a gauche

a gauche

French for against the left

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gauche

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Left handed; hence, awkward; clumsy.

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main-gauche

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The dagger held in the left hand, while the rapier is held in the right; -- used to parry thrusts of the adversary's rapier.

advance

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The ‘advance’ is the basic forward movement. The front foot moves first, beginning by lifting the toes. Straighten the leg at the knee, pushing the heel out in front. Land on the ...

advance-lunge

Sports; Fencing

An advance followed immediately by a lunge. The extension can occur before or during the advance, but always before the lunge. A good long-distance attack, especially in ...

appel

Sports; Fencing

Stamping the front foot to the ground, to produce a sound to distract or startle the opponent. This may be made during an advance, or directly from an en garde position. It may ...

flèche

Sports; Fencing

Flèche means 'arrow' in French. The rear leg is brought in front of the front leg and the fencer sprints past his/her opponent. This action is currently not allowed during sabre ...

cross over

Sports; Fencing

An advance or retreat by crossing one leg over the other; see also Pass Forward (passe' avant) and Pass Backwards (passe arriere).

forward recovery

Sports; Fencing

A recovery from a lunge, performed by pulling the rear leg up into en garde, rather than pulling the front leg and body backwards. Can be used to gain ground on the opponent more ...

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