dOl f: Te J ' , .r :Ove:rl' to return 'C n ,..ftrs t 'p o~i-t ionU I r om "on . IDard. u'

Ext1e :nd ing rigbt UDl and r o u npw:l:r 'dila1nd for-x,vardj1I m . n n d . f.ofilihe',ad hjl~htBaaS U[l; Jd t h e same t ime bring1crt--hand dewu tn ,side, Fight foot baek l!eIJ; !rt-rnj"ghtl l lelds.' Iqg,etiu:r-.... .

Tn- ' AD-'ANCEF 'ro :m ~... l f i r . gu a :r,d"" '~ I itIl 1 1 0 e l y i1+ same 1105 ftiQU, ad van r C'

,n'.ht {U L lit ~ cot tveEl ; ieu : t dlstanee, I L ' f ~ fn 't iollo\,~irJgau",e 1cJt1Rl distanC',~,.

'T Eg RJn~BE~~\>T.:Being' "nn g'u3,:rf l : f1! and ke.eping body and ann in S111Up O S i : t i O H J I take one step baJc :l , with left f m!'t, t.etting right

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WUNThis m~do :n C Q [ 1 , s ; i s u i t t dr .a , " l ' i~Dg t h e left . f o o t 'wn ra rd

the r:ight fClJ tJ~he distance y~U\ViS~l to approach rDW"adversarv in attack, Tlu~'movernem I s made l"ust be fore~ ,tU.n gi:rtg'" il .keepilng\ L~s bent,

Ins CALLS' SbL .mp r ; i g b " E . f co t o n fJ.CM ao:t~ ID t tw 1 ~ E IqLr ic idy andaudjbJ:.y~,.re.!5'tef~,dd_y 1rwnainlllg motionless : the e 5t~1l')'S

maybe ' ~LScd10 i n su re a , per f i ;!et balance, or' a~ a 111 'CMl,"$ t ,eall an adv~rs,~u]'s atte1,H~ln to your I U e s , i re UU I J t the ht,iUtshoul , stop,.

EX.TE.~~SUiJNr'H~ ,jj~R~IExten d :dgl'rt arm. ,~ith leD!y and .sttlOO~~bmovement.band heldnails uPJla,nn and Jell making strnrgh line tll111at 1 1 6'1 0 1 0 g ' chin , .To resume far:lnet POSi t lcu1 draw b~ak arm ;w i l l i L.l;l~

ia th.e el . .Ry smeoth "" '~y ' and Urm,g ' dUow to \~ , i tbrn e~htj , l l e . b e . s , C t 'body..

TI IE . LLr "NI G E .TIl an n exb:ndedr :"5 described, Hft r !gh" fo o~ ahoutone i n ch frnm f l .O fH-" and push ing ba.ck. w ith "the left Icg~

throw ' [ G ~ D c : 1 f :forvr~rd nntil left b1g is extended to its Fullle'n,gtb ' \v i tb foot f l r n l t ol1floo;r!~ mhen the rigbt fO Q~J~~, i t hnlus '~ lep perpendicular ,to Imee an , _ w i t h . right thigh nearlyborunl1ta~ fletnnlS to Roor " t .1 receive , ,~'eigrrf ef t 0 !)f"~lm.ultanr:or lUS'~Y 'v~th,the thrtrst 1 0 fthe m e l t rC~ I "d ro :p thel i e - i t 'ball1 d baf l , " , l ' . ra rd am d da'\ i \ . f ] ' l in m eu r"t;d tT l ovemen t,tlntiJ 'i t rests within four indies (Jf tbe tb~igl:i,.palm turned


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15forward. The bndy i s \ h 0 1 ' ~ as nearl y as PO! i b l l f in ape: rperui icuJar pos[ti .on t h r o ' 1 J g h , p l [ f l , ~ the bln:e.Te 'return ~~D:Dgtla.rd'/' bending left ]~ a t knee, dr~n\back r ig11t ' -Do t to , ' e J l r i g i n a l PQ.siti ,on~.with wei,gh '~ of bod -ev ,~ ' [ l i ly .dhtrmb\lt~d," ; at same time B 'l \~ inq ' felt arm npw ard ...and. flex rJ,ght arm "~lithfon as descri,in~d before ..

PosaT'WON OF Fort.. Hl'i.N1lF o il m l:~ , irn [ ] in ' I r . ' I l t : i . r t g ntay a~ !li lw :n ' o l 1 .r di~rent {iJ'!lsi-

ti'OIlS , narnelv : -Ffr 't~T_httmt ~a\vn~MU5 tD r ig11L,~'-e 'co 1,u -T 11 tul1 h td left: nails down ...Third- Thumb npj nails to, Ii(!ft,Fc , l t t . f t h -T l 1 t tmb - t ' O Ftght. um .Hs Up ' .

FTrst, second aDd Iourth can Ire used in attaJ:ll aup .ru T I l~ s ; , tb i rd~ in ~ aF r i l e s . orlJ : r . .

P-U['JLJC S.l\lLl"rrE"F]rst-Be~lJg in fir~ p o ; iH i :o i l l! bring foil, in front -f

f~u;~"e",lade perpendicular, handle chin b~b" 'PQ1m~to',van:~fa ,ce1IrJa ib; in.Se'eoD~Withou! ul0ving arm drop 'f~l~ forward I Jofr ]on zontal P : _ t f s i t i . o t l then swing 'I " ,!~fts i d e , arm extem'[cd ti InlUs 1 U p , ~band shoulder 'h igh 'II ' look in w Y l e c t i b n I , f inll,Third- Wi th d J l '3"~ arm .and car-ry foil' La front o : f fa lce

L a plerp~twdjc ldnr poS i l l ~o1 l 1d ,_seriherl, t hen drop f f1F, , 'of , l asin '~ ;c:ond par ; S\1\;blg "~ O r iJtht ' [~[e~nail~, dmvl1. h~n,dshoulder hbiIl and took h'l , d i rectmn I. r extended arm arn~f oU .


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[1nl~n'kh-Rettlm.roi1~: pe rpend ie t1bLJ~ pos.iHoH in I r on to f . Iace , then aIt' ier m&kmg the l : :u t s i lK [l ' rep'ar.alor]l move -meats, come ~ ,O H;Ol1 gL1artt-'

FmA'L 5ALtTTri.In 'tlirl\;t p n s ' r t 1 n r n . . , ,rHes . arm ~ eJho1 i1 \f near hody - IU lnd in

front of chin, 11!at,il~ll 'blade perpenelicular u - m f r : n t offace,S fCeC lnd - - ,~ ing ' po int forward and down; . I fXL -end iE lg '

3rm ~nd , 2 1 . 1 th e same tOne tur:mng hand outward, nail ..d i tl ,v 'r : ; b:ll~PO']:rJt a t about fnw~ i n che fL em the f i o o l an d& ~ue tA the r igl1t.

,,/ THE L-;:N'ES1 he lines are the spa.,ces, ,exilting 011~:!l~d~ff~rcl1 ' r ~{ ' les-

o f the lJ la,d "f!'~vhen (Jill gtlard~_"rel~eare r our Iines, n a m e l y 'I t T l e S P i e l !c'e te r~gh t rtfb,llldc is knnwn, as , tQnOVi~5~ F i g h t I j1t l i , eU, T l , 1 C j ,t/rini 7 4 n e . an d 0 rUsi ,d,f , l , j o J U"~' S ' f J , t i , c e to J ,ef t t i f l&e hlade 'kn~'vt:las.

nOr\JV~: l~ft I ~ s .f'o~nth l i t i C " ' and i1v; idr : t i t h . : j~ tfle ~11 ' ~ , " e21J10 l f i f 'tiu: gu2U j to n , ~ eella r l' ine, kn,nvm 8 .g h i 9 1 :J U ~I r . 'iiair .] sp ac e 'he lo w gLJu,~' lr lto th e 'belt l ine ' known as [(~~! n i T r e . . .Th:e right a,II'd~~Jt fines are the only lines for 'fllgng'f""

ment, H' igh an Ii low Hues-fOT attalrkting.T [i~ KNIt;. -GEYD1i'~

T11 f eniagem,e. t l ' t is tbll;~j ' tC~iniog c f , you r blade w i.l1 yO'Lliadv~ r - s~ ry " 'O J en e I:)i Lhe lines 01 'Mpg~t[lieDt~f! such a.1ma nner as I to P'liute'cf YOlTrse ] )t by ear ry irmg adv er a r \- ' s:poin't a\\~my from eit 'her side o f your bod, ..


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I.. , _ . : t l _ _ _!SpJ\LlltNC S A1'lIL_ETlr t:..rml~lmyC"lI_~-\NIC~Q J' ERG~\GEJ\[E~

The change CI,f'e l ] :g l~enrn~ntls a new eng~l,;gelnerrt . made0 1 1 the oppo it ,e I rom the IC IDe icwbj,m, tb'e 'Il'~ad,~~ereo r tgrn_a]Jy" :_' . m~kh,g the change , I awer yO']'[V' !poinI t! ( ~-nav;e~lU!rU:made 'b y UU~!Ulger! , '0 ' l11y) a 'O[l pass it u n d e rand as n e . . a t a.$ ,!)tls ~ in le to ' !~b~ad\~ 'en;ar :" , s hlarle, protce t -lrll" Y O U _ f S J e ' l f ~ as desrribed, i l l the line IQf ~ n g ; a g J m l 1 : e n t ' i 'If tb ' l L :bangf ' of engagernll~ntis made advaneina, tlrestep fo rwa rd l IDllUSt be- preceded b J r the f!llgC'f muvement,

d1 e ~u lvm .lL~c ebe.illg" executed du,ri-ng (!fjn1:~, lctiO' l l o,t :thlsDOUftLI!: 1!NGAc;EM i E .NT

The c l o tfbl le l e.ongem ,e 'l 1 t ~'s rnmde b,,' h\1Q snecess iveeI l !g!ac,en1'enb~-, th e sec o nd 'beginn Ing in (he Cli[ll'OI~tleineto 'lbi~I.ne o f t l ' . le i l i rs t engC!ge~ll-tlt H 1eJi. ' l:!lcltt~d a f. v ane -ing. the advance ~nl1;tbe I c ,om~p le ' fd dudng the first chamreo f ,e l i lg ,m.~m ent,

t~H '~nfZH~INGFw , g;e ri:l:'lg ' c on s is ts o f 'ba\ r ing the guida;nclt ! ID r i lJU:"hJ .md~$

,ern,it:ireh:'und,~ flu! oo lj[uo l 101 the &1~ers~ more , e _ " I11e,eiall v... I b- I . i i i !th ' l } dllU1iJU a m i C I . ind,e:x _ r n n ; f t r ~Figed~[[g . g 1 ' ' ' e - s . th f ; . rea] fee ce't f.he m o s t les~ie L t - i alff~udily I f dlUtl~Y af l:d ~serJlsU iv'eQess ,.

