Manual of boxing, club swinging and manly sports by Benedict George H

Author:Benedict, George H. [from old catalog]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: Physical education and training, Athletics
Publisher: New York, Chicago, A.G. Spalding & bros
Published: 1886-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

FIG. 7. The Principle or the Defence,

FIG. 6. The Thrust in Salute.

For the Left-High Thrust, use the Inner-Iligh Parry. Carte, nails up. Quinte, uails down.

For the Riglit-lligli Thrust, use the Outer-High Parry. Tierce, nails up. 8ixte, nails ilown.

For the Left-Low Thrust, use the Inner-Low Parry. Prime, nails up. Se])tinie, nails down.

For the Kight-Low Tlirust, use the Outer-Low Parry. Si'conde, nails up. Octave, nails down.

Parry the attack on tjie lett-high, beneath his hilt.

Parry the attack on the right-iiigh, beneath iiis hilt.

Parry the attack on the left-low, above his hilt.

Parry the attack on the right-low, above his hilt.

All of which are etfected with the hilt of your foil upon tlie poiiu of your adversary's, either by a sharp beat or sinii)le pressure.

"When attacking or attacked : as only one of the parries can be used at a tinu\ the three others remain open tor attack. For this reason all parries should be formed with a vicwof countering or attacking im-mediat ly y(»ur adversary's blade is turiu*d aside. To attain this eiul the two ways of holdng the foil allow a variation, that is the nails up or down. The foil blade follows the sanu^ liiu' in either cast', the ditfer-ence being only in the positions of the wrist, arm and elbow.

THE SIMPLE PAPvKIES.

Are made when your adversary disengages from right to left or high to low, and should be made with the slightest possible movement of the wri.st and foil, nescessary to turn the thrust aside.

COUNTER PARRIES.

Are those which describe a circle round the adversary's blade, until it meets it again in the original line ot engagement, and throwing off the attack in an opposite line from that in which it is directed.

OPPOSITION. Oi>position is where one blade is i)ressed against another. A good opposition is an essential feature; in fencing; as you are guarded at least on one side; it also enables you to discover your adversary's intention by the feel of his foil.

THE ENGAGEMENTS.

Crossing foils with an adversary is termed The Engagement; when In attacking you he shifts his blade, as from right to left or left to right it is a disengage.

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