Thrust
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Definition
An attack delivered with the point of a weapon with the intention of wounding through penetration.
Types of Thrust
Straight
Italian: stocotta
A thrust that begins and ends in the same guard without deviation. For example a thrust of third delivered by a fencer who is standing in third. In the Italian school a straight thrust generally refers to a thrust of third, as third is the standard waiting guard.
Reversed Point
Italian: punta riversa
A thrust delivered in fourth to the outside of the opponent's weapon.
Delivering a thrust in this way makes the weapon more difficult to deflect because the point is able to be angled in and around the opponent's defense.
Over-arm
Italian: imbrocotta
A descending thrust delivered in first over the opponent's sword arm, generally targeting the chest just to the inside of the arm.
The over-arm thrust is useful because it allows you to defend high and strike a lower target, and it is also difficult for your opponent to defend with his sword or offhand because of its proximity to his sword arm.
