How to Fence
by Aaron A. Warford
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About this eBook
- Author
- Warford, Aaron A.
- Title
- How to fence : Containing full instruction for fencing and the use of the broadsword; also instruction in archery
- Credits
- Produced by Demian Katz and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (Images courtesy of the Digital Library@Villanova University ( digital.library.villanova.edu/))
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- U: Military science
- Subject
- Archery
- Category
- Text
- eBook-No.
- 42106
- Project Gutenberg
- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/42106
- Release Date
- February 16, 2013
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.HOW TO FENCE.
- 2.TABLE OF CONTENTS
- 3.HOW TO FENCE. — THE GUARD. — ADVANCE — RETREAT, — THE LONGE, — THE RECOVER; — THE ENGAGE. — PARADES. — QUARTE. — TIERCE. — SECONDE — DEMI-CERCLE, — OCTAVE. — CONTRE-PARADES. — ATTACKS, — THE STRAIGHT THRUST — THE DISENGAGEMENT. — THE ONE-TWO — THE BEAT AND THRUST. — THE BEAT AND DISENGAGEMENT. — CUT OVER THE POINT. — CUT OVER AND DISENGAGEMENT — DOUBLE, — ALL FEINTS. — THE ASSAULT; — GENERAL ADVICE,
- 4.BROADSWORD EXERCISE. — POSITIONS. — TARGET. — CUTS AND GUARDS. — CUTS. — POINTS. — GUARDS. — PARRY. — HANGING GUARD. — INSIDE GUARD. — OUTSIDE GUARD. — ATTACK AND DEFENSE. — DRAW SWORDS. — RECOVER SWORDS. — CARRY SWORDS. — SLOPE SWORDS. — RETURN SWORDS. — PRACTICES. — SECOND PRACTICE. — THIRD PRACTICE. — FOURTH PRACTICE. — FIFTH PRACTICE. — FORT AND FEEBLE. — DRAWING CUT. — GENERAL ADVICE.
- 5.ARCHERY. — IMPLEMENTS OF THE CRAFT.
- 6.The Use of the Bow. — TARGET-SHOOTING. — BUTT-SHOOTING. — Roving. — Flight-Shooting. — Clout-Shooting. — Cross-bow Shooting. — RULES OF ARCHERY MEETINGS. — DRESS. — EXPENSES.
- 7.HURDLE RACING.
- 8.VAULTING WITH POLE, OR POLE-LEAPING.
- 9.THROWING THE HAMMER.
- 10.PUTTING THE SHOT.
- 11.THE YOUNG MEN OF AMERICA.
- 12.THE FIVE-CENT WEEKLY LIBRARY.
- 13.THE BOYS OF NEW YORK POCKET LIBRARY.
- 14.OUR COMIC BOOKS.
- 15.OUR 10 CENT BOOKS
- 16.Transcriber's Notes:
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