Carry Swords
The order to hang the arm at full length, holding the sword upright, so that the edge faces the opponent, and the back rests upon the hollow of the right shoulder.
Centre of percussion." Is that part of the blade which should strike the object at which the cut is directed. It is situated at about threequarters of the length of the blade from the hilt. A cut given with any part of the blade above or below this point loses its effect from defective leverage." (Fixed Bayonets, Hutton.) Commanding is the seizure of an opponent's weapon or person. Now obsolete.
Corps à Corps. -The term used to describe the position when the combatants have come so close that they can grapple with each other.