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French Authors’ Use of the False Attacks and Feints
I. Introduction Recently, I’ve been trying to drill down on the French authors’ conceptual and mechanical distinctions between fausse attaques—i.e., false attacks—and feints. Although ostensibly different, it appeared to me that the boundaries between false attacks and feints could easily … Continue reading
The Fencing Mask: Trading Fencing Purity for Safety
The fencing mask that modern fencers would recognize as such was not invented until the latter half of the 18th century. However, that’s not to say that there were no fencing masks before this time. Before that time, a fencing … Continue reading
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