Boys' own book : a complete encyclopedia of athletic, scientific, outdoor, and indoor sports (1881)
Clarke, William, 1800-1838 · New York : J. Miller, Publisher · leaf 138
balance of yourbody rest upon the left leg, keep the left knee bent andfiexible, so that you may incline a little backward; theright knee should also be rather bent, and perpendicular tothe point where your right heel rests. The position of the guard in tierce is similar to that ofcarte, only the… … 126 boys owk book. ENGAGING AND DISENGAGING. Engaging in carte, or in tierce, is opposing your adver-sarys blade, either inside or outside, when you first join orcross blades on guard. Disengaging is performed by dex-terously shifting the point of your foil from one side ofyour adversarys blade to…
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