These may be drawn and parried thus: Advance as if you intended to
attack, but instead of doing so parry the thrust and return quickly.
PLATE XVIII.
ANOTHER STOP THRUST USED AGAINST A MAN WHO LONGES WITH HIS ARM BENT, OR
WHO DRAWS HIS HAND BACK WHEN ATTACKING.
[Illustration: PLATE XVIII.—STOP THRUST (TIERCE) WHEN A MAN DRAWS HIS
HAND BACK TO ATTACK.]
Immediately you see him move, longe and deliver a straight thrust, or
you may give the thrust without longing, by merely straightening the
arm. I prefer, however, to longe with the thrust, as it is more certain
to stop the attack.
Stop thrusts, to be successful, should be given without hesitation and
with the greatest boldness.