Saxon Fencing Club's
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Offensive actions:
any action made with the intention of hitting your opponent.
e.g.:
attack, riposte, stop hit, or a renewal of attack
.
On guard:
"en guarde" in some literatures,
the ready position before play.
in the old days, the various fencing positions were called guards.
Opposition:
resisting your opponent's blade in
engagemnet
.
Opposition parry:
holding and resisting your opponent's blade whilst parrying.
Orthopaedic grip:
a shaped grip designed to give better leverage than the straight
french grip
.
this is
not
designed for "punching" the hits, which is very dangerous.
