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| <p>'''Section 10 - How to win the measure.'''</p>
 
| <p>'''Section 10 - How to win the measure.'''</p>
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<p>The measure, whatever it is, is gained by four kinds of accommodation of the foot which are called: advancing, approaching, joining, and chasing of the foot. The advancing of the foot is when, being in narrow or true step, you gain the measure advancing the right foot forward
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to double again with the right foot or go with the left foot as you see fit. The approaching of the foot is when, finding yourself in a wide step, you approach your left foot halfway to go to the right, then after with your right foot. Joining is when, finding yourself in true or narrow step, you join your left foot to the right to have means of advancing the right foot. The chasing of the foot is when, finding yourself in wide step, you approach with the left foot and chase the right further forward than it was.</p>
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<p>It is also curious to note and observe, before any accommodation of foot, to advance the sword a little towards the enemy's weak and to have an eye on the lookout so as not to be caught by surprise, and that you can go in countertimes to your advantage.</p>
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<p>I in no way approve of the stamping of the feet being an improper and uncomfortable thing.</p>
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<p>As also I entirely blame those who throw their estocade, stretch their bodies and hold their heads back, thinking that this makes a greater cut, in which they are mistaken. On the contrary, they more often that not abandon themselves to the discretion of their enemy, for they are not sure of delivering their cut, which having just been parried, they find themselves so rushed and so committed that they cannot recover time without receiving. Also, it removes the protection of the left hand; therefore I cannot approve of these big steps, and I say that it is better to hold the body straight with strength by extending his cuts to be always prompt in the delivery.</p>
 
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<p>'''Brocade''' also means a touch of the point taken with the hand twisted with the nails downwards.</p>
 
<p>'''Brocade''' also means a touch of the point taken with the hand twisted with the nails downwards.</p>
  
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<p>A '''thrust''' means a touch both in brocade and estocade.</p>
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<p>A '''blow''' means a touch both in brocade and estocade.</p>
  
 
<p>'''Disengage''' means when one feints high and goes low, or feints low and goes high.
 
<p>'''Disengage''' means when one feints high and goes low, or feints low and goes high.
  
 
<p>'''Call''' means pulling a step or uncovering a part of the body, to provoke the enemy to attack, in order to execute what one desires.
 
<p>'''Call''' means pulling a step or uncovering a part of the body, to provoke the enemy to attack, in order to execute what one desires.
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<p>'''Firm foot''' means to give a long estocade or brocade without passing.</p>
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<p>'''Riposte''' is the estocade that the enemy throws at he who threw first, whether a thrust or a hew.</p>
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<p>'''Straight line''' is to pursue the enemy without turning or crossing anywhere.</p>
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<p>'''Void''' the body means to turn it to give way to the estocade that the enemy throws.</p>
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<p>'''Round right hands''' and '''round backhands''' mean hitting with a backhand and with a hew without moving the hand from where it is except by turning it.</p>
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<p>'''Hew''' the sword is to beat the enemy's sword with one's own.</p>
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<p>'''Cover''' the sword means to lodge your sword onto that of the enemy to subdue him or to compel him to change.</p>
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<p>'''Puncture''' the sword is to force the enemy to change guard.</p>
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<p>Sometimes if one is said to '''throw a blow''' to the face or a cut to the head, that maybe a feint, therefore, one must use discretion.
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<p>'''Feet stomp'' means feinting to push a resolute estocade with firm foot so that the enemy must parry and after he does to redouble to another where you will see him open.</p>
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<p>'''Flourish''' means to vary your point under the enemy's sword, both outward and inward, so that the enemy cannot know your intention, nor cover your sword.</p>
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<p>'''Recover'' or ''return''' in first, second, third or fourth means to retire on guard with order.</p>
 
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Revision as of 02:37, 14 May 2022

Pedro de Heredia
Spouse(s) unknown
Occupation
  • Governor
  • Captain
Nationality Spanish
Movement Esgrima común
Genres Fencing manual
Language Middle French
Notable work(s) Book of Lessons
Principal
manuscript(s)

Pedro de Heredia was a 17th century Spanish governor of a region in Belgium and a cavalry captain from 1615-1645.

Contents

Treatises

Additional Resources

References

  1. ↑ According to Lauvernay, "fourniment" is the powder case of arquebusiers and musketeers (sometimes extended to all the equipment carried). The word is only used once to indicate a place on the body, probably a bit below the shoulder.
  2. ↑ Droit can mean "right" (as in not left or not wrong) or "correct" (as in not incorrect) or "true" (as in not false). All are likely acceptable.
  3. ↑ Volter is an Italian loanword of "Voltare".
  4. ↑ Credits to Alan Bloniarz for providing context to the word "garatusa".
  5. ↑ Écarté is the French word for the Italian technique "inquartata".
  6. ↑ Gannance is a loanword derived from the Spanish word "ganancia", which means "gain". It is used to describe a situation where your blade is used to restrict the opponent's blade movement. Credit to Tim Riviera for the explanation.
  7. ↑ Cortelade is a cut from outside to inside (right to left for a right hander). The Spanish word "cortar" simply means "to cut".
  8. ↑ Rever is a cut from inside to outside (left to right for a right hander).
  9. ↑ Chassement means "chasing". In this case, it is the back foot chasing the front. In modern fencing, this is known as advancing.
  10. ↑ Crèvement means "to burst or to puncture." In the treatise, it is used to describe breaking guards.


Early Iberian traditions
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Verdadera
destreza
Carrancista
Pachequista
Indeterminate
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