405. BLOCK AGAINST VERTICAL BUTT STROKE
a. Execution
(1) From the guard position, extend the arms out and down.
(2) The rifle is now nearly horizontal to the deck, and the arms fully extended.
(3) Engage the opponent’s stock near the balance of the rifle. (See fig. [22].)
b. Move into the Attack and Recovery
(1) Counter with a horizontal slash or horizontal butt stroke.
(2) Recover to the guard position in the same manner prescribed in section 3.
Figure 21.—Block Slash.
Figure 22.—Block Vertical Butt Stroke.