Be careful as you longe to bear your hand to the left, so that, as you strike the head, your hand is as high as, and a little to the left of, your left eye and look over your forearm.
Guard for the Head (Prime).
Raise the hand until it is opposite the right temple, with the upper knuckles level with the top of the head, so that you can see under the forte of the sword without lowering the chin. Point well advanced, and nearly opposite to the left elbow, so as to cover the left cheek and breast. Edge upwards. Arm slightly bent, with elbow turned up and hidden behind the hilt.
A short man should form this guard a little higher than the right temple.
Feint a Straight Thrust at the Breast, and Cut at the Head.
Feint a straight thrust at your adversary’s breast under his blade, by suddenly straightening the arm, with the hand as high as the shoulder, and hilt turned upwards to protect the arm from a time cut; then, without lowering the hand or drawing back the point, longe and deliver the diagonal cut on the left temple.
This attack is sometimes made by feinting at the outside of the leg instead of at the breast. It is not, however, so safe, as you expose the arm to a time cut while making it.
PLATE V.—FEINT AT THE HEAD AND CUT AT THE LEFT CHEEK, AND GUARD (QUARTE).