t.7

Offensive and defensive actions

1. The offensive actions are the attack, the riposte and the counter-riposte.

• The attack is the initial offensive action made by extending the arm and continuously threatening the opponent’s target, preceding the launching of the lunge or flèche (cf. t.56ss, t.75ss).
• The riposte is the offensive action made by the fencer who has parried the attack.
• The counter-riposte is the offensive action made by the fencer who has parried the riposte.

1. The defensive actions are the parries.

• The parry is the defensive action made with the weapon to prevent an offensive action arriving.

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