If someone gets a direct hit against you in septime then I reckon your distance and awareness need to be looked at. |
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If the hand is on the left side, then the bind from sixte to septime is more appropriate. |
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Disengagements which finish in the line of septime are not used in practice. |
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It is a good mental exercise to work out for yourself the finishing position for each of the three types of parry using the starting positions of quarte, septime and octave. |
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The hand and blade positions of high septime are difficult to execute and require much practice, and if deceived, it is difficult to link with other parries. |
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From the inside out, Septime is unassuming and sparse in its decor. |
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