Lunge and Reach

Lunge

Lunge verb - Make a thrusting forward movement.

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Reach and lunge are semantically related in range topic. In some cases you can use "Reach" instead a verb "Lunge".

Nearby Words: lunged, lunging, lunger

Reach verb - To shift possession of (something) from one person to another.

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Lunge and reach are semantically related in touch topic. Sometimes you can use "Lunge" instead a verb "Reach".

Nearby Words: reached, reaching, reachable

lunge distance

reach distance

The 17th century rapier lunge does not put the foot quite so far forward, and instead rolls the knee over the foot somewhat to get that reach while leaning the body forward at the same time.

Source: Useful Notes / European Swordsmanship
The main attacking move in the 17th century systems is the lunge, which is essentially a deep advancing step where the back leg straightens and the back foot remains on the ground while the front foot shoots forward to give the swordsman as much reach as possible.

Source: Useful Notes / European Swordsmanship
A sword in one hand like the rapier will also have slightly more reach than a sword of equal blade length gripped in two hands, because on the lunge you can open up your shoulders to be parallel to the thrust in a way that isn't possible to do with a second arm reaching across your chest.

Source: Useful Notes / European Swordsmanship

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