| For the length of the first joint of the right thumb | bĕrjong. |
| For the breadth of the left thumb | bĕrkapal. |
| And so on alternately | sampan tunda. |
| ta’ bĕrtali. | |
| bĕrubong. | |
| bĕrtampal. | |
| makan. | |
| ta’ tĕrchahari. |
The only good blades are those in which this method of measurement gives bĕrjong or bĕrkapal at the point.
[ccxli] Fencing Terms
B’lah mumbang (lit. to split the young cocoa-nut), to cut straight downwards.
Tĕbas (lit. to cut down undergrowth), to make a horizontal stroke.
Tĕbas sepak, to “cut” from left to right with an upward motion at the end of the stroke.
Paras gantang, to “cut” from right to left with the back of the hand turned downwards, as in “levelling a measure” of rice.
Panchong Malayu, to “cut” from right to left with an upward motion at the end of the stroke.
Of “stabbing” strokes the following are the most important:—”Tikam tunggal,” “tikam beranak,” “tikam sĕmbor anak,” and the “tikam tupei terjun,” the latter taking its name from the way in which the stroke curves slightly downwards in the course of delivery, “like a squirrel taking a header.”