79. A _counter attack_ or _return_ is one made instantly after or in continuation of a parry. The parry should be as narrow as possible. This makes it more difficult for the opponent to recover and counter parry. The counter attack should also be made at, or just before, the full extension of the opponent's attack, as when it is so made, a simple extension of the arms will generally be sufficient to reach the opponent's body. Example: Being at _engage_, 1. _Number two_, at chest, _lunge_; 2. _Number one, parry right_, and at stomach (chest, head, etc.), _thrust_; 3. _ASSAULT_. ATTACKS ON THE RIFLE. 80. These movements are made for the purpose of forcing or disclosing an opening into which an attack can be made. They are the _press_, the _beat_, and the _twist_. 81. In the _press_ the attack quickly presses against the opponent's bayonet or rifle with his own and continues the pressure as the attack is delivered. Example: Being at the _engage_, 1. _Number one, press_, and at chest, _thrust_; 2. _Number two, parry right_; 3. _ASSAULT_. 82. The attack by _disengagement_ is particularly effective following _the press_. Example: Being at the _engage_, 1. _Number one, press_, and at stomach, _thrust_; 2. _Number two, low parry left_; 3. _ASSAULT_. 83. The _beat_ is an attack in which a sharp blow is struck against the opponent's rifle for the purpose of forcing him to expose an opening into which an attack immediately follows. It is used when there is but slight opposition or no contact of rifles. Example: Being at the _engage_, 1. _Number one, beat_, and at stomach (chest, etc.), _thrust_; 2. _Number two, parry left_; 3. _ASSAULT_. 84. In the _twist_ the rifle is crossed over the opponent's rifle or bayonet and his bayonet forced downward with a circular motion and a straight attack made into the opening. It requires superior strength on the part of the attack. Example: Being at the _engage_, 1. _Number one, twist_, and at stomach, _thrust_; 2. _Number two, low parry, left_; 3. _ASSAULT_. FEINTS. 85. Feints are movements which threaten or simulate attacks and are made with a view to inducing an opening or parry that exposes the desired point of attack. They are either single or double, according to the number of such movements made by the attack. 86. In order that the attack may be changed quickly, as little force as possible is put into a feint. Example: Being at the _engage_, _Number one, feint_ head _thrust_; at stomach, _lunge_; 2. _Number two, parry right and low parry right_; 3. _ASSAULT_. Number one executes the feint and then the attack. Number two executes both parries. 87. In double feints first one part of the body and then another is threatened and a third attacked. Example: Being at the _engage_, 1. _Number one, feint straight thrust_ at chest; _disengagement_ at chest; at stomach, _lunge_; 2. _Number two, parry right, parry left_, and _low parry left_; 3. _ASSAULT_.