Theory Of Fencing With The Foil

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Excerpt from Theory of Fencing With the Foil, in Form of a CatechismAnswer: The foot in front is somewhat elevated and taps twice the ground in quick succession on the same place.Question: 6. How does one orm the position of defence close to the front or rear?About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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The Theory and Practice of Fencing is an original treatment of fencing. There are three schools or systems of fencing methods, the French, Italian, and Spanish. This book does not attempt to follow any of these schools entirely, but emphasizes French methods for foil, Italian methods for sabre, and an eclectic method derived entirely from the author's experience for dueling sword. Along with over 100 illustrated sets of practice exercises the methods presented in this book differ from the classical methods of any school and create a complete and comprehensive text on fencing. Useful to those who strive to become proficient in this sport under the handicap of having no instructor as well as used to advantage by many who have fenced for varying periods of time, for fencing may be practiced many years and still one will find new and entirely unimagined aspects of the sport to renew and revitalize one's interest in it.