←back to thread

44 points pseudolus | 1 comments | | HN request time: 0.21s | source
Show context
pseudolus ◴[] No.44604553[source]
"One of Farley Chevrier’s go-to books is a 1736 treatise by Pierre Jacques François Girard, a former French navy officer, which includes twelve essential tips on how to save one’s life. The book is part of seventy documents that were digitized and shared online by the French HEMA federation".

Link to a scan of 1736 treatise: https://www.ffamhe.fr/collectionpalas/nouveau-traite-girard.... (even if you don't read French, the text includes numerous diagrams)

Link to a directory listing the various texts digitized by the French HEMA federation: https://www.ffamhe.fr/collection_palas/ (clicking on any of the links will take you to a page with more detail. To download the document click on the link beside the text that says "Pour télécharger la numérisation, cliquez sur ce lien").

replies(1): >>44606333 #
1. hermitcrab ◴[] No.44606333[source]
Illustration 81 is quite strange, with it's behind the back thrust. Slightly reminiscent of the awkward shots pool players sometimes do!