This is the table of content of Destreza, historical fencing, the book:
1. INTRODUCTION p9
0.1 The Destreza p10
0.2 Duel fencing p11
0.1 The rules of dueling p12
0.2 Equipement p12
0.3 Book layout p13
1. CONCEPTS p15
2. COMMON CIRCLE p.27
3. MEDIO p31
3.1 What is a medio in Destreza? p.32
3.2 What are the different circles around the fencers? P35
4. MOVEMENTS p43
4.1 In which angles can the arm and sword be placed? P44
4.2 In which lines can the arm and sword be placed? P44
4.3 What straight movements can the Diestro do with his arm and sword? P45
4.4 What circular movements can the Diestro execute with his arm and sword? P45
4.5 What are the pyramids useful in Destreza for? P47
5 FIRST VERTICAL PLAN p51
5.1 What is the first vertical plan? p52
5.2 What are the personal plans and their characteristics? P52
5.3 How to oppose the personal plans while turning around yourself? P56
5.4 How to oppose the personal plans while turning around your opponent? P59
6 PLANS p63
7 MAIN POSITIONS p67
7.1 How does the Diestro position himself in the right-angle position? P68
7.2 How does the Diestro position himself in the square position? P70
7.3 How does the Diestro position himself in guard position? P72
8 PARRY p75
8.1 Where are the lateral defensive plans? P76
8.2 What the common characteristics of all parries? P77
8.3 What is the proper quantity of movement to do a parry? P78
9. RAPIER p83
9.1 What are the different parts of a rapier? P84
9.2 What is the best way to hold the rapier? P88
10. STEPS P89
10.1 What are the characteristics common to all steps? p90
10.2 What are the different types of steps? P91
10.3 How do you perform the straight steps? P92
10.4 How do you come back in the first vertical plan and re-establish the medio de proporcion, in turning on the axis of the personal cylinder? P94
10.5 How do you open the lateral defensive plans of the opponent in turning around the circumference of the circle of the medio de proporcion? P98
10.6 How do you move around the opponent, when you begin the curved step with the left foot? P98
10.7 How do you make the curved steps, when you move around the circumference of the common circle p100?
10.8 How to you go from the medio de proporcion to the medio proporcionado of the thrust when you begin the step with the forward foot? P102
10.9 How to you go from the medio de proporcion to the medio proporcionado of the thrust when you begin the step with the rear foot? P104
11. COORDINATION p.107
11.1 How to perform the techniques with the arm? P108
11.2 How to coordinate the movements of the arm and sword when performing a forward step? P112
11.3 How to coordinate the movements of the arm and sword when performing a curved step to profile side? P118
11.4 How to coordinate the movements of the arm and sword when performing a curved step to sword side? P120
11.3 How to coordinate the movements of the arm and sword when performing a sequence of two steps, a transverse forward step and a transverse backward step to profile side? P122
11.4 How to coordinate the movements of the arm and sword when performing a sequence of two steps, a transverse forward step and a transverse backward step to sword side? P125
12. UNIVERSAL PICTURE p131
12.1 What are the circles drawn on the universal picture? P132
12.2 What are the lines drawn on the universal picture? P134
12.3 What are the points on the universal picture? P134
13. FEELING OF THE BLADE P143
13.1 What are the characteristics of the increase movement and the decrease movement? P144
13.2 How do you know the level of pressure the opponent gives to his weapon? P145
13.3 Advices to work on the feeling of the blade? P148
14. ATAJO ½ p151
14.1 How do you perform the atajo n°1 to the sword side in the high part with the opponent’s blade on the inside? P154
14.2 How do you perform the atajo n°2 to the sword side in the high part with the opponent’s blade on the outside? P166
14.3 How do you perform the atajo n°3 to the profile side in the high part with the opponent’s blade on the inside? P172
14.4 How do you perform the atajo n°4 to the profile side in the high part with the opponent’s blade on the outside? P178
14.5 How do you perform the atajo n°5 to the sword side in the low part with the opponent’s blade on the outside? P184
14.6 How do you perform the atajo n°6 to the sword side in the low part with the opponent’s blade on the inside? P188
14.7 How do you perform the atajo n°7 to the profile side in the low part with the opponent’s blade on the outside? P192
14.8 How do you perform the atajo n°8 to the profile side in the low part with the opponent’s blade on the inside? P196
15. ATAJO 2/2 p201
15.1 How to choose whether an atajo must be real or virtual? P202
15.2 What are the available atajos when the opponent’s blade is a line of the first pyramid? P203
15.3 What are the available atajos when the opponent’s blade is a line of the second pyramid? P205
15.4 What are the available atajos when the opponent’s blade is a line of the third pyramid? P209
16 TECHNIQUES p213
16.1 What are the different parts of the techniques? P214
16.2 What are the different movements of a technique? P214
17 TECHNIQUES FROM ATAJO 1 p217
17.1 Description of atajo n°1 p218
17.2 What are the techniques of first intention which are available from atajo n°1? P219
17.3 What are the techniques of second intention which are available from atajo n°1? P232
18 TECHNIQUES FROM ATAJO 2 p237
18.1 Description of atajo n°2 p238
18.2 What are the techniques of first intention which are available from atajo n°2? P239
18.3 What are the techniques of second intention which are available from atajo n°2? P248
19 TECHNIQUES FROM ATAJO 3 p253
19.1 Description of atajo n°3 p254
19.2 What are the techniques of first intention which are available from atajo n°3? P255
19.3 What are the techniques of second intention which are available from atajo n°3? P261
20 TECHNIQUES FROM ATAJO 4 p265
20.1 Description of atajo n°4 p266
20.2 What are the techniques of first intention which are available from atajo n°4? P267
20.3 What are the techniques of second intention which are available from atajo n°4? P272
21 MOVEMENT OF CONCLUSION p277
21. 1 How to free the sword from the movement of conclusion? p280
22 FREE THE RAPIER p285
22.1 How to free his weapon when the opponent has placed an atajo n°1 on it? P286
22.2 How to free his weapon when the opponent has placed an atajo n°2 on it? P291
22.3 How to free his weapon when the opponent has placed an atajo n°3 on it? P291
22.4 How to free his weapon when the opponent has placed an atajo n°4 on it? P91
23 DEFLECTION p295
23.1 How to close the attacking plan? P296
23.2 When is it a good time to act? P297
23.3 How to adapt the guard position? P297
23.4 How to maintain the opponent’s sword on the outside in the right defensive plan? P299
23.5 How to put pressure on the opponent? P299
23.6 How to defeat the opponent? P299
24 RULES p311
25 CONCLUSION p317
