Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-14138255-20141031002615/@comment-147.69.166.166-20141113211136

There are plenty of fencing styles that involve using the blade to cut at the opponent while weapons such as the rapier are used in styles with thrusting there are styles of european fencing that include cutting they simply use a different kind of blade. An example would be english fencing with the basket hilted sword, a style I have studied for the past 6 years it is a highly defensive style that involves stopping the assault of your opponent until they make a flaw in their technique that you can exploit, however you can also use quick cuts to overpower the opponents defence fencing is a very diverse type of fighting and how you fight with a sword very much depends on which master you've studied under i.e. Vincentio Saviolo (Italian rapier), George Silver (English basket hilt), Joseph Swetnam (English rapier). Swordplay is as diverse as any kind of martial art and there are numerous styles that these characters could be adopting.