The guard, also, is the same, except that the hand should be a little lower when forming the quarte.
In this illustration the guard is formed with the point down (prime).
PLATE VII.—FEINT AT THE HEAD AND CUT AT THE INSIDE OF THE WRIST.
PLATE VII.
Feint at the Head and Cut Inside the Wrist.
This is also done under the same circumstances and in the same manner as “The Feint at the Head and Cut at the Left Cheek,” except that you only make a half longe, and aiming at the inside of the wrist, make a retrograde cut by drawing your hand towards your body, and at the same time retire out of distance to avoid the counter.
The guard for this attack is the same as the one for “The Feint at the Head and Cut at the Left Cheek.”
None of the three preceding attacks can be made on a man who keeps the point of his sword well down and forward when guarding the head or left breast, and who does not attempt to return until he has found his opponent’s blade.
The head guard, as described in page [32], will guard the left cheek and wrist, and the engaging guard with the edge a little turned to your left will defend the cut at the left breast. They should, as a rule, be used against all attacks directed against these parts.
The guard with the point up ought only to be used as an auxiliary, when you find that your point in forming the other guard has got too high.