Fencing . o _^ PJ c a: ^^x) H o o QC. coo Clj Z H <D ZD _J o < -^ Ul P o u\ ?^ X clo H o o a; Q^ PRACTICAL INSTRUCTIONS loi with the nails down as if threatening a riposte in the low attacker on this parry throws his point upwards and back-wards past his own left ear with a quick movement of thethumb and forefinger. The nails are downwards, the middle,ring, and little finger leave the hilt and remain open. Thearm is extended, the hand on the level of the head and held tothe right, so that the attacker looks at his adversary betweenthe arm and the blade. He keeps this position fo

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Fencing . o _^ PJ c a: ^^x) H o o QC. coo Clj Z H <D ZD _J o < -^ Ul P o u\ ?^ X clo H o o a; Q^ PRACTICAL INSTRUCTIONS loi with the nails down as if threatening a riposte in the low attacker on this parry throws his point upwards and back-wards past his own left ear with a quick movement of thethumb and forefinger. The nails are downwards, the middle,ring, and little finger leave the hilt and remain open. Thearm is extended, the hand on the level of the head and held tothe right, so that the attacker looks at his adversary betweenthe arm and the blade. He keeps this position for a momentor two and then falls back on guard, taking the engagement oftierce or sixte, which the adversary also takes with attacker disengages, the adversary parries quarte, and asbefore drops his point as if threatening a riposte in the low line,but this time with the nails up. The attacker on the parryrepeats the movement just described, throwing the point pasthis right instead of his left ear and with the nails u

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