THE ATTI -~CIJ ; , .. --The attack 11; the action nf a Jell~er wl :u~n tryin . b)

tnnch 311 i!l,d\riel"~aryb,Y simple u.r by rntnpm~ 'th.I'1J.S~. Sim-p le , . ,when it c en sists u f ' o ne movement. eemplcx, whe n itCDn' i iBts , C J I ~ f mere ttl,~nlene,


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Then! a" f 'C ~ ,~J tIM ~ ,'~ .s imple thri U i r n ~ ~nl l1 l j I I . !11: U ie di reeet l~ r r~ ;5 '~ ; ith e lfi!$ ..- . ' U ; : 1 g e aml the cut -O' ( ) I~~ ' .The a ' i r e l " , , thr'fls;_' 1 .~ 'tile 3 JC 'tidn 01 n ~ e fencer w hen he

makes a direct exteusron of the arm, wi th the Intention to.ouclr his adl"'f:"[,!!lU, in the 11n[ 'o f engagemeat,TIU! rliSI1J!tJ"jf)If!~5: : a L pass under the adversary~'s blade,

: k C I ~ , P [ Q - g ' a s near I t , O ' i~a s I l 0 5 sible , -u IC 1 i s f oU!Qwe( ] by I e . ; ,tiftD.~sian o f (h ie ; arm with tfj,~ i :n 'h~:ll t j(;l1 ~l touch ' the a~ll rS 'W1,1 'inO~P]osite line 'h ) the line ot enga,gen' leut ,The te1d-O'V(J1r Is f t . . pass over the adversary's h~ar1~ andas near to i~~s possible , mntien W l l 2 l l de by thumb and indexr imge r O i \ 1 ! y ~ ,and ls - ,dUO\ i j ' fH1 . ; , 1 1 extension :JL rhe an r r \~'itbU1e intention 'ttl butch tl~e a~rlV ' l " :S&l~: r ~L I I 'lhl!pp~1iit~ l h , l , et the line o l f en ' ,dg'emet! t t .The complex attacks are withnl. i ' t lim~t In II,nl1nber.};"llI1Jl er on the're 1i \?U1 be some expbnmab. l1~'Y examples

"grven,THE Fri]xr

The feint is , 8 : eoumerf eft a't~a!C'k~n d nJrust b e - so exe-euted as to dec eiv e the adversary in 0 ibe l ic .v iug i~ t realtt!,rnst,t wi tho l1 [ bcittg accompanied, 1 J y a '~,lulge';.'. ' u fU~ l~C" -'~ngadversary to parry; then your [ lrlJru1lt f i1 .US ' , be in readi-n e s s bl] make m r u J t h e m ~ f C ' r uD ' t or ,to:-'l(fiellb~ a . fh.ru~( inaneth er line; by .so doing,. oQmpmex a thl~ll~9re t t 'nr l1~,I t :cl

T ITE P ~Jtlt!{The. pa'rn"ry is the ~u:tion0 1 attempting t ,o1.ree'I",bevoDu

your 1 J r J . d y ~ the point )f,our adversary has thrust 3 J t " you'l ,t h is 3 .,nen i .: r p tmay be' o r may n o t 'b e S iL lC 'c es s flJ ,I ,~ ru n i ther


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ease I t t 'IS a parry}, The llarry is made L y the fut~e of:,yourbblde ,2llainst [be f o i bLe 'O f your adversa ry 's ,

TR,~ , a i u . ~ rER ' "P'l\RIt.:'If.Tb~ counter-parry is lilt reverse :parry which seeks 10tTr

adversa ~~-s blade in the 1D e ln whi'e ' ll it presents ' t l E ' CIf t,tu be : fo r t lc d in to , oppcsite tine. In execution the " O I w , i ' I T Wde : ; c r~bes a smal l but complete le i rele, w 'h i . l e haJllc l r r u11a i n~f i xed , (l'Pl"OSnt'lOiN Pt\JU'tT]~e OP'O'J,~~~JOUis I tb ,n S J eeial parry \~Irich meets the

a dversary's bI;!tj,eJ , 3 1 ' 1 : i ~ X H 1 1 1 ) m : ~ y u l gt, \\"lthut1 t a t a p , beyondthe Iront pi lbe bodr '~ ,llsiug J. f u r C ' f f f u ~ : pressure of thehand, F o t 1 " e to c rbh~ ' "

'T~rb!:Qll 'hae:tioli parry is an a,w t~w a,r l~l and unnecessaryparrl", IS, it ca'rri.ef. the ~clver!5~u'Y~s[JiD.~ th f D t r u l n all 1hellnes, , ex ,p~s, i .Dg' the body , tor' ~aJll,i11e,:

E n .fJ f1 !}fJ in tOU'fia~~N o, [~. At ta . C~{.by dn e-two. .N ' ( ] I . _; , -1. t l i$~bL,1 I]..., anry ic rg sfx tb and fOl 'Lr th [}'I" si x tb

and UOll"llter.. .si~ th i), p ar ry sixfb and COUD,lter~ourtb I ( tbi "eonnter-feurth is, a. eontraetien parry},

TJ I J l E DI vilr,EllENT P~UUnE$There are eigl'rt 1:1Q.rr i 1e . S : J 1 each one of , \yblcl]. 1 1 ' & : ; it~

counter. These parries an! first second, thrrid,j, fourth,mJ~h " sixth, llu~'\r'oo,Ul or semi...~d:rc)eand ~ighth"


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The ~e!cund and !~': :gh[h ,~IU!..:J,ade te the l " i g ' h ' L ,al,;ul ill ~hclu '~- l c ' ;

The '~'hirJ a.utJ, sixth are made to ' the ri,lht and in tl.ehigh line :The fourth and fu~5t are msdc to d ' H : ~ ],~~rt~]1t1 ill the~gh U~le,~The liftLl fUlcl seveath tbl the ~cFtand ill the low liJle,.

Exec irrroN OF' P 1J tS " r ''a n a thrust ,m tyour left 1 ' . ' 1 1 1 line, turn yenl! ' hand , n;lilsout, elhow raised and 'bent, Inrearen hOl-i~on.bd~ l.u'l.nd.leat height 'O f hrft q'!y~;J ~oint Idj_rC1Lh:;d~to adveT5ary~s ' IO\VUl1~ ' 11

'T R I; C o IJNT.ER OF' "Em:'~D'eiag' in JJJutdtioO, just descr Ibed , ~U1IN:lUt ,1,(1\, ersary ,at tack i r w DPPD~,i't~1 1ne , r aise T n ~in t I(J f you f' 1 ! J ] a d : , e :ihfHrl~

: ;UJ .V '~ " ~ry' -sJ IC3r ry iu I ]: t ,\v'Ith ,1D1: :U"$to O f 'r u g h U l ~ p U i 5 , : ~ ' ~ i , O r n .

EXECUf w~ "' SJiiCQNDOn a, thrust at vour 1"o'\~~Irune,~ourer YOlllT handle, in

'If.. ""rnetionfrom J eft to r i g h ' _ ; o oirning )~ourhand, nails down Ihrh1,g- in l f rearm, bandle and blade ill ~ pO 'S ] li,C U l (u~arlyho rizon tal, ,

T"JI.E COUN'TEJt 1i!)F' St:c:;a.NDB eing in po sit io n j ' \ . 1 t Ieser ibed, ,DO ,~ ',a Llrr' ahrf'I"S(.mT]!'"

a lack in opposi e low Iine, ralse peint o~' your bladeahnve }~IL1I adversary 's, and carry ad 've l ; at'I~:!!j,blade toodgintd ~py51don.,


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;B ; !X&C l JTLON C D ' ] ! ' TamIl(1m ,I. thnlst f.[t youn-rightrugb Hne1 carry JOtl'f 'hand

to the , r ight], ~,mn:~'~ 'O:WTlm t 'UJ ' tdng by articulation o J tb6,\~Vlut, 'Bl1ding w i l b P O i D l ' t at h e i g h t of a " L " . t d in Un~\\fitbyour rig b t fjr'f" TIm ICOU,HTER DE T'urao

:n:,eing' U 1 p ~ , S \ i U o Z 1 just described, an ,YQcn - I d y e m - ary's31t (ack ~ m ,oppos i te , l ir.,e, drop yo ur po in , unc le rY011J . radversary's and carry yndtiI' .ad'rer'~ry s blade to original'posi l ion.

EXECt. ..,InN GF F'OIURT:HOa a'hru,s't at youf~eft.bJgli l;ne'~,carry l iQu.r hand ito

t i l ! ; : ' l eCt , 'l1:f;il1g a, quarter tt.ttu J t lae \ \ r: l ,"W S ' t ,t J 1 C l IM sl ight lyiucllued '~tl 'tIer~,gJ't, 'p()b~[ at b E ! i g . 1 1 t 01f ' and in l i n .C ' \ v i" tJ hY 1 J qL j r h "'ft eye, 1E. C=:lUN'''!''KI 0," F"IJ,umm

Blem"r til p05F: i l ia; [J l j 11..: deseri hed, {I n :f0iU adversary 'sattack in upposih~ line, d rop p l O i r l t o r bJa:de under yourad ~1e1'sal"f '~sjcal~ry ' ad ~c rs m.ry"s blade ttl 0 rigiInd pO!i,[tion,

Encc;p.tu,( 0, FIFTHl ) i1 , a thrtt.'t ,l.tyour l!e':ftline tur.O yeur hand s,'ljgllitly Inalls dOli\~n1 hl,,',~':iJltg your wrist diagtlually ever ~~O[tr

ad\ fer ! !ar ry 's l blade, carr'Yin~gthe latter to the ]~\iV line, _\t,the '~Jtd of the : : I uDke the forearm, 'vri.~,tand blade should' it. . ,. ,. ~ ,. , 'IL 1 !~1 I J . I t : m !l.1 .Q l ', lzo n 'ta Ju n e a c ro s s lUeIJO(iY.

~rRE COUNTER 'O F PIErS:D ei l l , g i n p o s m d t n , 1 . ju s t des c ribed ~ tO j l y ' f l 1 U r ad v e ' r ' , s . u ~ y _ js

attack h i i : l l c ~,p lmsite U D , e ~ 1 t l : rQ 'P the _ _ J J [ J i n ' l 't 'll your ' ~ , b . u l , e : . ,


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passing it under that of the a.1~lv>f t r! la ,~iand carl)' it to, t l1nr,~~'~nwposition,

EXECIJTI(lN a , SJXTH0 1 0 a ';b:rust 1 '8 yom' rlg]1't m,r,b UO l e ' l l cl'rry t I le band tot J : U ! . $ ,t4e " na i ls ' 8 , 1 1 t 1 , . 'Up ' \~a ,rd!J 'm e L l o n , made , , , i , t I t the~\f'ris, tj aad . finish with the ' PQ~n ' t lOll Y D u r b~a:dl a:ttbe;hl!: i l :bt la f and in ]Iioe lvllb 'the righ~, 1~1;e.

TUE GrnlNTER 101 SIXTHn e l n : g ill p ~ ) _ . e i r i o t 1 ! [ust d e s i ! : : : r i a ~ : d , , , 1 1 l ' n ,f,Ou.r adV,mF!lilF](SI

attacl't in ,o lpposi t t l ine , drop, the point of' your bl,aoe., pass-iUI jt u n d e r Y l l u ' : r aldver! i&r)~ 'sj and C1iU'r-y a dhl''(SlIf]t' 5 b~a , l defO l- lo : r : ig m r im ' l positi,Oll,.

EXE!fmTIDN I C U ! S,EVENTB I [U I , SEltt1...Ctlt'l.BIO n ,9 . th rus t a t }7 tDU r : 1 , D W j l b U i : ~ d ro , p yflur p f : l I n : - ~nde: r

:the ad-v .er~, I ' r , "s wrist, 'tJllm~g hm :od~ m t il si Up'" b~f ~l':dstmovement, land ~R'rFy : fA!d,v 'ersary ' I .~ b l : 3 l d ,eto, the left afi y.oUr 'body' at the leL1do.f this panry the' hand should be elwinbigl~t and, I c h e ,a .rl1 lJlmust 'b e sOD 1> ew lla t oo,e:ad,ed 'til facUi " ,tate tile tl1'OVenl'fnt.,

T:u ~l Co ""riTE]! OF c5' 'EVEJIlT"BjR 'e i rng ' in position Jus t Iclesctibed~ on ,ou.r a;dvernary ' s ,

attaek in O P 1 1 ! ] : S 1 te IfJ'l~line, raise the N ; iO l :U f . ' t , o x you: rbl ,a .de IP31~,sinl it over' ,YCJ,Llf adversary 's,a~tllr1Ifmzry adversary'sblade bJ original 'p~,ition.

EXECU - T MD " 9:r BmcH' , [ , l - 1Ou a" tll'fll!lt at ,J f ,ou t 'lID'\" \ 1 1qe d fO p t h e : g o : i . n t of :y ,o t11 ' "


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In this examp le U,t ane",two, i~ exeel !1~ ted, 'b l1 , t i~he' -YE !H" t diat the ' i ns t :n le~oT IC'X;~Clll::Ied the' @ lth,c'r:par'l 'iY tl~,a/th ,e :P iU p U SbO l dd . . a e C B ; e h r f : ~ " the ~r l fsuJt~ I OO l 1 ' l d be i!. 5evle,Fi - ( : l ' ilflOvftI.)enis being made before the end of the attack, thusp:rovmg' the . possilrili ~,~o li OOmlJiex _a,tb1~:b e,i long dur-

THE DOUBLE'T he do uble :is 3 , ctl,m,pleril,ttack 'O f , two nl , rJt l .o 'ps,~ It een-

:$islt~O I f two ,[U~H~,ggage~in the same d t 1 ! " l e c t i l j t ~ one follow ....'mg ' : in l f ln . I~ !d iar tE ly alter dll!! other , Xt l f iBd ing the armdllTlug ,tbe 6 : r . s t di5~gage (as in,gne4wo); the , S C 2 I C l Q ~ I U ! l l"dlsC'lJlage 1 : 8 . lexecu.tet l l l : r the aid ,o i Itlt,e ',(ir;st -oo ' iu ' I n d1.h.lUtl b, and comple t~!!1 til. d'~\1hle; the 'latter or st!Jw,lLll d i .ois~gf!; aeccv ' les th~: ,a , idv ia [sary~.5 t lDunter -pa: rFy~

E,~.etssJ j . r J , ' 1 f j t J , f j c ; ; t ~ F t J . l ' t , r , t 7 l

pupn,...-DiseTJ.pge (first part of double),..Instrueter+-Parry ,C 'DuDtet , !Jouxt lw." P u p i l = - - - - - - Deceb J e by dlsel1g.2Llt ( leDJ,~,o : d i J u J b l . e ) . .,'TOE IQ'NE~T"wo-,TH:lL~," T : b ! g : l o n e " ' h i V o - - " _ . b r l _ l l ! ! ICrnmlS'~S, 01 tbm~ I cUs~ng ,Jg les l ' one

' f o ~ L ~ ! g w i n l ' im~med ia: tely .ab:!,,-d~l~ , O H 1 , 1 e rjb u , t l1u&dejw I m p . . . .pO$ i " t e . dire J on . It j5 , lL S , ~he Ig'IlH'e-'two witll I l l l le ' .m, IQ 'T led15en,gage~

Exq,ICiJS~EnPrJf}l1' 111F 1J1~~rjlJ

Pu 'p il.~JJ j se 'r JJga~ ( 1).Ins~r1le~tJ,nt :PI,arry mxth,..


