Ward (fencing)
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A ward or guard is a defensive position in the German school of swordsmanship
. In Royal Armouries Ms. I.33 the concept is rendered as custodia "guard".
German school of swordsmanship
The German school of fencing is the historical system of combat taught in the Holy Roman Empire in the Late Medieval, Renaissance and Early Modern periods , as described in the Fechtbücher written at the time...
. In Royal Armouries Ms. I.33 the concept is rendered as custodia "guard".