on 4/30/04 7:20 AM, Christian Von Nurenburg at
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wrote:
> 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?
The anonymous author(s) of manuscript I.33 (circa 1300 AD and currently the
oldest known fencing text) clearly detail actions that stop/deflect the
incoming attack. Don't get hung up on the word "bind" that is used in the
translation: think of the action itself, not the terminology. Binding the
sword, in I.33, necessarily starts with an interruption of the offensive
action by use of the defending blade.
Sean Hayes
Maestro d=B9armi
Northwest Academy of Arms
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