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The Rapier Thrust subfamily covers the thrusting techniques that form the core offensive repertoire of rapier fencing, the rapier being designed primarily as a thrusting weapon. [1] Italian rapier mas...
The Disengage Thrust (cavazione) is a rapier attack that deceives the opponent's parry by passing the blade under or over the opponent's guard to thrust into the newly opened line. [1] The cavazione i...
The Direct Thrust (stoccata) drives the rapier point straight forward along the centreline toward the opponent's chest, throat, or face, initiated by extending the sword arm and followed by the body a...
The Rapier family covers the combat techniques of the rapier, the long, slender, thrusting-oriented sword that dominated European civilian swordsmanship from the mid-sixteenth through seventeenth cent...
The Counter Thrust is a defensive-offensive action in rapier fencing where the fencer parries or evades an incoming attack and delivers an immediate thrust in response, embodying the principle of a si...
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...
Quarta (fourth guard) positions the hand with the palm facing upward (supinated), the blade angled across the body to protect the inside low line and threaten a thrust to the opponent's flank or abdom...
Seconda (second guard) positions the hand with the palm facing outward (pronated), the blade angled to protect the outside low line and threaten a thrust beneath the opponent's arm. [1] Seconda is a p...
The Rapier Guard subfamily covers the four primary guard positions of Italian rapier fencing — Prima, Seconda, Terza, and Quarta — each named for the hand position (first through fourth) and correspon...
The Sword group encompasses all combat techniques employing bladed weapons of sword length, spanning both East Asian and European traditions. [1] This group unifies the Japanese sword arts (kenjutsu, ...