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. .]0PUJllil-1)e~ive by ,dls; ,engsge ( ,2) . ,IDstr~!2b:; .u" '=-P2rry fOlttrtb PupU_. . ._D '~ce : i v~by d]sc ngage (3 ).In eVier.-yease these e~lel!l;m&e~,ould 'be done :i:rom the

,sixth ~ll,Plemie:nt with o,plposi~te. parries,D i , S ' f : n , g a , g e ' ! 1 c t. t 't-o yre r,: ru 't-Q :V ie r' disetlgwg,e;: Cu- t -P 'V I~ ' f ~ ,

eut-ove ': d s ' u : b l : l ! e j ane-twlll e r n . e - t \ v , o d , o u b I I e " ; dou ,b~e~Dne""t\~~tru~lee'~ ooe-hvo-w1ee!, double' db~ih~~ o o rl i L J , c ,ete , ct~~'"i'~ll tll~e an d mtoy Qtb ' , c f ,f,Qmbin3'tioII)S, ,heIastructer can lenIar!I"~00 th e number la j ic om 'p Je x :a,ttadcs.

'J"IfZ lUr'fJST l ! :This j, s th e attack :folIlowiilg a , s U c e e s s f ul :pUf)'P JI W~tb

o r '\y ith ,tU a t ' I t h e . lunge. . . . i I \ C I ~ ( U : , d h J , g tOI ' tbepos~t i : ( I in andl 1 ] , f )vem,mt ts f 'J f yo u r :a.d'/ler!il ry , 'tll,e r ipo\ ! l " 'le (11-0, ,1 be D 1~dc'immed:iatcl,y ,allier parry or ill. a brief mb!tval of time.The ripostes are simple and complex ~ the s impleripostes are those exe,eutetl';''ir:itn ene nrovement ;Ind~hr~comp le x ripos,t~s are these tO fu :d st i.u g 0 '1 tw o ' or' mo r eIno'vt:i1'leRt!!"Th - " . in ' l lp I I~ r i . l j D s t e s are di.vid,ea into s]m~ple di rees 3 1 1 'I; s i n a pie i:lldire!~t.The sim ple di ree t is 'the D10!S't [ap:~do f all T'ipGlg~e,s'j , .andis atlled the n : ' P ( H ~Lf!cd ta e-an ...a c: it is, executed n ] thesame line In ' \v11i icb .)f 'OI1. have _parri ,ed ,yo'Ul'r ' . a~dv6rsam)l'sattack, and when made on y our a..~lv er 5:a.rY~Bh , \ l n g . e ~ .!,d10"ddbe made s , ~ m u l t a n . ' e u 1 J S m ) J ' ; with the stamp of yOU.!"' ad=versary's Figbt : foot Cll1 tbe 13ero".-The' simp~e L)1,it~ct ripostes ,are: ripostes n13:de bJ leut...over Dr disen galc'~


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For ,a pro:per !l!:XL~Cllti,!llnili' cawpl'9 ripostes It ts ceri-,reni,elllt Dl[:llt ito ,a.bandon ,our adversary's blade as guricld'fas fo r !d lup t1 e ' r iprlStes, ' ~ }u t obse r v e "! lv l1e:t1~er l'l,~,r e tu rns' . ~ ~ ; ' , , ' , ' " ' I " ~ I ' " , 4 1 :I "Cj ' l 1 iC 'K(V ' 0 ' 1 " =S~ I )W l , . to . ' , o n , IL1,3T'!l . I l . ,T o execute eitber o f d1 Je tWOI s imple indl;ne'f '- r ipos tes

it is s:chr i ;sabl!e to lIi ,ol(l adversary's blade as i 'D eomplexTHE' CO'''N:r1tft-RIrI(~!TE

The eounter-rl pas te ; ' $ th~ atta,lek f:Glllowifl. , a p ID" ' f ]1f a t i~p ' .ste: it has ' 'hle'divicru1ons and same ~.uI~,'"e-tiIDIlas, ~~.. m~l~f C J i r , r i~Pi IJste,

T'DE S.rlCO'N'D Co t r x T'~]1,...Rl'P05,TETht:'e~o"Rdeotu)ter-'rip",s'te' is the i a i t t i ~ u ; ; : ' k fa[lolyitml Q

pa . .rry f t }u: : n~st , co tt nt le r ..r ipDiS"b~: 1 , 1 n C 1 the til itrd andfonrth coutrter-ripostes, etc., are madre in the same order,d 1 1 1 S "lorn"'!1 i 1g " long o r s : b [ J r r t 1 - " ~ p 1 1r . 3 1 :S~ ; 5 cr" ' , a t rm 5 . ,- "

_ Ii'"Di....~, ~ c'ct"lnm " .....'i'~1!:l~~~~~ Iy,~ ,!:,~llL~'"\ rJihtat~e of' arms i ' a series of attacks, parries,

r ipos tes e te ., e tc ., one ,a(t'cr~be' t,l 'ttl:e'r!i ', v i : t b c l t L l ' t ulttrrt1,'l1-tion, Ml endins onh' ,yh~"; D oe 'C it th e f'en cer'5 1 ,is I ouehedr 1 f when t i ler are o u t o~f dlstanee by retreatine. Theshortest possible phrase of arms is a direct thrust. a dis-engage o r a tfn t-o v te 'f .

Tn' E l~EPt.,t\c.L'rG ( REM ISE )The' Tepbtc :mrng I I I t i h e 'second attack exeeuted aJ\v2,yslbiy

a direct thrust i n , tbe same lin e in wh ieh th e n FS:t ~Ktt3dKwas 'maH,., V 011 ~ 1 1 I n u . l d !leVie,," r e ' p h l . ' C - e ,v h hnnt l1rst ~ttl'fl\i-,ing ' the aitve1f!~tryt'~ stJf!e ' '0 fi~ll~whether he l 1 s ' naU~


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r ipbs, ' Ie~ b]1 '\ l ' l ]J]P~"ex mc,v'Gln'eD:tJ,w:tdch , condi t ioh pires'en,'bithe apjJolrtunj~y jor ' re p la (io , I:~R IC!pm& 'Ce a .b~ ' r,adl;v,~rsrury~:s.: f i r st f~11 :il.ti,~h e-f',eSl:t]it \\iitl hie th~litt : y ( ] , ' u : S trap h i s , l iDal move-ment b t y ,m oPtPOISit iOll - , " a D d touch bUll be:foreh,e ; ,c;ou[,~

, '1 " " - :~ .1., it ~A, ,- ,'- ' d i fen ' ~".;,111 , - -" ,~' 'i" '~ I" " ,~,;Ij,;L ,"Cl\,eCLl[;e n; ngOG , _ , encer WlIJ Inever repiaee ~N'lm a ll:J,(lvers~ay who , has, d}e h , l : b i , t 'bedpost"e, b y ' t ~ ,U : " "8U " 'GU :J ' be-eanse the ' I i! fstdewin. b e " as ,:1 ru le , ill dou'bt ,e t , o u : d l l ! '

FrRE' REtrmmt.~Nls (R Im :OO :m ,L l 3 :M~NT ):rb~ f"l:dlJulJri.ng'is theactioo !L i f ' , t D 3 1 U n g a seodnd ::l i 'taek

\"Jtbou t, o om in lg 1 0 0 i g L 11 rd a ': er the first 1t 'fZ~l:ne exe-Eu ted i n IDy Iine, ' f : n . : 1 l f 'r;u!v ler1Jy a m're,!;, 1 : h : r l t S t J ' f "C l 'r - i m! i 'U,~b ease it 'W0 1 . 1 1 d . he ' :rcpIa,~it1'g. The oW , y oprpartunUyj!' oF 'Yedo lJ.1 . 'bU n ,g presen ts itself' l\[hen in the tll:dv,er~aryj'~,'art'y of Y01.U" first a,ttaid" h~, do es n ot ' riposbJ t '~his secondattack I ( the redo:ubling] must be made, while 5~i~Un- ' I 'be'l:iHl,g'f'l '" ,eltber ' by dlse.aLg~ge' 'o r IC:U~~:V'~,. AttO'mp, ;J l I lY thetn.otiGll o f ' t h , 11 t tnd by a ', 'Iglf pr , et ,en t !,~ o f reeovery, inerder -~o d:eeeh/' f , t ll!ead1ve:r-aryv;.~Uh the idea lIlat YflUare:_.bomt to eome " , g , n l l uL1d . ' " "

TlmREP1t1smT 1 J t e ' f 'e,prise is a . mr'e '~tatt~uil n1 ade after tile' contes tants

haVl!!~np:led in a, ' p b E , a s , e of at,ms" without either reeeiv-i:f lg a touch. A i the moment ' i J m : ' re,cov~ry 0 . 1 bo th , eithereOfl . ! teBtant q1Jl,cltl 'y makes a : u! .ew :mt twckby simple D r ICOu]-p' le~~m(l 'V: 'Cl iJ l ( ln t . 'Tll:is I DS ,an Je'ff~eti'' 'fl~ ,atta,d , b t!c au s;e 'the2dv,grsar-, ' D l ay be ~lisc:onlc\~ree~~by ' the '~lrlec' l : ;dingphrase of~tr-nu; 'J ',a~ld,~~rini " n d , it dialc; \d:~ to, ( ) f f ' l 2 : r ' su t c ' c ,q i ' um 'parry",


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Arr~c:lItQ O N THE BLADEA'tt,at~k! '011 , the' blade Hie those executed to d,e:rauge

the' ' o ls ,~ t i~ 'Qn i " ' the ,adver$,ary~, blade, driving: it fr,( l lm itsnrlJit~0 f def enee,Tb~ beat is f l tap" more or less, : H I n t . .mJde \\rit]l )~fJiUt'

'blaig'f ,a,~w5;t 1! ,0 tlT' ad.v'e:[sary s "; itml1~lit 'be done w'i th aqutd { m ,c rth l:n .af , the illd~ f inge r an d ' [be thumb,There are three beats, B , ~ - : ' Q t p r , i ! t t 1 d J : n y ' , d j 1 " " C C ' tl1i'r~'tstisforcible 3J1.d at the plaee where the b l , a d e f , ; , cross : ;I t : ~ ' s

lUim,de~to open reem for irjl,~d:hr'lect ~ 1 1 r u 5 l : L , B,(J'1(11 p, '~e'{t


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3 4" tVheu the dtl l l 'ble beat is flolltrwed, by a d: i , s f !Opge, ' r lu!f ir s".t beat, m ust be 1 lih :nv r and ligbter than the secondand CD t~le'center of ~ r n , e hlades, h M . U ~ the seeond must bemadenear ~ne adv,crsEl fJf- ;s; "oirf'eand \,i'tl~ your f o m , l r e .\V h~n 'the d C ) ' t t b l . e ~,e~t 't i s to be - ro (llc w ,edby ,I C L l'l" 'O " J ,eF' .llo,tll beats are lilht taps ~the secondbeat' is tbe sanreasthe 1 3 J m p 1 . e beat'J'fu:~edin,g c u t - o v e r , I rb~ hli :n ed befo re '.,

THE PnsssThepress ' i B a . 'P : r lesstU'e~ 'm'Dn~;er 'less ltgl1 't _ . wit'b, ,yot~rblade agaiD.!lt Y D u r ad'vf!'rssry s, iD , o rder to opea youradversar]ri's , g 1 . 1 , a . r d ;andfadHtate ,ana:ttal~k. liVhel1 ~rG'-ccdj~l9 11 direct II!F~~'St"the:pressmust be executed 'b y aS'[ ,O\" t l1 'nJ!iol mQV~lnenl: Q , l : t J l e wrist, ~ i i l i :W ! Q 'u t le ing C O I 1 1 ,tact ,vil l l i , , tb~a.dvl f i l ; iSar :v '$ b I ; a d ' e . V\113, len fJ l r : r t (Jd~i! l d ,d~~~enlf).'f}'e~ the' press mll'~'t:b e ~ex 'e1 i l I . ted.by a ' raphl turnMl lgllllfl 'vem ff,t 1 0 f l '~"e ' " v r i s ' t " and ! l u : p o n y10uJr a 'G i h ~ ' , e ' rs a : r y ~s re-sponse, disrng,age':~ h l tbis bttter case' start ' \ v . i , t h yenrpoint lo w e r fh an in 'the p: r ;ec 1f ' c1 ih lg case.

