[Illustration: Figure 40.—Vertical Butt Stroke With Pugil Stick.] (8) A round-robin type elimination is effective in getting all students into bouts, and emphasizing the importance of aggressive action in winning. The winners of each bout are allowed to fight again after a brief rest, until they are defeated. This provides one winner in the end, with appropriate personal recognition. e. Demonstration and Application.—All movements, offensive, defensive, and combinations are demonstrated with the pugil stick. The student is then given the opportunity to go through the movements with the pugil stick in slow motion, and then at normal speed. After gaining proficiency in all movements the students are given an opportunity to practice what they have learned against a target. An artificial stationary target offering resistance further develops timing and coordination. Heavy bags, similar to the type used by boxers in training, can be used effectively to train bayonet fighters. (See fig. 41.) After the student has attacked the dummies, allowing him the sensation of attacking a solid target, and practicing the attack movements, he is then ready for bouts against other students. [Illustration: Figure 41.—Stationary Targets for Pugil Stick Training.] INDEX Paragraph Page A Assault course 703 62 Construction 703c 70 Demonstration and application 703e 72 Obstacles 703b 63 figs. 27-36 63-71 Purpose 703a 62 Safety precautions 703d 70 Attack, group 602 53 Three against two 602b 54 Two against one 602a 53 B Bayonet: Evolution of 101a 1 Importance 101c 9 Bayonet fighting techniques: Change of direction 203 18 Combination movements 501 51 Development of 101b 4 Foot movements 204 18 Group attack 602 53 Group defense 603 54 Guard position 202 14 Individual attack 301 23 Individual defense 401 43 Principles of 102 10 Biddle system 101b(3) 8 Blocks: Against slash 404 46 fig. 21 49 Against vertical butt stroke. 405 48 fig. 22 50 C Change of direction 203 18 General 203a 18 Whirl, execution of 203b 18 Combination movements 501 5 Combination obstacle fig. 36 71 Construction of obstacles 703c 70 Construction of pugil stick 704b 73 Course, assault 703 62 D Defense, group 603 54 One against two 603a 54 Two against three 603b 54 Direction, change of 203 18 E Evolution of the bayonet 101a 1 F Foot movements 204 18 General 204a 18 Shuffle forward 204d 20 fig. 5 21 Shuffle left 204c 19 fig. 4 20 Shuffle right 204b 19 fig. 3 19 G Group attack 602 53 Two against one 602a 53 fig. 23 55 Three against two 602b 54 fig. 24 56 Group defense 603 54 One against two 603a 54 fig. 25 57 Two against three 603b 54 fig. 26 58 Growl 202f 17