Saxon Fencing Club's
Glossary: C
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Cadence:
the rhythm of a fight;
in fiction Cyrano De Bergerac famously used to control the cadence of his duels by reciting his poetry, changing the rhythm to his advantage.
it is possible to do something similar if your opponent starts passively following your lead.
see
break-time
.
Compound
attack
:
an offensive action involving one or more
feints
.
Compound
preparations
:
a succession of
preparations
executed in one, uninterupted action.
nice way to convince a less experienced opponent that you are really clever and are going to win.
Counter-
attack
:
replying to an attack made on you, by an offensive action into it.
Counter-
parry
:
another name for a circular parry.
a parry made in a circular movement of the blade tip.
Counter-
riposte
:
a riposte made after the successful parry of the intial riposte of an attack.
successive counter-ripopstes are numbered as: riposte, 1st counter-riposte, 2nd counter-riposte, &c..
therefore the original attacking party always has the odd-numbered counter-ripostes assigned to him.
it is worth following this later in your fencing career, when it is your turn to
preside
a match!
Counter-
time
:
an action of any sort by an attacker on his opponent's attempt to do a
stop hit
.
Covered position:
when the way to a direct attack is closed
Croisé:
"cross"
;
a preparation made by taking yhour opponent's blade from high to low line (or vice versa) on the same side.
Cross-over:
when one foot passes the other during movement.
just as in ordinary walking, but we fence in a line: with the front foot and rear foot rarely changing place
Cut:
only in sabre;
score a hit with the edge of the blade.
Cut over:
also called coupe;
a simple attack made by passing your blade over the top of your opponent's.
