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Cut & Thrust

DiGrassi: Table of Contents

The True Art of Defense

• The means how to obtain Judgement
• The division of the Art
• Of the Sword
  • The division of the Sword
• Of Paces
  • Of the Agreement of the Foot and Hand
• Of Wards
  • The high ward
  • The broad ward
  • The low ward
• The manner how to strike
• When it is better to strike with the edge
• The means to defend
• The method which shallbe used in handling the Chapters following
• The single rapier
  • The hurt of the high ward at single Rapier
  • The defense of the thrust of the high ward at single Rapier
  • The hurt of the broad ward at single Rapier
  • The defense of the broad ward at single Rapier
  • The hurt of the low ward at single Rapier
  • The defense of the low ward at single Rapier
• The Rapier and Dagger
  • Of the Wards
  • How to defend with the Dagger
  • The Offense of the High Ward at Rapier and Dagger
  • The defense of the High Ward at Rapier and Dagger
  • The hurt of the broad ward at Rapier and Dagger
  • The defense of the broad ward at Rapier and Dagger
  • The hurt of the low ward at Rapier and Dagger
  • The defense of the low ward at Rapier and Dagger
• The Rapier and Cloak
  • The manner how to handle the Cloak
  • An Advertisement concerning the wrapping and warding of the Cloak
  • The hurt of the high ward at Rapier and Cloak
  • The defense of the thrust, right and reversed blows of the high ward at Rapier and Cloak
  • The hurt of the broad ward at Rapier and Cloak
  • The defense of the broad ward at Rapier and Cloak
  • Of the hurt of the low ward at Rapier and Cloak
  • Of the defense of the low ward at Rapier and Cloak>
• Of the Sword and Buckler
  • Of the Form of the Buckler
  • The manner how to handle the Buckler
  • Of the hurt of the high ward at Sword and Buckler
  • Of the defense of the high ward at Sword and Buckler
  • Of the hurt of the broad ward at Sword and Buckler
  • Of the defense of the broad ward at Sword and Buckler
  • Of the hurt of the low ward at Sword and Buckler
  • Of the defense of the low ward at Sword and Buckler
• Of the Sword and Target, called the Square Target
  • The manner how to hold the Square Square Target
  • The hurt of the high ward at the Sword and Square Target
  • The defense of the high ward at the Sword and SquareTarget
  • The hurt of the broad ward at the Sword and Square Target
  • The defense of the broad ward at the Sword and Square Target
  • The hurt of the low ward at the Sword and Square Target
  • The defense of the low ward at the Sword and Square Target
• Of the Sword and Round Target
  • On the manner how to hold the round Target
  • The hurt of the high ward at Sword and round Target
  • The defense of the high ward at Sword and round Target
  • The hurt of the broad ward at Sword and round Target
  • The defense of the broad ward at Sword and round Target
  • The hurt of the low ward at Sword and round Target
  • The defense of the low ward at Sword and round Target
• Of the Case of Rapiers
  • The manner how to handle two Rapiers
  • Of the high ward at two Rapiers The defense of the high ward at two Rapiers
  • Of the hurt of the broad ward at two Rapiers
  • Of the defense of the broad ward at two Rapiers
  • Of the hurt of the low ward at two Rapiers
  • Of the defense of the low ward at two Rapiers
• Of the Two hand Sword
  • Of the manner how to handle the Two hand Sword in single combat
  • Of he defense of the high ward at Two hand Sword
  • Of the hurt of the low ward at the Two hand Sword
  • Of the defense of the low ward at the Two hand Sword
• Of the weapons of the Staff, namely the Bill, the Partisan, the Halberd, and the Javelin
  • Of the Partisan
  • Of Bill against Bill, Halberd against Halberd, or Halberd against Bill
  • How to strike with the Halberd
  • Of the defense of the heel, or blunt end of the Halberd
  • Of the hurt and ward of the Javelin
  • Of the defense of the thrusts oif the Javelin
  • Of the Partisan
  • Of the Pike
    • The manner how to handle the Pike
    • For the cause the Pike makes greater passage with the point than any other shorter weapon
    • Of the wards of the Pike
    • Of the manner how to strike in the said wards
    • Of the defense of the wards

The Second Part entreating of Deceits and Falsings of Blows and Thrusts

• Deceits or Falsings of the single Sword, or single Rapier
• General Advertisements concerning the defenses
• Of Sword and Dagger, or Rapier and Dagger
• Of Sword and Cloak, or Rapier and Cloak
• Falsing of Blows, Of Sword and buckler, square Target, and round Target
  • An Advertisement concerning the defenses of the false of teh round Target
• Of the falses of the two Swords: or Rapiers
  • An advertisement concerning the defenses of the two Swords: or Rapiers
• Falsing of Blows, Of the two hand Sword
  • The Defense of the two hand Sword
• Of the Partisan, Bill, Javelin, and Halberd
• Of the Pike
• The defenses of the deceits of the weapons of the Staff
• How a man by private practice can obtain strength of body thereby
• Of the exercise and strength of the arms