TBE GLmEThe gUde is t I~u~feit l t of , m , direct 'tl1~rU5' 11l lade 'b)r sud, -llig JiOUf blade leasi1:l alolng yOUT '~u:hl' lerSll!:ry'$lj l lvith a Ilt-t1~,\v aJ"l1 lng as, P fJ'I ~~_bl,e., lAThen {me glide is in . 'lend,~d torealise a Meet tbrust, gUde " T i t } ] 'the forte If yOl1F~'] i J ) f l eo n yOt.lr' adv er sarv 's f 'o ,ib1 ,f : ,- e1 ev ,ati :n 1u:your handle and

- ~ ~~I -mO l v le r iJ1 g' yo ur poiil1,~~tI, in, 'rH'~h. 11 )Btrr g :Ude is in tendedto realise a d:[-enpge" , h , must be executed by SUdL l l g "he'' f o i , b~eQlf ,J ,mur b l ~ d J I ! ' , I l ' oDI ' 'L] le l ~ fJ ,g tb o f you; r ,adver,~ary'~'Ji


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il l this ease pI~_[ll)f drm,\cving YOIL' l ' rad.v,erS~l . r l f "S a. tention S'lias " t e J ' iml1Ut~eh im , 'r CD'v'e:r that Uaf~

'TIrE 'Tu1tts ' 'SETbe '[faverse is a ' p r O r ' O l ~ K l e , d and sharp press, s1 id i ' 1:1 ,"your hb;utealong y'our ,adl1'ersl l 'J' l . i 's: dowD t ow 'a rd 'f l h - e hillt ,

ill IC'rder' to makean IPlJm in g ' t h xC J i I l . 1 _ g bwh'i~ ' 1 1 I t Q ' thrust y,e1 L I "p'mtm

TJ;fE L:D\v' 'T'B:ltuST"The ' Inw t~U~1st: is H l B a r f t aCk made n , . p.a.s,sIng; Y'OUf'

bl.ad t!, f r o m a liigh l i l l i e 'to a . [o ,~v f i 1 : T e ' . To r e a l i s e '~bis~~ "~ -Eli te bS( W , .i l l fdgb I ., a f e l rm ; 'E of ,~ r1 ; tacKr ,all iltfac li:- ]- ,' l ' b bla~e:f t E l en fo-w'l!r the : P . 'C l in t o f your blade D ] F I. ,t~tlft!01 ' t I l : t : w :ri~'t- and im fl, ~(;),vtineIw.e tel t o u , e " I " 1 1 '! ,at t h e -same I nme: raise YODI ! : " ' handle as .much as, possible fo r selfp i o l t o e etion, TB B,IND

T'be bind i S I . tIle' 3:ei1lu' h.Y 'vt.t~Ir:'I1wr tb ' t i ' l ' f ' pO'iS,ess~op- of,r 'o 'o r ad :v ,e~r :sar r s l~la,re~ou carTY i t [rQm, 8 hl O ne tc ran Op ip o5 ite I e ' , , " , [ln~ , . O e D , yOlll"' ,adve r s ; a J , r y s 5J ' f )1W' r! . fnt o r",hm h Is 3 ; 'rm l S ex b'!ru fed~ se iee th e flaib~e o f :h. is b. lad .e\\Ti:th you 'f' env :n ioJ l f ; e , ' t fJ tl:S~g pOc5Se.SS.101l! ,o f ' [ , : i5 b~de ~and carrying ~"1ourpoint to a , rC l \V :lin~,!~a'r ' ry ,adver~a,r~"'~:fP ' i ' l 1 1 t ou~sidie "tf:u:[i:lI~ [If ~'d"13F r~ocfy.ffU!D lunge to touch.1 f th e b in c I star t _ f T Om f O l u r t J 1 , e n g 1 l \ g e n l : e n ' .t t lJ m harn[t 'palm ,dfJ~'tH;' if f r om til e !1[~tl1 ,e f lpg,ement . - k,eep your -ban,d ' palm up.,T I l e IJ l.Jd o ' f r , b z d is; as tJli~ 'f1e~dbi rn d w i thou f: the lunge;on Y ' ~ ' I ' T adversary's end'eavo:[ to pa,nyJ" Mcei~;e t h m : t p&n:]rb , . a d~Se'Dg~l{t..


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T:RE CIJlS~The ( T iOS~ , is , m , 'b r - l I lHH. l l1 remDVet I i ] le '111 ' t w'web Is ' r e m . l : i _ z e d , b y

invOlv ing f[ont' a"dvers:alr"y s f 'o i b m e '\\ri'~h your fo,rb~~iandcarryi ' I l ' I ' i n t f j -Qm a l~ . [ ,I in e to a 10 : . 1 1 nne i O l f l"itl~"leT~ait1!,Uj~IJJlr , I , : f "~er p;1l[,rimg.

] ~ " : r 1 ( ] m ,i u : r t h . to ' second.FtQPl.six'tb t,CI s e v l e J 1 : ' t h . ,From. second ' i ' ,D f . c ) ' l l I r t i ' :m . ,From seventh to s;i 'xtb"

TRI. ,-e,I1:HENTTh!e ' li ,e O l l F ! H 't : is a mcvement which forms a oo~p'leteeirele, [carrying )i'[OUI: a(1v',ef'Sf11i,:',s blade (his arm beil'lcG '

_ _ _ _ i' _ _ _vx~ended ) jl forte 't o foible, ' tn f1o,u,gl l l all the Unes ' l nntil,a;rd'~rb11 ' a ,~al: :D ; I t POii:nt 0f cl~pmr'h1re, i : I n ' 1 l 1 , e d i a . b e 1 r f',g~lG'"L, 1 1 ; : ' .i~.Ji i ..J1:~, iI l. 'jl T ' ' f f i ] 1- ' I I I ' 1 '; _ u y ' , I . , ,guOie'au~ U 1 _ _ f ' l f i f ! t thrust, -, ~l,bug1 , e:xPi13l:D'~n a sm i t ) ' , " e m l e 1 m , ' ~ , I must s , a y l' i s . 1 f ! D G : r a l l y SpCrlkijDg'~ : D I O t used~y lOad fenc~rs as, i t t _ ea rf'i,~, the a d ! v e r S , O " l j r 's p o i r o i t : t lCrO,9S,your' body f ~ l 'h i , [; !l1hi; ,wiH::;onC,f"rbn,g.,

THE: TI.M'1i: T'HlttrS,TThe ,tim.~ 'tlwst is an attack [eal 1cldated ' to , surprise youradversary: it 'h i ' t l r.uae-f(l lre ; I ; 'D, It ,Gtlcl exeC lded in the t imeinre rv ,eging b , e 1 t ~ veen tlae t \~o : f i l l a J f 'ei~rnls [ 1 [ ; 1 ' Y(liUI"' ad -11Ier~ary~r when his blade is momentarily out (fl' line, or

.0'0 a :p:f!~I'rn~edf!ein~",or d l L m T h I , g ; an ,attack disenneerted 'by3 7 " O t t t ,adve:t 'sa~r:r 1 1 : '~gbefJt ' l f ! bavmg f'x;teDo~dh~s , a n n ,!c:r ~ /H.a tei;o ,t ~eyo l rn ,d th,e l lf l id y" , I t :1 1 ,a 'tl10,lemrfot at once:I, tlilru.st ItlJ[J ,3 'pl2ir:rYJ' ,aud I,al~viseit he ieXleCt~,t,cd tu the


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u : n t U he is , t - ] l , o : r o l 1 g l l l ) , f , ;unU j ;a t l \r i .th a U the ,at t l3 lcks, l- p \ E L T " " '~r:is and ripostes; 'O n ly . adv aneed fen c ers S Jhou 1dattempt to execute i I ! , titu(J thrust,!f''IrnI'''~ 'S"IlIIf"'iiCD ' T ' 'DII"l'ft,~~~ .lI t~ ~ J a.." ~'U-F ,1Jf.J,-~'1i,;,LJlul~

Tbe ,st,o p t _ _ h r t ; 1 . s t iia m : a p i . d I,ttau, executedin n'le _li~e 'o f ' an m n v f I , : l l l l 1 g ' at tad[1 ' ']]lcb 15 e o r e p o s e d o fw ide f ,en , 't5 '.,In sho r t, it is 1 . , ume I f lHt1st:re.al i .zled O 'n , ' \ 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 ' adversary'sadvasee,


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PART IIn thepreeeding 'Illag'e~Ihave i_ .. ied to fmlll,~~'h~ ,I. I c o nc[ e fo,nn~ tl1:e fo ' unda ' t l l on of tbe art ,o f 1 ! e : n c i l 1 g ' , ! t L l I E ! ,art

in . \v b:i:c lil,th e re a re ' sGmaDY :p ,Q55,- ibilith~~~JIl :maD:Ylseautiesa;nd Sel l B l a n . y ; b!ene'6:ts~

A lte r a t 'i l lJ r o 'U gh ' t , l n d , l e r s t a - p J , d i : n g ' (jf w bat ]lftlS g,onebefore ; : 0 the pages of this little hook, 1 ! i V I C ' pass 'to th e:plrm.~c'~ica1appl i cation U 1 Id~~ 'wo rk~ ,In f'~2SS work the i t1 ,d]vidn,alsassJI2ulbl ,edrefe i \T~ andexec u te in OD ncen 1 .0 , the 'mOVlei;J'u!ol'i; IDM, ,~ .l t i',cl] : r e : n c i t 1 ; g isbuntTbe Ot11 ) t p a r t s o f the l e ' r ; J , l e , e r ~ S l ,ecstume a b s n t t r t l c l y UC10[S-S'21Jf i'or U~ , i ! ~rI6r~ are tbe hnl, fhe mas~, U li ,e:g~ ,Cl~ lean dthe shoe's.'\ . G " S _ pa ld im ,r& Bras, hav-e regu lat ion i '~m,cinr j 1 J ! lcltctsi 'or f u o ' r h men l11d W(J1TI ,en . . For men, there are fencingl E :DU , se r5 l ; - ~O lbe ougllt i , : desir1!d", Bor \V om , e r nl' it . i s , l i d v l i s -3 .u~,eli l ler' wear leid1"f'f a short ,51idtr or blo emers, "' 1 1 . d I, 3.8,~l'O 3adl t iQuaJ ,tLch ri ee to women, from Q , mledj,~al stand-'I~o'~ntj, t is ' b e ' s t to pr'ot 'ee.t fhe I I ; ' b e s : t hy 'v ~r ltpping s:U ' .i.p s,'o fe lo th across it and under th e Jarll],S b~ form a bandage ' to .gua. :rd api,Tul'l ~n1 possible b r m 1 l 1 s e frufIll be:i.:ng struekthere ,v itl ru the fori] but~9nI la lhoU' three yards of cheeseclotb (l'T' similar ]lIJate.r'~al c rossed and recrossed lUltU aUrul !i'a.!: - d bandage ;'~,u,adJf aS e 51tggested.

1\:1 to the 'unirnrll L ) 1 f necessary adjunc'ts, ~lltl,o il aJrettdyde'su!ri1ur~d~'t } le ' m,ask~a sp.eclaUJ'pr ' l l : l ' lue(l 1 1 1 J ; ; : : t ' w ID ' r k . nl,nrle


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to eever the fact and ears of the Ieneer: the ,g]iQvle~ a .regula t ion PW1Ue J 'I ' and 'thl~ shces , \ \ r i tboll t hee ls an - I .' 1 , , " i ~ 1 I a . l iOtl; ; :h sole made .~~Ci31Uy tor thepurpose, The:~l[lald.ill ,g ,e ,mtaiope ,mntedns a fuU~ list; witb_ I l rW,(Je5 '0 f' feuti t1g e 1 t l u i p m 1 o o : e . .

