Synopses & Reviews
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 and#233;peand#233; 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.
Synopsis
This 1889 classic by a pioneer of modern fencing offers both technical and historical views of the art of the sabre. Topics include a variety of different strokes and parries, and associated weapons. 55 illustrations.
Synopsis
Fencing with the sabre differs significantly from using an épée or rapier, and this book shows how. A combination of guidebook and history, it explains strokes and methods of combining attack and defense in a detailed, authoritative treatment that remains ever-relevant.
Table of Contents
The Sabre
and#160; Introduction
and#160; The Parts of the Sabre
and#160; How to Hold the Sabre
and#160; Guard
and#160; The Guards
and#160; The Moulinet
and#160; The Cuts
and#160; The Point
and#160; The Pummel
and#160; The "Parade," or Parry
and#160; The Return, or "Riposte"
and#160; Simple Attacks and Parries, with one Riposte
and#160; Distance
and#160; To Advance
and#160; To Gain Ground on the Lunge
and#160; To Retire
and#160; The Traverse
and#160; The Pass
and#160; Commanding
and#160; Timing
and#160; Slipping
and#160; Counter-time
and#160; Disengaging
and#160; Beating
and#160; Redoubling
and#160; The Stop-thrust
and#160; The Under Stop-thrust
and#160; Feints
and#160; Lesson for Receipt of a Feint
and#160; Double Feints
and#160; Lesson for Returns preceded by Feints
and#160; The Sword Arm
and#160; Combinations of Ripostes
and#160; Left-handed Swordsmen
and#160; Left-handed Swordsmen, Lessons for
and#160; Left-handed Swordsmen, Feints for
and#160; Left-handed Swordsmen, Returns for
and#160; Combinations of Ripostes for Left Hand against Right
and#160; The Salute
and#160; The Assault
and#160; To Acknowledge a Hit
and#160; Equipment
The Game of the Sword
and#160; The Guard
and#160; The Attack
and#160; The Parries
Sabre Against Bayonet
The Sabre Opposed to the French Sword
The Great Stick
and#160; Guard (Quarte)
and#160; False-guard (Tierce)
and#160; The Moulinets
and#160; The Cuts
and#160; The Parries
and#160; Lessons with one Riposte
and#160; Combinations
The Constable's Truncheon
The Short Sword-Beyonet, or Dagger
and#160; Lessons
and#160; Throwing the Dagger
and#160; The Seizure in Dagger Play
Rules
and#160; Judges
Appendix
and#160; The Blindfold Lessons on Defence with Foil or Sword
Index