THE ART OF COMBAT Combatant and His Divisions Body Divisions Upper/ Lower Right/ Left Head Divisions Upper around scalp Lower around cheeks and neck Left and Right Ear The Sword and Its Divisions Pommel Point Quillons or Hilt Haft or Grip Blade The forte of the sword is the part from the quillons or haft to the middle of the blade. The foible from the middle to the point or end, from which arises the division of the techniques into long and short. The long edge is the full edge facing from the fingers straight out toward your opponent.
The short edge or half edge is the pat that faces toward the thumb or between the thumb and index finger toward the combatant himself. Back of the sword.