CLASS ~VO.lKI (AU c D I r n . _ t 1 . m a : n - d s ~b(~ve t\WD orders, one 1 : l I : n : : : p ~ a . t e r y and

!(JUG fo r & 'x .e cllH .o :o ... r. .A . ,~ ,sunJ i l i ng ''110\.'" there is a class, o f b e g : r u n l l 1 ! r S before US,~the jDs tructor '\~fill ,~51j~ ltd)me' I _ l t i s l ela '.5\ " fOlr :~ l l in 'g d'.lEUl in

LgT ,~I'(i!i!!'Ir'l\'1 2 '~ I 2; I 2 : 't l :2'T' T T 'T' T T T 'T'.'.

on e l ine, a.'tt_n:r 'dll~,g'to .bd'gJit .aDd l ; ) c iog t be hl gtt'l1'C~Qrl th etaJllf~lt~'~'he extreme l(!f~'~o C l n r n n a n d used, 'w i l l be ~class,ran i . o . ' ' I \ (See dm~am."a u n , v 1 e " , ) (Tb.e E ,up ,il af the end,of UU6 at instrnetur's le~t\,il]l be kno",\~l11hereafter as the'head of' the llne.)The c lass ' l llU$ f , o rmed , b l , l ru l l , re t, 'tb'~'Positio ufA-ft(lJ!-

l i !n1' i'a:' Heels an the same lin e i!J,'Qdas near eaeh nt'hel'2S the eenformation 'O f the body permits ;:flecf turned Gut"eq,u.~n:r md ml:rmmg V ! 1 i t b each other an angle of a,bout ;


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is1 x t;,r d egrees : ' kn ee s st r ilJ I~ t_ ~Yi t l 16u t ~tifflle_sa; body ef1t:~~,DO the h ip s , :~ 'sb ,o ;wde t sq uare sad ,f',a]litll eq u .mJ~ y~ :ums,, a ; n d b.Ml,[l~hal1&,inK naturally: , c ! l b a \ \ ' I 1 " ~ n lg 'ar brndy: held,rcC't an d :S :Q t l ;P i . re~o , t l ,",- i;r1(JIl,t.!1 Imin sUg]:d~y drawn i n ~ ,\VithrilU.t con,sf :mini ; ,eyes st r,a;i:rht to ' the f ront,At th e CO ',lDm t an ui(1 ) Rig:lttJ' (3) Dress, (J) Fr(ut~;he

" l ip , ib~, lex,reptt" the bead o f the line, m, FD th e 'l~u !ad ' t O I ' the' rightm, SC' ,~s. ta l 'bring '~he; :left e , ~ r e U 1 , ~ , line , a b o , t 1 , t llto iaeheste l t l 1 -G r i ,g b - o f the 'oenter' lo:f ' tbebo:dy J 'eyie, ~fixcd 1 0 ' 1 1 'hel ine -o f 1 e ! : r ! S o f pup i l to t hw ! dlreetion: at Ulr! same t imep laic e th e left band o n ,tbe hips , th umb 'to the h ~ c i k ~the ~fottrfinger together bl'\a'rd th e ~fj,~n~~e I D . b O W Ughtiy againstthe 'fight arm of' t l1e :next p:np ii 1 . TI1f!mstIDH:tO:r must.,1,~,'lI!: ,d!,' ... ' 1 . : : f . . . . . 'A ,I ' 'T " L. at ' l b ' ~ , , ' ~ , " --:',";1 f ' , "',I' " 1 1" \er, t iJJ u1,e 'ii1llgnllh..ih~ "u'ea a ~ ,. _ i f : Ico _m ln an ,u , _ fQ~~~' al,'eauls and e,:j lCI i to , the frolllrt Ind m'op l el f, t l iand to ' th eside.(In iene ing, th e po s: . i t ion O l : th e feet m ust a: lw ~y .s be at

: r i g l T ' ,anglles.)Tb~'class m , Q " m n ~~ l'tr a]'gb- tI U 1 , e ,.1d ( ',ac in .g f;r omJ't :aft;e r

pr ' fcEdW,g [ .Qmm3'[J),rh; .,A,t the command, 'r ) HaJ f...ef[ti (2') Face, rest on ' iel't

hee l and turn one-quar te r ',0 the left, f~bi.5,urn br imJI5 d I m]J!!f't f lgot of e'Yery pu,pll in Il !tndgb't line 3:Dd, p-diinting tothe lef t" , 'brbil l l ' right hee ] tlJ le f t h ee l, f leet J~o' rmu(l l r i . , g ID l t, a U , B , ' Ies, S,,':hlliu1"':".jj'ii"i,POl'i;jel"~l w;:~.tbthe t I ! lh" 'Jl_ ~'::i';e~ r_~ h ' ~ I ' i ' i i I " ' ~- lb.-~!I! ~ - - ,L,IP,; , . . I. . Io!-~~ ~I~ .J ~-- - 'U:I . ~-- 11 1 lIJ'~.;I~ - - f - _~- IUa:''1'ay fri6rR ' t I , o d ) , " , sHgb 'Uy , mn\l"ud and tO I flu!' 1 " iQ1 n : t , palmdo"~v'n,. the c lass, is D01 i.n. , f l . " ; t eJ~,t i 'e~(l; '(J~i't i(J~ilii f.t1~,c~'n!J.


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, . ; p :. l1i r (2, ra i se arm and come to iirs: "(}S~t1.~rJ.'!' in

I e n c i r m g , .'1ldl~lrC 'D n ttu ,a ll,d s ("I)-,;2 .', (3,) " 4'," (!1~ , '6 " theI t ] ,struetor l eads d ..~:e la s throlTg:h-lf:' executien 01 the

preliminary mnvements in fWlcing to U t Ul !uH~d .11( I) Ex ten d . , ' 1 I1 r e arm '.( 2 ) . 'D C , .

,nd!'r , comma,~1d (2) extend the righ: arm hUld palm,U'fll1 . . , 1 . ,

(I) I la ~(2') Lun ~~e.,

"U nder O O Qllmand "2,) ex eeu -e 'the J U D g l e ~ ,(Ill On ~ar' ~(2) One,

n der-- - ' 0 - m--1i1 ' iQ 'f i , - I (~ ' , I f" " ,ii'fFliI'p on , D '1 1 '! ii ~ rd..._ .. ..j! HLQ" . ii!!!!!!!1 ~ I!JI.iU:y . ,'.. _ hU1D.Ji - "[r ...., , ' o call .,I, , 2 ' . 1 One,

U nder eonamand (.2) give i\~D ,eaUs,.I ( 1 ) -~ .rs! .'osi tion," :2 ) O'bl!:.Under .~_mmand (2 COlD,'!.back to firs.t pos,ition.,( 1 ) 1 Pin al s a h , 1 . t e ..(2 One- Two,

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t I) F:rOR' l .(2) Face.

Under cOimmaad ' ( " 2 ) 1 rest I o n left heel lu!d t 1 J rn ~Iat-quarter " ' A t ) d : m e rigbt.:: right band '~O the side; ' t i l e : ~ i n e is inpDs~.tioD 1 0 ' I I t t iCID:t i~O'D c lass w {n't:~

lOll A~n, l tL4SK.A fter t1 11 1.elass has r e ce i ved md. exeeeted the. '\voik,~i ' tb U~.tbe ]~J:ittile erder ~5glVlf:Qto ' _ a l ( l e : fcil- a:od mask,The r o i l is held bl!t\iV(!,en the -firs'[ iil]jl~Y and thumb,pommel dr.n~~l;thumb IOf) the liQ{lIO,\rex side 8 hand le and

index l ( i n , g e : r 00, t l ' lecoD,ca:ve s ide ;" blade p t e rpendieu 11r ~f1dat. tl,a~ side, N DW to COD1'v! to' te"'f'~n.g , a : t t , i : ! 1 r t i : [ ( } , i ~ PfJ's; i t i fJl ' l .Srnrol l i l . ] tan.eo11s '1y '{~ritbhe half ] 'eft : face- b) motion o f brg;1 tDFlE 'e r and thumb of iG!p , f o il forward and dCJ '" rOJ, turn in ,gwrist 1 J ~ u c s ' C J u . c l ) , ~ tm'~U,tbe [lC!:!,int is :a:botu fB l 'UF n 1 . c b ' f s , f['lOl'ilthe 8 1Jf'~ F t o J ! T I J fbis pa5jd.~iDJ',to ~Qme' to, IQI't[en.t,lo;'P,rJsJ-, t : i Q ' ,' f , , 1 ( 1 ; . s . , 1 . . ( j J ~ ~ l t' sirnmt;anlcu[ y\i\~'i'~htbe' command irD!l[~face, s/~\rng bhtd,e l lpl b,1 a 'bFl11q1l e rncfien e f ' U 1 ; [ ! wri 5t toperprandi~war' PO S ltiO ll 21 1 ' t i m e side,The mask is hf!ld by d l e left hand, the second andth i rd :fulger- g~a. , sp i rngthe bllfk P ' iU tJ in o rder that in posi-ti-on [ 0 1 ' r Jgh t dress the faee oI ' 1 : 1 1 e nl'au: is te\~,ud the

{1 ; " 'OD l ; thi.s m-anl1l~r 'o f 11o;ldhlg also factbtm:t!(!s i l l . phLdllg'' ~ 1 , ~OlMk - OD and in I "en lo ' l l ing it, [ as ,cxpbl in , f )d m l th e [oJ=lo 'wimg' pafaLl f raPbs .

( n ) lVrasl~ O~ ,,: (2 " 0 D'f : : (.:1)1 T ' \ v , Q . ,


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43t ( 2~) bring l 'Jnver _ptal"' of the mask under th e d n in ,ID,d in[ r oo t f d~ t b e ' f a . l c ~ ~ ~ CD'nm1:a : l l a ( .J) draw bau:k l C ' a r t efLll3,S'k o v ~ t n t : ; ~ba.ek:of t l te h ead" r e lease hotd and tir,o,the ' h a e , m : u 1 _ c o 1 1 1 : ~ s i d ! . ! .

'BeifL,g in - p m , s i : t i !a ' l l, - o f !at~en~in class l r v o r k l eUlca, [ t l ,mt l l f l i( 2 ) 1 gf,~;pl ' back 1 l '3 ,H o f ' th e m ask 'W 'i 't l 1 seeead and It l1iz JdL l f t . e mer: Ot;'il o cmmmnd ( ' : ! ! ) r em ov e 'm ask .aad b r ~ : 9 _ g : hau , i;trl' - 1 1 1 q .. - ,~I .' - - "J~ .- -- j - . - - ---. - . - i -\~i,tbm a s k tl!1llD,:mOll a t " 1 1 1 i c side.

C :m t 7 l \ r T ' IOnIn order to 1 1 ' a : V l e ~\vJa Si&Si' I(J:[H,~far a ' t t . 2 U C K ! , D e n . i J , one

f '~ f " p~nies. i t i s llE!;C"e5IRTy 'OOi\\\, ,a t this -poin:~ " D O I I I J J 1 l 1 1 l : b e r"" ' the p,up,ils:"'thk i s , doae a.ud~t j}t,- command 'tOUllt Off:~Pupils be'tn!" in a ,s traii l : t t line in att'~DHo'D pooi t ,~ ,~ :oelass\ 'f1 ar l(~ma ~lt-Dft~all exeep t t I D . " I e head o f th e lin e . tUnl 'beadsto the ' r :~g1:It as in r ig1 tt, dre ss ~ ' fbe rest 0 f' biG.!y rernainina-m,ot ionles :s" ano , &egnmmg\lviththe 'heai l Ulan" c oun t f I~i~f~-tw o ,. ,e~utbpupil ' tu rns: 'his be l ,a aud eJt i 0 tl1~ frnt as Ise - C t 1 U l 1 J ' t S , .It 'i s mruPI'fab1Te a:t ' f l us jundlm~ i l l, CT,deT", < 0 j'iv,e spacefo r 'fr JeeC lfl1 \lel IDOvetllen.t, 'tllla,t th -,dla 'BS be fo JTJ:tea ifltD-hv'o nne$~ l~is is, d , O i 1 l e eas~J by l execJ . lmtg t h e commands,.a s fo U o 'W 'S :


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1--(t) .F in a] " \ lmiJtE: (2") On e , T' \~rIO.o


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-the: I e f t f o o t , ~ , a : I, t l J . . ' ! 3 ' C O O 1 l1 1 a :n d . face,' I a e e te, the rear,.,tu,,.~iug~o the; l-ighl 1 0 ' 0 . t h ~ " 1 "It ,I"eel arad ~ilh,t 1 : i " c: replace"h _ righ he ' 1 " the ' 'j 'I. "e th _ 1ft. I 1 ' , . J",~ito the class in this pes ' i t i @ l 1 . cnrnmand.;I) Hill-left; 1 ( 2 1 1 Fac .

