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Minamoto no Yoshitsune, a hero of Japanese legend, is said to have defeated an opponent named Benkei by parrying the blows of his opponent's spear with...

is a more aggressive variation of the parrying weapon kusarigama. It can be used to strike or entangle the opponent as well as to parry his blows and...

considered the central guard. Blows were primarily delivered downwards either directly or at angles. Parries of blows to the legs were done either by...

confronts him and, needled by Ave, tries to hit him with his bat. Ave parries the blow and knocks Danny down; Ave points out that, as Danny attacked in daylight...

away, dropped the pistol and drew a dagger, and attempted to stab Rathbone in the chest. Rathbone parried the blow by raising his arms and Booth slashed...

ceremony (ritual challenge to a party of visitors). In full view of the visiting party, a selected warrior would parry invisible blows and strike down unseen...

historian of music. Born in Richmond Hill in Bournemouth, Parry's first major works appeared in 1880. As a composer he is best known for the choral song "Jerusalem"...

to Gwanbou. After a stunning series of parries and blows by Gwanbou, Tienbou is defeated and eventually killed when he falls upon a bundle of spears....

times, and she parried the blows with her arms. He was shot dead by security forces while she was taken to a hospital. The bolo serves as a symbol for the...

possible as well. For instance, if the defendant could successfully parry all blows delivered by the agent until sundown, the defendant would be considered...

Semicircular parry A parry that moves from a high line to a low line, or vice versa. The parry can also cross the body. The parry must be made in a semicircle...

who was armed with a knife, began stabbing Diaz. Wounds on Diaz's left arm indicated that he may have tried to parry the blows, but a knife thrust to his...

First Battle of the Marne. Kluck parried the blow by borrowing two corps in the space between the First and Second army. A surprise attack on 8 September...

from critics, it was a moderate box office success. In the town of Ipswich, four high school boys – Caleb Danvers, Pogue Parry, Reid Garwin, and Tyler...

found them, Buguese tried to destroy Hunter once and for all but Aqune parries his blow, making him cease attack. Aqune is Mantid's weapon ready to use against...

entitled to the first blow at the shields. The opponent could parry the blow and counter with his own strike; only one strike at a time was allowed. Once...

line. Composed of one move (a thrust, lunge or fleche), the simple attack is normally countered with a parry riposte, parrying (blocking or pushing aside)...

wound in the wrist whilst parrying a blow which one of those soldiers had aimed at his head. On their arrival at the rock, a court-martial was assembled...

caused while parrying a blow. The lesions were caused by at least 3 types of weapons: projectiles (stone-tipped as well as sharpened arrows), by a weapon similar...

the rear window of the vehicle, partly parrying the blow from the weapon (which gashed Gillian's forehead) while a firearms officer named Frank Pell fired...