id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt 12135 Labat, maƮtre d'armes The Art of Fencing; Or, The Use of the Small Sword .txt text/plain 27462 1023 74 Volting, Passing, and Lowering the Body, are three things which Mr. _L'Abbat_ disapproves of, in which Opinion I join; because the Sword Body forward, and give more Swiftness to the Thrust: The Left Hand easy, by pushing _Quart_; and to avoid a second Thrust from the Enemy at Adversary's Sword, the Wrist turned in _Quart_, but a little lower: The In case the Adversary pushes _Quart_, in order to take the Time, you Thrust, Feint, Engagement, or Rispost; and if the Enemy parrys, you must time and push _Quarte_, if he comes to your Sword with his Fort, you the same time the Guard of his Sword with your Left-hand and carrying the Left-hand, risposting in _Quarte_; if he takes the Time cutting the Left-hand: This Thrust is good against a Man that pushes at the same pushing _Quarte_ afterwards, opposing with the Left-hand: This Thrust ./cache/12135.txt ./txt/12135.txt