~~waf' 1 1 . l a , mg ill, m in _ t l : L ' correct _ rul'~M,n':;~e.:JIIN~"in ,ilccordancNLI1 previ u,~y explain ed ,tide ., it." 'I b ,e1 1 . ted fla" ' in i"~dditi, that' '~dththe papr: ' i-a-vis, 'he'1

"1 1 2 I~ l! . ,~ T 'I ' T l~

1 ~ . 1 !, a :I I 0 1" II_ . 'ii - I t 'I

r,ig.['l't foct of mch 0]]1. 1 1 1 ' 0 ; t I"9 l'w n t , : ~ I ' i J dir,{!ct U ne t o themiddl, o f 'tllc II'! I L' o lr eh ether I ' ,ne, \~:lth 'tile pUI-D',-,~ 1 "0 ,-~ .~ exacd.y lOP (J :1te, .See Diagram above.)Then f~U o i~ringhe necessary ecmrnand bring the c1m$ ,

['0 IOn. I~ rard, a'tlld from fourth ,e:Duage: l l1ent - then r 1 1 \sixth 'engagmlell~,I! 'f{l,tlUU3Jld a' .c r J , H a ' S~, (i-\ttend dla,Il'tay c ill e 'D ,~ I,emef l't ' , S L ' ; ,OD . the POtlt t l o f Y O l i : r blade.mu"t be at ,til ,height f , an -~n lin - ith the . ' if;I"- iseye~)1


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. . .1iHM!!l":'.~'1'iI"'_ C ! ! ' . .lII~~1""' ' I:".r~Al\~- nILii,", '.!!-'" '"" IIiil "",,,!.I. -I~__ _ .11,. ~. 1..J:l,li>j:'iIi-.!i-';;I"C LASS, ,R N'f'iI~~GEN FirnlUllTH

D'wt"f,t Thrust...N o . I-DbI,c,t t& r ust; , J un ge .N.C. 2u~Paf'ry f ' fMlTfb (I .~;)jeul~lo~ 1 eseeates the :~Ltnge . .

DOTH ON'GUAMC O J J u n a ' l 1 r t f N t " J " , r , ( [ ) n i " r , c C ' t '~llru~t~,e a ) Iwlrge" t!N o , , , I . . .. . . . . ,D i s U J . , g a g e ' . ,No. , 2 R em ain m o\twQn lees...~'ln,,~_ lJ I ~ I m " :D'A.4 " " Viii ~.~~ - Ib~. N o . , 2~Pm.rr , .~ sixth".

Ikrrn DiN 1- , [ ]A, . l : . .DC "D~lJHUIU tl 1\~" I (r ) n: ism' l1 ,g , lge I. , (s) f l l l : i l . g e ~ (3) ,oml'tl,l . r C LNe, I~Cllauge leltg,lgtmt!f.1L,N o . 2 " = = " A t t e n l d the n ew engttgem :e n: t..N o . I-Ctlt.-overl,NQ'..2-R,'em~dn motionless ...N E l l . ; [ . - - - :L u n i ' ! ! . '~o.,2-Par'rl sbctl~l.

Born 0 G'nAIDC(rm,m:sn(/ ' , .01. , t. (I' Cn:~~over; ( 2 ) 1 L'MP~ , 3 ) 1

On gtulrd ..No . I - - - = C h ; J i n \ g ~ e - B' f . 'n ;g i ' .geD1~a"t .N 'D . . 2,- ...\'tb;~fldthe n~"t'eng.a.lf:'!:llet1't


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'Tbe No., 2'\viU e~t"crlte all '[hit .No., 11has Just done,,aud No. I lW~U c i as l S r f J l . 2 did,C fJ Jl~1 . u z # t t l . . . . . . . . .' ' \ \ v o l e a i l l 1 s . "I ( f ) I Fir',st p o ,s itiIQ Il; ( 2) D 'he .I) F 'iu al. sa1 .u '~~: \!)One, tW IQ , .

I I) F[ ' 1on t~ (2) Faee ,(1) N e, 2 : J'5 one ~ep ttl the T i , g h t ; ( ,2) l.tarcl:i.,' ( I ) N 1 o \ o ,:2'S C I ' f ' a u r ' ~\Del~~fg;r '1lrard i : ( ; 2 ' ) lJI.aJt"ch..' t I) 1 NiD,.~!l!~11011t~: '(~ ) F'i11'C~(:[, IOaStS"] g )1 t ; I, " )10 ~"'ESS~ I ( 3) From "(l" IflaisS ~ (2) Di~s!ni.s ,(In, class ,\torlt; w'l1en the hts:frt~ct!l ')r m m l I U 1 l a n d s N o, t -

.advance, No., 2must retreat or viee versa; this i , s to k~e'p'h e partners int11le Sa:lll'e1['1tl;;ti:v"e pe\~] , t i l tm.,) :f to cl.a;::$ " 'D d t" w hW1 tbte jll$tt~],eto't' 9bBi~e S ' t 1 ~ e ;} ) Iamlers are 'baG c l l o : s e j and : l ivl~IS 'cl)nmllDld fa r , on , : ;"(JII'thelw o ~oretrealt , th e o t l 1e" f ' o ne m , U l S t y stan:d'a.$'t~ : f o r ' ' t I le

eemmand is to correct distance, )To W,ttuc t in attac ks ,,,in due 'bla,d ['e- ,and: a,fter tb~ " & 1 U J l n S

3: r e l l i l i p a i r s , f ' s l c l l 1 1 " e a 0 1 , c ,t b e r ' , l l i , e m.st:rnct 0 r \~"iU ' t m l c l t :alJa:rt II.'! pU , l l i : I : a n d \ \ 1 1 1 t : h 11im ChH'tll00 strate t ' b e - f i i l J U n , , : r ju , ." ! l l O I 1 i 1 J f 1 t ) : , J J : f ll(1 ~ :-

ICL~\'sS ON':DAlmH~lf)a!lC i '~i~F"fJln~IJI

' N o . . 1--,fJ:laif~,lJITe"3'~,o r auytlfitfr atlt f tek IgO libe' : b b l , ' e,~uld.dl'rl~c:t'thrust,No, l~Attend 'the a.IU,tj',rk on th e D I a d . e oN - 0.. '-Lul1ie'.N o . . 2-P'3!r:fJ' flJ ' tu:d1"


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BOTll 1 0N IGU'~UUlC 01rH' ' i )fi \JUr!... . . . . . . . .: o _ (I) H , e : r e

PressEtc.D ! . r u . n , u : t tEinu; : t : ( , Z l , LUll~e ,', tJI) O rr gl1I1l,d~.11~ltfI!ttack~ fjl(1 ene li;l~~(le~ouldbeused 'tll p:reiee[le mJiy'l"

' \ Im . p : l ,e 0 :( c.~unp,lexac~tack~ and tb e I f :o mtnand s, a:rra.mlged Jand .g~h n as ill th e work pr ,evwtndy , e . x p I D , a J n e c t.' s It is 11.U\~1 tbrs 1 1 1 . 0 1 1 m e : n t t o nnderstand complex at...tacks 'Ule instn1.etof ' w it 1 ~ ""p ,laln lea!db a~t:~;al , iDll1d t1 1ell:

-ErOlt l1 ,the appU;c.21: t ioD 01 t _ ' b e 19l1.tlwlJ:ll.Ka;galysis 'tIlere o O ' L 1 1 d ,be a. dl f: , t : i " la:Don 1 I ) , f all the a'~'tak!1101 mar-e ' t'h,~Done J'lllQVE-nlcn:t ..Hereafter eVIf. l '1 les~orD~till be prect:di~n by lbe Public-~:blb~-~helf,efore the mstructor" had heEl present it nowra,'t tins p :o inL

. .

Nc, r..........b~ ! e - ; . ,No.. ~Parr:r s :b : tn ..No. . - J.-HXGc:ute~\!ViO (d'Il! ice.iv.il1.g 't1:B!par-n~y [Dlf No, : 2 ) jand ' 1 ' l U l g ! e .ND~ ,~Par:ry t01:trtb,.

BI'f11 UN IGU.\RUIJ"""",",1i~r1il~fI'I~'!_'II,J Ne 'iI!' I f I) Oae two: (2 ) L 1 '1 'rI I ' I lO 'e ," - 'J-) Om.. 1.i!!I'~{,'j~'~lI'IUl\,o@ . l!Io,ih .J I1 I I3 it - .. , """"'~" "" '-., '- !.,;IdIi!,~~ .~, \.~r .

,g'uard~ ,~ga.g'1 - i 1 : l ! F(J lU~ltI~No~ ]~D'iriDDg,Jge.NOI" 2-P'urv t tluo:t .e 'r - fOi lU. 'l 'l tb ..

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N , ,I l'=E'Xe:~1',e d'~,'e.ngagc , t deceivl l lg ' No. 2 eo un ter ...parry}, and hmge,N~, ,2~-Pa:rry slxth,

'.0 1 ' N I l I C L Y ; Q G [jA l tOCtJUlllJOnd 0.. r, (1) Elouhle (2) Lunge ; (3) , e n

ct12:rC l;&~"',!J(l ,ge :h~F fj'urt!z

N~iI1'l'!." i i l ' - C ' ' 'Ullt-,_n~~'1'" (D'n 'Il"IIIR't ~"'!Iirt~l!:I'If'Iil;m,j,'L., arm, ) 1I I . .J! , w , ' . _ . . . . ' - U "!f~.L,!l ,.,u ~u - ~_:"i:liIJ._~,ltJljlY IU-~'~ Dr.-Ne, ,2--P'al~'ry slx tb ..N!DI , . 1~l?is 'ern:g~l= (d l~c~ iv in~r ] N , D , . ~:tB parry}, and

hn]g~'.No, 2~Part'y i ' o l u r t h _

Bor n ON GVADDCQ I J J , ~ n ~ a 1 d N " G i , . t. I ( I ) 1 C Ut...ve r dis 1 l 1 , a g e . : : ( '2)L l 11 1ge ':: (3,) n , l U s r ' C l l

O bserv e lba tin this case the artn Is 1 1O it e:dleod~d ' \ 1 1 i.tbale ICU l~V'W"J I t l lds bering the only e't'cel'lti(l"ll 'to the ru [e ,,and bf1 OO!lseq1JAi~nee' aIs'o It i . $ an it"r,~gului'~ ill ' thf! e.KC-, c 'uUort Q , f ' '~'hf,,,~i~rt.See 1fJ:t ;6nitiDll ,cf fein.t. ,)Riposte :m.ndccunter-eipcste are all1Hflg' th~ mostIm-portant. movements in fencing' wl]J,m handled ut fd I ig ;enUy,and w ~ ll be i e x p J a . u ' r ' e d ill 'Ule fo l lO\V1l1gexerc ises:

A f t ~ r yau ' b : i l \ V i , egi~t,e 'n' to ,N o . I a n , C0mmaad f o r 3:ttll~:k,.then oo lf ;lU \ 'land N 'CJI .2 ' r l p o 5 ! J ' ~ e ' 'b l r direC'ftlITo tdi,s,engage or, a toy o ' tbel r I ) lQv-enl 'rn t ," ,OU W21y dec ide , either ,sintpb: orcomplex i"ncU(jating to N~Ji~I dl~ parrles to be used to:~rvuad a to u ,eh .. In the EVdco t you have elected to Je'xplarun


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lC'i- ' tI , ,Iii"li' n:!'c",,.:....! It!, til i ' T l I I " J ' - " 'r:"'T'!I'jI'tl - i f - ii-;mn,ij. c f i ' ! l i1".~~;LI;'!IIll!I a ac' ~11.- 'b: . 1 L . . J ! - m Y \ : ~ ~ 5 2'I L~

(N~'~~he m-p pU ca-ti]JE l [ I I f the ' rule a : b " ' e a d y E 'iven ., 'th atw ll!1 n o ne side 'adv,allee's,~ the otJ:u:rn:tf1ea't~,la, dits~'vork.)An l e 'X le rc~8e ,viN g ive ' t h e iQ1~1 ( tm l r ; tQ I ' e l e a . ' F idea, 0f ,t}" I e

jmpf l~ ! ,anreie of'caUlng th e _.'ttenti,oll in ' e ~ c :bigb U~ne ' ~be-i o , : r e 1 r ; 1 , e c i d . i : D g e I,t b : r t t s t in ll,c lo lv ' U n e : . ,

"E,tyage .in FD't~ : f ' i f :N o . I - - - - - J l t ' e l o t ,dieid: tbru~t~high I~11e~,o r beat. pre ! 1 ; , S or

any other , I i ' t m c k on th e blade.No. 2L-Attend the fem,l i~yparr~l "Iourt.b.N 0',.I-Low t h r u s t , de\~ej -v iDg a d : v o r : s , a - t y , [ I s parry andl u n W ' I l -- bN ' D ' , i ~Parr" seventh .,B~ Olf 'GuA Im" 'GO~Ml!iG, T I C I EO , l 1RT :H EN[;'j,,\CE

Clu'r ! 'J lsnd N' , ! ! ) . 1., "I) F'ein:t ,d i rec t thnl!t or atl:~rto,tller , a l t u l c k on the 'b Jad,c ' ,and ~low ' th cf list ~ {2)' L ' 1 l l 'n c e ' : '_, c , 3 ) !')n gaud.,The fono-wing exerti~es"rjn - igi:Ye a clear idea l 'UJrw to

p ' r e : v . , e t l t the 1 i i . . ~ ~ d 'and th e U e"Ie;z,I'.,THE BllrD

,BUfj'I(!f(Jll , i l l 1 ,P'our,fHjN . D ., 1 :~:F ~1:ntdirect t :br l l5t . ,(2 ) B - I u d and 111It lg;e.


