Tag Archives: Linacre School of Defense

Sir William on Contre-Temps

Posted on March 3, 2018 by S

A two-part tweet from the Linacre School of Defense: …but what is so Composed and made up of Contre-temps, that one would think the greatest Art they learn, and aime at, is to strive who shall Contre-temps oftnest…” — LSD … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on the Double-Touch

Posted on December 20, 2017 by S

“To touch and not be touched” Attributed to Molière, “toucher et ne pas l’être” is the axiom of classical fencing, and the CCF motto. It is avoiding the dreaded double-touch by putting theory of self-preservation into practice. This is in … Continue reading →

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