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The basic way to proceed from first to third Instance in Thibault (book 1, table VI)

Thibault’s space and time: entering the fight

How does Girard Thibault use his theoretical framework to enter the fight, and what can this tell us about other fighting styles?

2013/12/23 in Source analysis.
Book 1, table I: showing the instances and the movements possible to strike and defend

Thibault’s space and time: theory

This post is a brief description of the theoretical framework that Girard Thibault (1628) uses to deal with the key variables of time and distance in a fight.

2013/12/23 in Source analysis.

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