A tall man ought seldom or never to advance when attacking.
RETURNS.
Returns should be made with a longe with the greatest rapidity after guarding. Great care must be taken not to draw back the hand or point before making them.
They should, as a rule, be made direct, but may sometimes be preceded by a feint, and should be very much varied.
The best returns from the different guards are the following, placed in the order of their comparative merits, that is, the first is a better return than the second, and so on; but their application should depend a great deal on your adversary’s defence:—
From Guarding the Head.
| Cut | at the head. |
| Do. | under the right arm. |
| Thrust | at breast with palm down (tierce). |
| Cut | at outside the leg. |
| Do. | left breast. |
| Do. | inside the leg. |
From Guarding the Right Side under the Arm.
| Cut | at the head. |
| Thrust | at the breast with palm down (tierce). |
| Cut | under right arm. |
| Do. | on outside the leg. |
| Do. | on left breast. |
| Do. | on inside the leg. |