[CFML] Question about historical fencing

>From: "Christian Von Nurenburg" <Christian1095@carolina.rr.com>

> 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 first use of the word parry in an english work is in Pallas Armata in
1639: "To Parere, is to decline, to put by, and to turn off a thrust or
blow."

--j

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