This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1910 Excerpt: ..."Perfect fight standeth upon both blow and thrust, therefore the thrust is not onely to be vsed. "That the blow is more dangerous and deadly in fight, then a thrust, for proofe thereof to be made according with Art, an Englisman holdeth argument against an Italian. "Italian.--Which is more dangerous or deadly in fight ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1910 Excerpt: ..."Perfect fight standeth upon both blow and thrust, therefore the thrust is not onely to be vsed. "That the blow is more dangerous and deadly in fight, then a thrust, for proofe thereof to be made according with Art, an Englisman holdeth argument against an Italian. "Italian.--Which is more dangerous or deadly in fight of a blow or a thrust? "Englishman.--This question is not propounded according to art, because there is no fight perfect without both blow and thrust. "Italian.--Let it be so, yet opinions are otherwise holden, that the thrust is onely to be vsed, because it commeth a nearer way, and is more dangerous and deadly, for these reasons: first the blow compasseth round like a wheele, but the thrust passeth in a straight line, therfore the blow by reason of the compasse, hath a longer way to go than the thrust, and is therefore longer in doing, but the thrust passeth in a straight line, therfore hath shorter way to go then hath the blow, and is therfore done in a shorter time, and is therfore much better than the blow, and more dangerous and deadly, because if a thrust do hit the face or bodie, it indangereth life, and most commonly death ensueth: but if the blow hit the bodie, it is not so dangerous. Englishman.--Let your opinions be what they wil, but that the thrust commeth a nearer way, and is sooner done than the blow, is not true: and for proofe thereof reade the twelfth paradox. And now will I set downe probable reasons, that the blow is better than the thrust, and more dangerous and deadly. First, the blow commeth as neare a way, and most commonly nearer than doth the thrust, and is therefore done in a shorter time than is the thrust: therfore in respect of time, wherupon standeth the perfection of fight, the blow is ...
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