Talk:Myrtenaster/@comment-96.8.204.173-20150719053619/@comment-6582316-20150721213446

The armpit is a great target, if the opponent is weilding a sword, pike, or bayonetted musket it will always be exposed as they must raise their arms to attack you, and the armpit is host to major veins and arteries, as well as being an entry way into the lungs and heart if you get a really fortunate angle, and with the rapier being balenced so far down to the hilt it is suprisingly easy to position it properly to get at it. As for the rest I'm going to direct you to  Scholagladiatoria which is a great resourse for this kind of thing as Matt Easton (unlike me) has a bachelor's degree in medeival archeaology this video is useful to the disscussion, as is this one, this one , and this one. Also interesting is this video about the advantage of thrusts over cuts. :)