_Single Attack._--Raise the right foot well off the ground and beat smartly with the whole sole, the greatest force being upon the ball of the foot, and the least upon the heel. _Double Attack._--The same movement made twice. The instructor should carefully avoid the directions of the ‘Infantry Sword Exercise,’--_first with the heel, then with the flat of the foot_. Nothing jars the leg more than this use of the heel; it is a bad habit to use it for anything but “pivoting.” _Advance._--Smartly advance the right foot about six inches and bring up the left as nearly as possible to the same distance. The soles must just clear the ground, and the toes be kept on a straight line with the knee, and never turned inside or outside. Neglect of the latter precaution leads to a loose, unsteady, and slovenly style which, easily learnt, is hardly to be unlearnt. _Single Attack._--As before. _Retire._--Move the left foot lightly to the rear about six inches, and let the right foot follow it. Recruits are uncommonly apt to “step short,” and this can be remedied only by making them retire for considerable distances. The weight and balance of the body must be equally distributed on both haunches and legs, not resting upon the left, which can serve only to give cramp. _Double Attack._--As before. _Front._--Resume the position of “Attention.” SECTION II. PREPARATORY INSTRUCTION WITH THE SWORD. § 1. _Explanation and Use of the Target._ The Target prefixed to these pages explains itself. The shape is oblong, the frame measuring 6 feet by 3, and the figure 5 feet 8 inches by 1 foot. As the latter represents the opponent, the centre should be about 4 feet from the ground, the height of the recruit’s breast. Perpendicular to the foot of the figure in each Target a horizontal line is drawn, forming for the feet, the legs, the body, and the arms, the “directing line” of the scientific schools. At a distance of 10 feet the recruit is placed in the position of “Attention,” with his left heel on the line, so that at the command “First Position” his right foot may cover it. The parallelogram shows the direction and the numbering of the Cuts, concerning which further details will presently be given. They should be regulated according to the lines described upon the Target; nor should the recruit be practised in any other mode until he has gained the proper direction of the blade. Nothing need be added to the directions of the ‘Infantry Sword Exercise’ (pp. 12, 13, 14), as regards the movements subject to the following words of command: much, on the other hand, with great advantage, might be taken away, and the result would be the increased efficiency that results from simplicity. _Draw Swords_ (should be much abridged; after the modern French School, pp. 165, 166: _Règlement Provisoire_, &c.); _Slope Swords_; _Return Swords_ (should be simplified); _Stand at Ease_; _Attention_; _Prepare for Sword Exercise_; _Right prove Distance_; _Slope Swords_;