Schools and Masters of Fencing by Egerton Castle

Author:Egerton Castle [Castle, Egerton]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: History, Military, General, Weapons
ISBN: 9780486138756
Google: r0PCAgAAQBAJ
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Published: 2012-06-19T01:08:49+00:00

Fig. 115.—Carte parried low tierce.—Third degree ; “tierce basse moderne” of Danet.

This inadequacy of fencing terms and the classification based thereon inspired Danet with the ambition to found the “Art des Armes” on principles which, in his opinion, could not fail to appear obvious and acceptable to all, and which would consequently carry his name down to posterity as the father of the modern science of arms.

Guard (see Fig. 109).

Danet only admits one guard, similar to our engagement in carte, but with the weight of the body thrown back more on the left leg. He maintains, rightly, that it is applicable to all occasions, and can be made the starting point of all attacks and parries.

Advancing and retiring he teaches on the same principles as are now followed. He also approves of a leap backward on both feet in cases where the adversary would have a chance of seizing the sword.

Attacks. Danet considers that in fencing there are five degrees of height for the hand, and nine different positions of the arm and wrist whilst delivering a botte.

The degrees are determined, from above downwards, by the height of the hand at the moment that the thrust is delivered ; the position of the hand is the result of the combination of the height with the turn of the wrist, either in pronation or supination.

Three bottes are delivered in the first degree, viz., prime, quarte, quarte outside.

One in the second, viz., tierce.

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