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I ~ ~_ _, s - ~ fiiw\LD]NG, S ,A T B .L B T :,tC L 1 I[]U J :~ o\R ~ l(I) B : rq ant! blc l t_ to foltrtl1 Il~'5i i t iom pa r l ry~ .andwi tbou t l O l s l i n ; g the 'p:lll ta,et w i i b title ,ad ,versary s J : d a , d e ' , t

direet the poi l l i ' l'J,tltside of f'Qur b G l c l y~BOTH ON GUAJ[U

C,rJm:HJ' l l ' } 'd (l) 0 '11 NOI. ]' s , i ' IDDt di_r~d 'tb ru st ; N . m I . 2bind ': , I ( ; J J Lunge: (,],) IOJl guard. ,

" " ' I I i " I rc l o - - 1 r i l < T - rE ' ~ i I '~ I l ; '- I io: '! ' l ! ' i I : IJIL~lC:!i ~., :~'ra.&~." ,~,E:n9(JfJt~ i~ ] PDup, tn ;

NO l. 1 ,.. . . . .. .eint direct - tht" l lS ' t .N!(II. 2- L m e m , e J ] " t and 1uore . ,No.r~B,ri~n:gi,ng arrn 'h~ck to fourth posltion plr'rJ'

(pOillt a Httle' bieber than usual) and \jV'itbout IBshrt;g the'comaet o ,f ' Y IE rn lradv'f ' rsary"s b lade, d h ' ' e 1 c t the point ,Quls:d!-of you r 'bo dl '" 13,OTE ON GUAlID'

CO'1lljHBrr~d ,(J ' i . ' e J a l N o , l\ilS f , e l m : J t t din~Nzt tbr ' t15t 'N'CI,. a,nement:: ( ; 2 1 ) lnuge:' '(J) 0,,(1 gtlard,;;

, -TD2B CRO SSThe It;r05S i S I mnst Pf'm:c-t~CJJ,]jJy' used alter parries, in nrder

to be in pessession 1 0 ' 1 ' ih~ ,adv,er :sar , .~ 's 'blade durin~ th.et:ipt1~e. l-Ia\l.'feV,eF';s bas 'been llrlevieu~.f It::xp~ml,td the~~QSS, is Df!i, 1 0 f ten, put, m J t l D , p'F3.cti ee,

E1tf)fJfl,f in P . ' ( J U i ~ f i h~h,., I~Gitide' .. 'low tb rD s t ,~ J. 'D d. U I J , I e .No. , 2~Atten,d t 1 1 f : o g U d e ' and par ' ry s e V J e f l J ' t h .NO l i . 2~Ri'poste by cross atnrl :h~l:nge.


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N o ., r - s-C o me IOn gtlard. ~pacr ,1 in ;g s m , 1 r t h . (wi . t hou t los-:ing' coobu : , t of ad;ve~uy'5 'bla!de.).

" E o ' ' ' e n - U N 'G 1IA R D IC()nn:Juuttd . ( 'I) OD N o . , I~;glide an d_low thrust, \v l len

IU ' l l l g $ n , g ' ; j ; N 02 'l~arry t ; (v et!tb :~nd ' r iQ~t, b ly eric S -S "; ( :2 J.L 'w tg 'e ~ I ( ,3)1 l O i n ga.ard"

. - iRtmisJe~, :r,edoublifil,l ' anc i l rep r i se arc : l l JO ' \ ' V Ul turniU laJ ,ilc d in tbe f ' oU c ] l l l \ l ' n 1 : I ' ex erc ises :

l l~~t,ga.fJ(J'iu P'Q~~, ' ,hN , D ' . : r - Di r e c ' tb.rt ls ,f ,and I l ! r n ; g e ' .N0,2-Parry Ienrth,No, :2-.R:ip!lSIste. 'by one "two.No,. _~AiJ; soon a ' s , Ne, 2 ' starts his ODJ1"p l ex ,t.ipo,ste t,p lace y ' O l ~ , r P{;dd~ton I d s ! chest,C{ J 1 " 1 ' U l z , t U u l N ,e, r, ( ) A f 'te 'r N C J I . . ,2 ~ has par r ied ylC!l l trdirect tbnuil~J in , attack, ;m.:ndstarts, r u s eomplex r i ,pml '5b~' I 'r ep lace yOUT' p om t Q~D, bi.s Ic l l . ''SI ' t : (a) L unge ; ( ,3) 'OIl,

,gt1.ardJ~RmOU'BI.J..N' u, - --

J l " ! l f J ( J ! J f t i~uFrn~r,~l~- .". I~' r:~._.".. , I - " " . t . ,-~ ' : I , ',0.. ..........JUlreJ(::L tn ru s arm !!lU I1 Ie .,~,o.. ,2--Parry f ou r th and do :eI,o ,tipc.s'~e..N o , l : -=B~d.01 ; lb ' I ,e by d15' j ,Ul .Plc o r bY ' I c : u t -OYe : t . .N C i i . . 2 = - = P a I~r)'t . 'l (t h

Bera N OUium,C,O'fi~iMUi!n"tNo.! I. (IlAfter No., 2: bas pa'ff . ied! lou:t


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d i r e c t 1 i l i . . r ~ ls , t ill ,a: t t~,&kand does : n o t ripOstlf:'i re,dofublc b : Y Ja dilmpl,e:: (2) Lunge: (J) 011,guud. '

J l ' ~ ~ ( J t l , f J ' , e ' b 1 ( F ' ( J fU " !t hNo. ll-Din!:ct ' t 1 1 1 F u : s t \ttcl l l l D g e ~

fJ!~ ,_-_Pt:u.~:~" a m t t t h and d o , l1i;>t r i l f ' ! Q . s 1 t c . ;OJ rN o , l-Com,e C(D gu ' a ~d ,mid imm,ed~at jDI ; r dlsM,tg,a. l 'e ,an: ldI.unge:.

...1 0 . . ..:I.-Parry abd11~B.O'-I]l D'N G ' U c 4 : B D :

Cl tun .,mtuul' No . r , (1) Af t!f '1 : No ; . ,; 2 hI's p&.r:ri,e,~, yourdireet tE] [ I~1! l5t in ,altJ. ,!tlrand dQ~i;110t :d,pa~t!e' - aild YlJUhave eeme an,gllll"d .m a k ,e a seeoad :a t taCk by disen: (a ;ge; ,(2) LUll(e ~ tS) On g t I ! : a : r d .A D ea~ applil~a:liJanof TfJ~~e ' - ,T l2 ! i~~~s tnd ,S,ttJ!, \Tlf,r~~s'

eaa be m2dl~b,g.iv'mg ex ere isea stl.c :b !a,l, the ~follo\Vin'r : :EnOlgf' ! i t l l < J ; ;Q1 ;~ " l

N,o ,~ r=-One 'tW[)1 , 3 11 ,d lunge ..N o , ; . 2~T im !~ thJ'l;S~ kni l i o@ : i L o eigbth l J I~r ' r :1pas i t i l !D l1 jjb)'\,~!eri:ng't 'he , po in t I D " you r f!oil~. catry~i ;ng' tbJ,e 1 1 an d " lnJlm

iei"t '[;0 rJ , lb ' t 'b o pr,ote!d; t b , . ' O n ' d y , , a r m d at the , same tim,eextend the .rlrm,\ v . i U i barf ~un.t,DDrn: C i : N Gd " . \1 Im

IC 'O'JfUI ]C!u~,d 'r ), On No. r' s ene , tWOI in a ;tlt.a1 ck " 3ill'rlbefore the r rnJD)V ' I '~De.n " t is ftnu'bed;, N D '" ,2 thite t lU't1st IIII~ug:hth~ (;2) L,t\dJge; I ( 3 . ) . O n gia,a,rd .,


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If the a;uackin:g o f NQt. , I : were D lld e a ,d Y a:rn ,c il1 g ,mdlNo, 2 execute the :s! :UD:(! ; rt'u]v1c , m e r . 1 t s _ as cxpm3l in 'cd a d ~ u : ; ) v e ,"'be leOmlll:iUld: " v o i U ' l i J be as jOU ,O \ 1 \T~S :

( [ ) 00 N0. I~5one, h-v ,o , aid:v:;n,cjsl in i a ; t t a . c k , aug' I " . . , - , s ,-- , , t ' ) - , - ' , " " ' , , ~ , - , , , , . - - , , : , , ~ . ' " ! i ! : : " " ,1L. - ,;j '. N : , - , ~I ,f" c : '- , , t ' t " -> , , t ,"ne,[0 re I:J.C m"'\!jem~n'l!l. Uii'll~fl~5nL1u,~ ,, i. . e, , o i I i l , S~!lJp'"tnrus mcilbdl,:: (2') Lange j (l) ,Oill guard,

I r, ." . ~ " "" T 'r n S , " ,' - ~ , I "U " II l' E~,.[", 'I6i! - ,_~, ~_,The IGrand Sal[~lb,~; ,~pn!l , tu! 'e ,f t11,eas5aul t , '~Dnsi!j'~,~,[ J , f _5,evf);r;al ,alttlcks a n d . l ,atrre '1i ' w 1 1 1 1 , ,coll,venlflllmJI I ex I f !eu t i ,o l l , '~a n d i ' t , , i ,$ igr' , tbrge' im,pclrtalllt ;n'i~I,~Ofil:~l a courteous sUlda. ~

dCln to 'tb e 2 ru d .ie n~e; te demOo,s t t .a r te the d a , s S l : e a i l l heautyO J f ' tbe movements, and to prepare the arms and l~p,,forthe strain ol'the bout.The twa ;2u:h),~r~'3'd,'~5~c-t lone anether at 1 2 1 distmlf! D f- _ . .-aJ)D1lt. 'hY' ,~le: feet, The mstrbc: tQr ""iII COmmMGt (I)'ML'\ik do~;~ (2:) One; (lJ Two,Under 'tb.e 'OOlnmaD,8 i ( 1 2 ' ) 1 th e fencers Charg,e diagOIUil1t ,

to the rear, OD t b l B left :1 e g.-b ~l1 .d if ll le < ft k ne e ,~ fid plla.augmask on the ftoDr~t!l11dcf' cemmaad (3) re turn. to l atten-tion p-o~i ; ,nAn_ _ , I _ " ' " u__

