The famous Jules Jacob, master-at-arms at the prestigious "l'Ecole d'Escrime Francaise" was best known for adapting the classical foil game to the needs of the duelling ground, putting forward the revolutionary argument that fencing should represent, as closely as possible, a real fight with the duelling sword or p e. His approach used simple, easy to learn yet highly efficient techniques while developing the best qualities of both instinctive sword...