Swordplay

Definition

swordplay /'sↄ:dpleÇ/ n [U] ဓားေရးျပျခင္း။

Examples

1. ‘The Prince was designed so that his skills in combat
2. from swordplay to martial arts
3. are unmatched
4. since the best instructors of Persia have trained him all his life.’
5. ‘The popularity of fencing in Tudor times was largely due to Henry VIII who encouraged displays of swordplay and who had
6. in 1540
7. given the London Masters of Defence a monopoly of teaching arms.’
8. ‘Conrad was a man
9. his skills of swordplay and defensive combat trained to their peak.’
10. ‘He also gives demonstrations of classical fencing and historical swordplay.’
11. ‘While aesthetic considerations are admittedly subjective
12. of course
13. I can find little in the Olympic style that even distantly resembles actual swordplay.’
14. ‘Early American motion pictures have frequently misrepresented virtually every aspect of authentic swordplay.’
15. ‘It may be that the pendulum has swung as far as possible away from real swordplay and is starting to swing back toward it.’
16. ‘It is not part of the repertoire of real world swordplay.’
17. ‘Unless you're doing a documentary on swordplay
18. the swords are only a vehicle to express character and conflict.’
19. ‘Kaede's athleticism and strength showed even if I had no knowledge of the skills necessary for his swordplay.’
20. ‘While swordplay done in earnest is now a thing of the past
21. a wealth of information regarding stab wounds to the heart has been accumulated in recent times by the practitioners of modern forensic medicine.’
22. ‘I was no ladylike girl
23. but a tomboy
24. preferring riding
25. archery and swordplay to the more ladylike pursuits of dancing
26. embroidery and crochet.’
27. ‘Of course
28. in all fairness it should be pointed out
29. Gaugler was concerned not with reconstructing Renaissance swordplay in all its diversity
30. but in tracing the technical origins of his own modern sport from the rapier.’
31. ‘The two of them frequented the salles d' armes of Paris for a while
32. and some say that while he at first was her tutor in swordplay
33. she soon surpassed him.’
34. ‘Ultimately
35. it is the fencing
36. the swordplay in the swashbuckler movie
37. that catches our attention.’
38. ‘The Italians were the first scientists of rapier swordplay all through the 16th Century.’
39. ‘Swetnam was teaching fencing and general swordplay at a time when the rapier was making a distinct change from a cut and thrust weapon to that of a primarily thrusting weapon.’
40. ‘Learning to fence was the consummation of a love affair I'd had with swordplay ever since Errol Flynn first swashbuckled his way across my late-night TV screen as Captain Blood.’
41. ‘He has had numerous articles published over the years on the sport of fencing
42. history of swordsmanship
43. and swordplay in the movies.’
44. ‘While all his books are a guaranteed good read
45. Master-at-Arms stands out as unsurpassed in offering a glimpse of swordplay that even the rankest novice can understand and even the most expert can appreciate.’