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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>A &#039;&#039;&#039;counter&#039;&#039;&#039; or &#039;&#039;&#039;counterward&#039;&#039;&#039; is a specific stance or position that is taken defensively by a fencer in response to their opponent adopting a [[ward]].<br /> <br /> ==Arming Sword and Buckler==<br /> [[I33|Royal Armouries I.33]] gives a number of counter which are termed &#039;&#039;Obsesso&#039;&#039;.<br /> <br /> One such counter might be the [[crutch]] where the [[buckler]] is held out and just above the eyeline, and the [[arming sword|sword]] is held tucked next to the buckler (in the [[first position]] and the [[blade]] hanging down and at an angle towards the left side. <br /> <br /> [[category:western martial arts]] [[category:counters]]</div>

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