ARMED STAGE COMBAT VOCABULARY

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Across
  1. 4. (sôrd) /Defensive or offensive weapon used in personal combat for cutting and thrusting to inflict injury against an opponent.
  2. 6. /The act of removing the blade from contact with the partner's blade.
  3. 8. /A stroke, blow or attack made with the edge of a blade.
  4. 9. Guarde /The basic physical "ready" position of a combatant.
  5. 12. /The portion of the blade which is opposite the sharpened edge.
  6. 13. nut /A small bolt used to attach the grip and guard to the tang.
  7. 16. /Any foot movement that takes the combatant off line.
  8. 17. /(also Recipient) The actor/combatant on the receiving end of any given attack.
  9. 18. /A return attack made by a defender immediately following a successful parry.
  10. 22. Contact /A "cue" or "check point" in a fight that has the combatants frequently look in their partner's eyes to assure mutual awareness and readiness to perform the techniques.
  11. 23. /The actor/ combatant executing the violent action.
  12. 24. /Portion of blade between hilt and mid-blade (is thought to be the stronger blade area).
  13. 27. /The extended portion of the guard occurring on either side of the blade
  14. 28. /An attack made with the point of the weapon.
  15. 31. /(also Cue-Reaction-Action, and Preparation-Reaction-Action) The process of giving and taking focus during a physical argument.
  16. 32. /The crossing, joining or touching of blades.
Down
  1. 1. Attack /Any aggressive or offensive action, usually in close distance, delivered with the pommel of a weapon.
  2. 2. (tip) /Sharpened end of the sword blade, opposite the tang and hilt assembly.
  3. 3. /Footwork carrying the body forward
  4. 5. /Commonly referred to as the 'handle of a sword'.
  5. 7. /A defensive action made with the hand or arm intended to stop a punch or similar attack.
  6. 8. Attack /An attack made into an attack, either cut or thrust, which is intended to hit the opponent before the final movement of the opponent's attack is executed.
  7. 10. /An action in the footwork that carries the body backward by moving the rear foot first and then the lead foot (without crossing them). Opposite of Advance.
  8. 11. /A defensive action (made by a sword, dagger, shield, hand, etc.) which blocks or deflects an attack. When executed with a blade, the parry is generally made edge to edge, its forte against the opposing blade's foible.
  9. 14. (handle) /Area behind the guard designed to safely hold and control a sword.
  10. 15. /An action of the blade or body that appears to force the weapon from the hand of one's partner.
  11. 19. /Rear-end part of a sword's hilt (handle). Designed to function as a counter-weight, of specific weight, to offset the blade heaviness of a sword.
  12. 20. /The thin sharpened side of a blade used for cutting extending from the guard to the tip.
  13. 21. /The elongated, often sharp portion of the primary sword part to which all other parts are added.
  14. 24. /A center channel, or groove, cut-out of the blade's surface designed to increase a sword's strength and blade flexibility.
  15. 25. Attack /An attacking action made without intending to hit and designed to either probe the opponent's defensive reaction or to draw a reaction or a parry.
  16. 26. Measure /Correct distance between combatants when performing stage swordplay. A distance of six to ten inches from one's opponent at full extension after executing any offensive footwork.
  17. 29. /Rear-end part of a sword's blade, opposite the point (tip) and is unsharpened. Designed to function as the foundation for the hilt to be mounted upon.
  18. 30. (cross guard, hand guard) /Protective part of the hilt designed to block, deflect, pin or redirect an opponent's sword thereby minimizing or avoiding injury.