Feint at the right temple and deliver a cut under the forearm, or feint at the outside of the leg and cut at the top of the forearm.
GUARD FOR THE ARM.
The Engaging Guard.
Should your adversary form his engaging guard with his hand higher than his shoulder, pass the point of your sword suddenly between his forte and wrist, and, turning the edge, deliver a drawing cut on the inside of his wrist, retiring out of distance as you do so.
PLATE XV.—GUARD FOR AN UPWARD CUT AT THE FORK.
PLATE XV.
Guard for an Upward Cut at the Fork.
This is not a good cut, and I do not recommend its use. To guard it, draw the right leg up to the first position, and at the same time form the outside leg guard.
STRAIGHT THRUST.
When on guard, the point of your sword is under the forte of your adversary’s, and a straight thrust may be given should he quit the engagement, by suddenly straightening the arm and directing the point at his breast; deliver it with a longe.
A good time to make this thrust is when he prepares for his attack or dwells on his feint at your head, or when he advances, as described in page [59].