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title: "2 Fencing Quotes By Guy Windsor"
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> [“First one, then the other, describes in clear fencing language, in detail exactly what occurred. For example: “Mary was in coda longa, I was in posta di donna. Mary attacked with a thrust to my face. I tried to exchange…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-windsor/first-one-then-the-other-describes-in-clear-fencing-language-in/)

[Guy Windsor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guy-windsor/)

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> [“No one ever throws a perfect blow in the exact line it is supposed to be in—but by having a set of lines with which to classify blows, we can improve our own efforts, and respond more effectively to our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-windsor/no-one-ever-throws-a-perfect-blow-in-the-exact-line-it-is-supposed-to/)

[Guy Windsor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guy-windsor/)

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## More by Guy Windsor

> [“First one, then the other, describes in clear fencing language, in detail exactly what occurred. For example: “Mary was in coda longa, I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-windsor/first-one-then-the-other-describes-in-clear-fencing-language-in/)

[Guy Windsor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guy-windsor/)

> [“To work on a movement you need: A clear picture or feeling of how it is now A clear picture or feeling of how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-windsor/to-work-on-a-movement-you-need-a-clear-picture-or-feeling-of-how-it/)

[Guy Windsor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guy-windsor/)

> [“The rules of feinting are pretty simple: you must create a credible threat. As your opponent responds, your strike should take less time than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-windsor/the-rules-of-feinting-are-pretty-simple-you-must-create-a-credible/)

[Guy Windsor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guy-windsor/)

> [“As a general rule, like counters like. So you can try counterattacking with roverso fendente against roverso fendente, and so forth.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-windsor/as-a-general-rule-like-counters-like-so-you-can-try-counterattacking/)

[Guy Windsor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guy-windsor/)

> [“when entering into measure to strike, there should be a clear threat made.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-windsor/when-entering-into-measure-to-strike-there-should-be-a-clear-threat/)

[Guy Windsor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guy-windsor/)

> [“Four aspects of any action: time, measure, structure, flow p.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-windsor/four-aspects-of-any-action-time-measure-structure-flow-p/)

[Guy Windsor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guy-windsor/)

> [“A properly constructed warm-up involves three things: loosening the joints, warming the body, and light stretching. Ideally it will also activate core stabiliser muscles,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-windsor/a-properly-constructed-warm-up-involves-three-things-loosening-the/)

[Guy Windsor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guy-windsor/)

> [“I hope that one day the audience will demand the same degree of martial realism in a fight as it demands visual realism in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-windsor/i-hope-that-one-day-the-audience-will-demand-the-same-degree-of/)

[Guy Windsor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guy-windsor/)

> [“No one ever throws a perfect blow in the exact line it is supposed to be in—but by having a set of lines with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-windsor/no-one-ever-throws-a-perfect-blow-in-the-exact-line-it-is-supposed-to/)

[Guy Windsor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guy-windsor/)

> [“Any position you find yourself in can be considered a guard if you understand its tactical and technical properties. Slavishly copying a position from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-windsor/any-position-you-find-yourself-in-can-be-considered-a-guard-if-you/)

[Guy Windsor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guy-windsor/)

> [“It is of course also possible that the attacker is deliberately feinting to draw the parry to bind it, and will strike on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-windsor/it-is-of-course-also-possible-that-the-attacker-is-deliberately/)

[Guy Windsor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guy-windsor/)

> [“Every martial art, from T’ai Chi Chuan to the nuclear deterrent, is based on a doctrine—an idea of how combat works.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-windsor/every-martial-art-from-t-ai-chi-chuan-to-the-nuclear-deterrent-is/)

[Guy Windsor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guy-windsor/)

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