' iVb~D J?lslUl'tiu,g the 111fas'~th e iustruco:r wiI1 eOm:L:tJand:~,( J " T l8,e ;m ru :k ,; I( ,2 . 1 On,e , ; (J) T'~'TO~UEld . ,er ' 'oontDl~ln,t (2') cllmrg;e as b e ' f : '[ l 1 \ 'e , a n d . gras1p the '

mask ;'; u:n .d,e~ f JOmm,3no (3) jfle:turn w:Lth i f tOI ~t,t,cl1tioamogi:~ion., I : " " ''C'OM]l;IAND FaR, GIUt!Rl! ,;-,4,Lu~a

i ( 1 )1 CIaSISmask .d(nWD; (2) O:ne ' j (l) Two\.t]-) H I "Cg'f!t 1 - "",.lIf.iJ,. (q\ F-"l!'IlPP~ y , .oJI~ ',-J..L j , t & H ' J ' . ~~~fII e 1I Fi rst p f l r s i d O , l 1 ; I(~:)I I O ' l 1 . e ; . ,


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NQ~[~-~Taemeasure (this isto extel1d the right arm,p:dm llP~1hori~ol1fio~~ 'blade a:ndJ lunge),No, 2-Rem:rm.ining' at first pos i t i en , advance or retreatuntil youradversary's po in t is about sIx i n , a h ' e 5 , f rom yaur

ehest (:lIDt 10~;i.DIf I , i I ; e m e - f ' t gLlide).N o . 1::'-- (1) Ei r$ \ t p,os i ' t iO il;: ( a) Qne,Instructor eemsnands ChUiS '$P u ' b m : [ , e Salute and lOO ' f i lC

an guard ,engltJi~lf) i~l i l ( J I U 1 ~ ~ ' , I ' , . ,N(l~I Disenp~ ~nd l u : n g : : e "N , o . g..-rP,a'r'l"Y sixth a.!1~ bring baud ~nd arm i l l, pos i -

" ' f R i i ' I I i l ! ' l l i l ' s e cond p ' a r rv-'~"II~ 1 ! I i ! ! I I , r ~~,-u_ . "', .1' J' I. .,N o, 1 - ~I\ 'hen '~ l tn ,gh lgJ ' '~ tf1 J r th e , a , d h ~ f i I ! J " ' 5 i E l ! r , '~U1S, 5'trlleLt

yat[u' b ~ a d . _" S\~~Ul,r'f , ~u ,3CfID~5 ya tu ' taee t e the 1 , [ ; :it , ! 1 : J i d , ' e Im.rm fu ll:}r -CKtendCld~ 90 tbetthe a,dverlary~,sfaee mlaybeseen bet\\" 'een ftO ,U and am].

BOrTU.ON GtL\Jl:D ENO~\JGl~7a IN 'SIXTHN01 ,. I..........lselJ;p.,ge' and hlO,gf!'.N o . 2"-JPI;~t"ry . ieur;lli M,d b: r1 'ol a rm , in pos i j on cd'parry seven'th.ND.I~\ \ t l lA~'n hl'ogiug illlr~'r the I l , lvef5llry 11 :1$ struckYCH]!,f ' bla,d"e~ s \


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I

,SF'~lN tts A:rHll:'l''IC [JjJ1:,~E ,O ,TH 'ON GU . A I U l i I I " , GAG I NG IN ~OUllTB,r ' A,-- - ;h,." - ,~.:~" ~ rt "_~ '1-1'- '-- . 1 . . " ' 1 ] 0 \ . I-vnt, Ui"O W l u,~ v U '~X,JBIH~l1,garm :and Jail in t n ; l s . i d o , ' 1 1 , 0 1 tbh~d p ,U~fJ f . ,

No, 2'~P',afr:r tW l r d .-IQTB C'OIM-E TO F-D!5T' f"I!JSl_' I - I :OX

" ' : r A '2............."'r i 'O l ' l l ~ m -,C" Go,~ C"'~iIi ' r - l A~ vlii'~ ! 1 _ g.Kl6 .' 1_. 1 !biB ~ '~ i .. j !!Ii. ,. ,l lN01 J- I~anad:l'l [11 fir-st position ~Ii before,Np. 2~Df) all tha,t N o . .1did befe re and N O " i I do asNo" 2; _did. ...Bath ,allveriid'e~Firs't po,si t iol1.Both adversaries-c-On guard backward (left f'Qot: one

step b a"m ) ..Both adversaries-+Ooe ,cal~ (one stBIRp' 'wlLb rjgb:tfloat),.Both , a d , V ' e f S ; L : r ie : s - - - - . . . , T ' m r o calls, (t, , '10 fta,mp,s"~,fb r i ,g11t~ 1 ' O O I 1 ? ) "Bath adw r s~r i ,e_5 __F irst l[Jo s:i .t io :n fO l fw ard I ( left iD f r tf'or\vard) .'S ,o th , a . t jhr l~ ' r5adc!- 'P l11J l : f salute.Boih mdV{!'fsa:rrues-Ott ;gtll'rd fO ln . va r~ l .

D o . .h ,2dver's_aries~~"'1Val I~all~( " i \\~Q I E _ a n l , p s \ i \ i '~Ul , I,: '~ghtfcat) .: f 3 . 0 d 1 , adversmri~Fi:rg~t position Iorward I ( left- foot

f 'o r \ r "i~ra rd ) .Do t h , a .dlersB, r ie5-F:u. laI , salute ,BljJ'tl1 mdverS 'a1r~,er==Front f3LCII2'~B'or t l~ , adversaries -Take n1a9k.~ Oee, two,Bo t h ,ad \1 "e rsar i,e .sr -- -O n 'c slepback\'\i'a!rd, IV larCb.


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II. r r~ If II II ~t t ~ I!.

, .. . . 'Ii t

A D -- - V I c ' .-I C '" ' ~ E - ' - T - 1 0 ' , : - : , ' ) " N ' S T rau" ' C , , . . . . . . , O R S --- .c_', .... '., ',' .... ,,' ' . 1 ' . . , AJ '~.~ l..' __. , . : . . . _ _ . _ . IIntbe be:ii1]]~~lg'zeente aU ItnOVru],le1l'tS s lo -wiy tbat t iC '

:p l : :1 'p i l_~ iU u ; O ! i tt e :r 1 tM c f efll'~bl rust, p~:rry~,ete. , an d hlC'fierau~e ' e ' I D c e i I : ) 7 - gra.duaU"" : t l 1 mlrd~Ftha,'t , the p ' ' C p i l . n1~ ly , a , c ' q " l t l . r ' e1h,e Jcapidf ty so D)~cies9r}"'t u I e . v , e r y good t l e n C 1 e . r .Execute each movernent firnt in th ,e ' lour th ]i.itlJ~l,then irrthe 5 ..b c th l ine '"Alw:i,y~: a;:i: 'tend tha.t th e pt1pij its i l l per fec t leqll~Hbri1JTll

' , \ \ r n m J : Oft ru :ar rd ; ~ ,~tcbin,gcuttaUy )ttUIlt til e l i n e f J f tileJ~ i ~ tis ~llQtt cross 'e 'd" tll,lJt tbe bod, i~ erect en baH] hips! theback russt r idght I t b e .best raised : m . t d '."]1 ' ] J r J J 5]e~.that thep os 1;t:io n "o f ,th ,e ann : L L 1 I d r n v . r u i l is : p e . r : ~ r E M : t ;be:intJ,ers ,ah~aYii'err In the latter,

AhJ'l3,rS,p:receae t h , ! 1110'-"fe:mefl'tlS \vith : 'm l g a ,K 't 1 1 1 iete. n!before on. t Jn , r tM(l jmg tb~eA;lef,ctsc.,C [ 1 1 1 1p l . , e t 1 c each a 't ta , 'i : k : im ~ ' ' r g exercise " I l l tmt 'n tbe order

li'"fnnF,' and as soon as the 'movement is te rn l&n.atcd lOretnru to g u , 2 1 r d , v i t l t the order -'on - I U i J L T l ' LuF~ inisL 1_e\~,c ll e x e r e i s e ' \-yith S f J l 1 . 1 edj'r.e~t ,tllt"I,si.Finish , e a , c : h lesson wi ' tb twa calls and t l i t w sa IU , f f ! . .R est a Iter eaeh bout; w '[]'U er{1s tin ,g , :mala : explanations

to ' tb~ pupils. ,ICll~nl'~ of ! !AI Igemenl must be mat,de ,Qf ten. ~W ( l rdef 'tl'uJ:ttb~ pupi ls , ' & . 1 . , , : r 5 ' become _ r m . i i l 1 ' b M t a ! an imparwnt

1 J . 1 J " ' 1 i ' ~ r 'to good C;Deit lg~~\ \V :a ,y ,s , 'W~ ,th~:same ' f 'Dlit {Orf any fbmlf: \ \ri l t cause


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tu ]:c er t21 io ty i~D roorve,m!~tl,:ts,o\-vil1,g 'to ' tbe f l l i f l 'ereDi! :~ ' : i o .\ \ r ! e l , g l l t..

At t e l 1 ] idw~ that th e pup il do es no t :m!ciine 'th e bo dyfo.rw~t:rd when executing an 3 ' U ~M : ~ k .fo:r tbis latdtm~I,'kes,it d i- f f ic ul: t fo r h im to r e tu rn on .guard ; also at tend ' t i la.tt l ,e ' p!upil does Dot make an e'x .agger l l t I !Q, lUIlI ' f ' ; : both . ,o fthese d!,etee ts, cause I inodu~;revi l for ,itb 'tb 'em t'b ,e ~.e1tfao't c anno t ' b e ' 'k::!~t f iat on ' tbe 80c t.i and it ~ , ' 1 1 ;l ' iSI' be.

"Z \tten d . " ,"c 'D fhat the l 'l.1 .D ge is , n o t made until 'thcrigbt,(L 'M:n is fuU" extended,OD i e ' [If the ,gf 'e ate st e sse ntials for an able hls tF 'octOf 'h i p i 2 i l . t i e I l J C e " , B e reu ' r pu .p~ r: s f rie I1 d an,tl grddle, ~ , l D Y l O o d y,can leam ,t :o fenee: theresnlts clepen d Oft the :ablt~tl' o :ftb e in$"t;roC'[OI]j".


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By TBOMA.S A~ Bu ' l f s ~ , M.,D"IF 're sid 'e 'lllt B rDD ,~ ,:h -1 l, F(!'lle~nI C 1 ! l ! b . ,That fen clog is, an ar t, and one t 1 1at requires a thor-

ougn apprenrieeship, all swordsmen knc:n\1jf' but as thisarticle; nUL) ' ~olm~ebefore t rue eyes o f the uninitiated itmist~u;be \V~U 'to go ,2 little' int~, details, S'1j t i la.l [ It wi l lIU~'"~t oeeur' t , o , tbf!m" a s ; it dill once ~Q a proDnine t1 t ' o f : f i c e rof the N~'tiQllljal Gua.rd~ '~rho~,On w i: tn essing a bo ut 'v i ' E l ifoH s;J r em arked : " '\ tV baf art ~5 th e r e in h1t~DIfd],pt~"s jab-bing at leach oihef' , \ l V i t 1 J fons, l~lTo sta'rt ,~.ruth~f~encin.g isnot a recent d i . ; s , c o : v e r y ,b l l t~ , ou the CDU:I.Ta1r.-Y is centur i e s. ,l"d~ In " E l l e , frr~e;LUlt l l~ sineedl ,al l io Sffv1ente 'ellth eenturiesit was prflh.mJlly -at 'dl,ebe:ig~,talf its, p,er.-f'e : d = i . t 1 1 1 tj for ' then alac k o i ln l 'D~11edgec ,o f b b ~ 5 interestiltl ar t 'might havemeant sudden death, The Sparushorigina'red tbe bestschool lof sword-play, but it bas cameto us th:r :ot lgh vari-OU!; SOLU~Ce_i the two recognized ones being the I talia.n . m ndF 'rm c b, f lJ e,t l ds, The I tal ian I S , 'rlcugll and fbrl!riw, r e -'C j td r in r considerable ~'tr,enrtb, "hih~'he Freneh endeavorsto fl"il 'm ' the 11.n.dto , tlu~'gre:a:t'e$t d] b:a.cy,so that flit:f2dri t ,est~ imprrG'ssi lon~ are earried t E l i the braln, as if tileS?rCIni. the 3.m1 and the body WEre. ch .3 ; rg ' f d by 31 'h]'ljllJI~sensitive electric .cnrrent, ~r113king:the muscles and neT'f~e5( ' ,es:pond lu s,tanU y and \~itb, '}J;elut t Eu l cc -o rd ina t l on .Bnt you ' 1 v 1 1 1 , I a ,: "The days, f',ot d !Jelling are past, ofwhat Use ' is the s,,~ord ? ' 1 1' T1ilU?'~ the days o f' Ichiv:al~f are

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fencing foil class work illustrated - ricardo e. manriques maitre d'armes 1920

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