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Prime, generally taken in a sweeping motion to cover the entire inside line - often used instead of quarte when moving from quinte; Seconde, either guarding the low outside line - often used instead of tierce when moving from a "point-in-line" Sixte, Blade up and to the outside, wrist supinated. This parry can be lateral or circular.
In sabre, tierce replaces sixte to guard the inside-high line, quarte becomes more erect, seconde replaces octave on the inside-low line, and prime replaces septime. Quinte is used in sabre to protect the head. Longsword also hand-and-a-half sword. A larger cutting sword, not used in contemporary fencing, that could be use with one or two hands.
Similar to tierce on the chest side or prime flipped upside-down; guard low, cutting edge facing away from chest, sword upright with slight chest-direction tilt. To stop high-line cut to chest. Quinte - Parry 5 Blade up and to the inside, wrist pronated. [7] Not often used in Foil or Épée
Quillion – also Quillon, Cross-guard. A bar that composes all or part of the guard of a sword. The quillions (usually two) extend from the hilt of the sword, perpendicular to the line of the blade, on the same plane as the edge(s) of the blade. In simple medieval swords, the quillions usually form the entire guard.
The idea of using two hands for a sword is an idea that Musashi opposes because there is no fluidity in movement with two hands: "If you hold a sword with both hands, it is difficult to wield it freely to left and right, so my method is to carry the sword in one hand."
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This sword was custom-made in Japan to suit the weight and size of the student. The blade is made of aluminum alloy and lacks a sharp edge for safety reasons. Between 1945 and 1953, sword manufacture and sword-related martial arts were banned in Japan. Many swords were confiscated and destroyed, and swordsmiths were not able to make a living.
Avatar: The Legend of Aang features dual wielding done by Zuko with two dao swords, Jet with two hook swords, Suki with two war fans, and Sokka with a machete along a club or a boomerang. The Transformers features dual wielding being done by many characters including Optimus Prime and Optimus Primal with two swords.
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