Secrets of the Sword
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- Under 100
- First published
- 1862
- Pages
- 107
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An evening conversation after a country-house shooting party gives Baron de Bazancourt a setting for discussing the art of fencing. His practical reflections take the form of exchanges with interested companions, so advice about sword-play develops through objections, examples and replies. In C. F. Clay's English translation, the emphasis falls on judgment and resourcefulness: a fencer needs to read an opponent and adapt as circumstances change.
The discussion considers distance, approaches, the meeting of blades and the relationship between sight and touch. Bazancourt compares current arguments with passages from older fencing books, finding common principles beneath changing methods. Readers interested in the history of sport can follow how he connects physical training with observation and strategy. The conversational form also makes this a study of how an experienced practitioner explains his craft and challenges familiar teaching.
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Book facts
- Author
- César Lecat Bazancourt
- First published
- 1862
- Reading time
- About 3 hours
- Pages
- 107
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Educational
- Formats
- PDF, EPUB, Read online