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The Rapier Cut subfamily covers the cutting actions of rapier fencing, which, though secondary to thrusting, were an important component of the rapier's tactical repertoire. [1] Rapier cuts are delive...

The Standard Rapier Cut delivers the rapier's edge in a drawing or slashing motion against the opponent's exposed target, most commonly the hand, wrist, or forearm. [1] Unlike the heavy cuts of a long...

The Sabre (Military) family covers the techniques of the military sabre, the curved, single-edged cavalry sword used by European and colonial armies from the seventeenth through early twentieth centur...