Overview

A pioneer of modern fencing, Alfred Hutton was the first president of the Amateur Fencing Association and a father of modern research into the Western combat arts. In addition to his lectures about ancient weapons and his demonstrations of their use, Hutton created this 1889 classic, a continuing source of instruction and enlightenment to modern readers.The techniques associated with the sabre differ markedly from those of the épeé and the rapier. This study offers both technical and historical views of the art of the sabre. It begins with a look at the weapon's construction and its grip, followed by explanations of a variety of different strokes and parries as well as methods of combining attack and defense. Additional topics include approaches suitable for left-handed fencers, ceremonial aspects of the art, and contrasts between the sabre, the bayonet, and the French sword. Descriptions of associated weapons cover the great stick and the constable's truncheon, and the book concludes with considerations of the short sword-bayonet, or dagger. Fifty-five illustrations demonstrate how to hold the sabre, how to parry and guard, seizure, and numerous other aspects of the art of fencing with a sabre.

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Author:   Alfred Hutton ,  Ramon Martinez
Publisher:   Dover Publications Inc.
Imprint:   Dover Publications Inc.
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.260kg
ISBN:  

9780486449319

ISBN 10:   0486449319
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   28 July 2006
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

The Sabre Introduction The Parts of the Sabre How to Hold the Sabre Guard The Guards The Moulinet The Cuts The Point The Pummel The Parade, or Parry The Return, or Riposte Simple Attacks and Parries, with one Riposte Distance To Advance To Gain Ground on the Lunge To Retire The Traverse The Pass Commanding Timing Slipping Counter-time Disengaging Beating Redoubling The Stop-thrust The Under Stop-thrust Feints Lesson for Receipt of a Feint Double Feints Lesson for Returns preceded by Feints The Sword Arm Combinations of Ripostes Left-handed Swordsmen Left-handed Swordsmen, Lessons for Left-handed Swordsmen, Feints for Left-handed Swordsmen, Returns for Combinations of Ripostes for Left Hand against Right The Salute The Assault To Acknowledge a Hit Equipment The Game of the Sword The Guard The Attack The Parries Sabre Against Bayonet The Sabre Opposed to the French Sword The Great Stick Guard (Quarte) False-guard (Tierce) The Moulinets The Cuts The Parries Lessons with one Riposte Combinations The Constable's Truncheon The Short Sword-Beyonet, or Dagger Lessons Throwing the Dagger The Seizure in Dagger Play Rules Judges Appendix The Blindfold Lessons on Defence with Foil or Sword Index

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