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INTERROGATORY RECAPITULATION: A catechism for the Georgian fencer, c 1784
Excellent! Thank you Mr. McArthur for thinking of us in the 21st century. We always wanted to know exactly what we should do in a duel… INTERROGATORY RECAPITULATION F O R Grounding the Learner Scientifically in the Principals. According to … Continue reading
Sword Geek: Smallsword Glossary 1784
1784 Smallsword Glossary
John McArthur’s dismisses many distinctive and flamboyant characteristics of
Angelo’s style (such as thrusting in Tierce, the Fan Parade (Modern Parry 6)
and complex disarms). McArthur also organises his manual in a progressive
series of lessons. These two points convey the root difference between the two:
Angelo knew his students as civilian gentlemen for whom fencing was in many
cases primarily a beneficial exercise, while McArthur believed that his subscribers,
mainly officers, were going to need a reliable and simple system of fencing
in actual combat. Continue reading