positions![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Way of holding the weapon to wield or parry a hit, depending on the direction of the tip (button); the positions are the opposite for right-handed people.
septime ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Seventh position, lower right (for a left-handed person), tip down, palm facing upward.
prime ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
First position, lower right (for a left-handed person), tip down, palm facing downward.
quarte ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Fourth position, upper right (for a left-handed person), tip up, palm facing upward.
quinte ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Fifth position, upper right (for a left-handed person), tip up, palm facing downward.
octave ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Eighth position, lower left (for a left-handed person), tip down, palm facing upward.
seconde ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Second position, lower left (for a left-handed person), tip down, palm facing downward.
sixte ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Sixth position, upper left (for a left-handed person), tip up, palm facing upward.
tierce ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Third position, upper left (for a left-handed person), tip up, palm facing downward.