Neutral

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Neutral Basic Level General Stage Combat term Definition The position where the hand is vertical with the thumb on top, i.e. half-way between supination and pronation. In sword, usually only [...]

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Neutral


Basic Level General Stage Combat term

Definition

The position where the hand is vertical with the thumb on top, i.e. half-way between supination and pronation. In sword, usually only seen in a downward cut to the head.

Explanation

(Intermediate) Fencer’s slang for the hand position with ‘thumb on top’. Sabre text-books refer to it as ‘half-pronation’, though it might just as logically be termed ‘half-supination’. Neutral, therefore, is the most appropriate description.

See Also

Supination
Pronation

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