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>Names
Names are kept short and simple to read, and they do have meanings, although they’re not that important.
Tong (Gold)
Tharn (a type of palm tree)
Arun (Dawn)
Junn (Moon / Monday, depends on additional words)
>Fencing
I based Sira’s fencing of Jocahim Meyer’s style, a german system that emphasizes offense.
Most of the names of stances and cuts are translate into English for easier reading. Some are also pulled from rapier fencing.
Some names are also simplified (Middle cut -> horizontal cut, upper cut -> downward cut)
As for Junn, he uses Fiore de Liberi’s style of fencing. The pictures I used are taken directly from his manuscript.
I chose them in particular due to their personalities in the writing. Meyer tells you exactly what to do while Fiore has a flowery poem and advice.
An example would be the Ox guard / Posta di Fenestra (relatively similar guard positions)
Meyer’s description
Ox
The high parts are guarded with the Ox, which is two moded, Right and Left, thus one can stand in the Ox in two modes, namely the Right and Left modes.
The right Ox will first be described, stand with your Left Foot forward, holding the Sword with the hilt next to your head, high and on the right side, so that your forward point is directed against your opponent’s face. For the Left Ox reverse this, namely stand with your Right Foot forward, hold your hilt near your head on its Left Side as said above.
Thus you have been told of both Ox Guards or Stances, which is being shown by [picrel]
Fiore’s description
The Stance of the Window
I am the royal Stance of the True WindowAnd I am always quick with the whole art.
This is the Window Guard who is always quick, skillful and deceptive. She is a master at covering and striking. She threatens all opposing guards, whether high guards or low guards. She moves quickly from this guard to other guards to confuse her opponent. And she is a very good guard from which to make powerful thrusts, break the opponent’s thrust or exchange points
