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![]() The Art of FENCING or the USE of the Small SWORD Translated from the FRENCH of the late celebrated Monsieur L'ABBAT; Master of that ART at the Academy of TOULOUSE. By ANDREW MAHON, Professor of the SMALL SWORD in DUBLIN. DUBLIN: Printed by JAMES HORT at the Sign of Mercury in Skinner-Row - 1734 (60 pages). ![]() Contents DEDICATION. PREFACE. CHAP. I. Of chusing and mounting a Blade. CHAP. II. Of Guard. CHAP. III. Of Pushing Quart. CHAP. IV. Of the Parade of Quart. CHAP. V. Of pushing Tierce without, or on the Outside of the Sword. CHAP. VI. Of pushing Seconde. CHAP. VII. The Parades of Seconde. CHAP. VIII. Of Quart under the Wrist. CHAP. IX. Of Flanconnade. CHAP. X. Of Parades. CHAP. XI. Of the demarches, or manner of advancing and retiring. CHAP. XII. Of Disengagements. CHAP. XIII. Of Feints. CHAP. XIV. Of cutting over the Point of the Sword. CHAP. XV. Of the Reprise, or redoubled Thrust. CHAP. XVI. Of passing Quarte within the Sword. CHAP. XVII. Of passing Quarte within the Sword. CHAP. XVIII. Of Joining or seizing the Sword. CHAP. XIX. Of engaging in Quarte in a midling Guard. CHAP. XX. Of engaging in Tierce in the Midling Guard. CHAP. XXI. Of several Guards, and the Manner of attacking them. CHAP. XXII. Of Left-handed Men. CHAP. XXIII. Of the Parade of the Hand. CHAP. XXIV. Of the beat of the Foot, in closing the measure, or in the same place. CHAP. XXV. Of the Good Effects of a nice Discernment of the Eye. CHAP. XXVI. Of Time. CHAP. XXVII. Of Swiftness. CHAP. XXVIII. Of Measure. CHAP. XXIX. Of the Necessity of some Qualities in a Master. CHAP. XXX. Rules for pushing and parrying at the Wall, and for making an Assault. CHAP. XXXI. Against several erroneous Opinions. Thrusts of Emulation for Prizes, Wagers &c. FOOTNOTES This is an electronic book in Pdf format - it is NOT a hard copy, and comes on a single CD. Please ensure your address is correct as the CD will be mailed to this address |
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