How does one differentiate the Buddist ramblings of an intellectual wanna-be, from the deeper Intellectual Exploration of a true genius?
By the 'reposti' of course.
Green launched several forays into Intellectual territory. Egor parried. The fact that Green was unable to reposti lands him in the Buddhism category (or worse!).
If my analogy leaves you at a loss, then here's the basics:
The primary function of a parry is obviously to prevent an opponent's attack from landing, although other techniques - like simply dodging the opponent's attack - are also used. However, the rules governing the parry give it more tactical significance:
Whenever an attack fails, the priority (which applies only to foil and sabre) is transferred to the defender, meaning now if immediately after the failure of the attack, both fencers try to attack, the hit is scored by the one who was defending against the attack which just failed. Taking a parry, therefore, means that the opponent is in an awkward position (with their arm extended and sometimes off-balance), having just committed to attacking, and the executor of the parry has the priority. In the case of the parry, this priority is "the right to riposte", the riposte simply being the offensive action following a successful parry (made by the executor of the parry).
More advanced fencers can, instead of immediately riposting after successfully taking a parry, can initiate a prise de fer ("taking of the blade") in which they move the opponent's blade to a different position and then hit them.
"Hearts will never be practical until they can be made unbreakable."
