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BEYOND BASICS

As I stated above, either hand can be used to defend either
side. The cross deflection starts the deflection from the
opposite shoulder line and draws back across to the same side
of the head.

…the position of the foil protecting
the centerline was very similar to
Wing Chun.

Kicks are also included in Defending the Triangle as they come
either inside or outside the shoulder line as well.

Back in my college days, I enrolled in a Fencing class for a semester
because sword-play sounded like fun! Being a martial artist, I had
to hold my non-sword hand behind my back to keep from blocking
with it.

I had a friend who was a student Senator and he wanted to start
up a Karate Program at the college with me as the teacher. We

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