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The encyclopaedia of sport (1897)

Suffolk and Berkshire, Henry Charles Howard, Earl of, 1833-1898, Peek, Hedley, Aflalo, Frederick G. (Frederick George), 1870-1918 · London : Lawrence and Bullen · leaf 168

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uard, where the arm is raisedabove the head, the edge of the sword upward, and thepoint directed downward and toward the left. A defensive movements against the various cuts are some-times called guards, but are more properly ParriesUj.z:). Hilt—The part by which the sword is grasped, andwhich… … The Ll-.nge. (■ The Swordsm.^x, 1391.) Lunge—The completion of the attack, which iseffected by stepping forward w ith the right foot two soles,length beyond the position of guard. Mask—A helmet of wire netting protecting the facefrom injury, but giving full sight of an opponent. IJROADSWORD THE…

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