[CFML] Question about historical fencing.

[Christian Von Nurenburg]

When do we see the concept of making a "parry" come into play? Much
of the period sources seem to indicate that you would either parry by
attacking into your opponent's attack or by chaning distance. If
that's the case, who was the first to formalize the parry?

Thanks

Christian



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[Ken Mondschein]

This is kind of off-scope for the list, but I guess it's OK because the
parry is a classical technique.

The thing is, there's no easy answer. For starters, the "attacking into
you opponent's attack" is a bit of an oversimplification. Clearly, parries
existed from the earliest times; I.33 has "binds," which would seem to
assume the blades were in more than momentary contact, i.e., that one had
stopped the other. Agrippa, the grandfather of rapier fencing, mentions
"remedying," and defending oneself against a blow, but often he assumes
the reader will know how to do this. So, the parry, in at least some
senses, has always been with us.

> When do we see the concept of making a "parry" come into play? Much
> of the period sources seem to indicate that you would either parry by
> attacking into your opponent's attack or by chaning distance. If
> that's the case, who was the first to formalize the parry?
>
> Thanks
>
> Christian



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