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The Angelos had a long history as a family of fighting masters for the British Army. Henry Angheloswas asked to develop a bayonet fightign method. His system, shown here, gained the acceptance of the British Army. It is a simple system of guard poses and thrusts. The most common British bayonet was more of a thrusting spike than a cutting blade. The Angelo system made optimum use of the weapon. The system also allowed for fighting while in a tight formation. As you can see, there are high thrusts which would have been used against mounted adversaries, and low thrusts used when defending walls or attacking enemies in trenches.
The Angelo system remained in service for a long time.
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Guard  |
Point  |
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Low Guard  |
Low Point  |
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High Guard  |
High Point  |
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Second Point - Guard  |
Second Point - Thrust  |
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Shorten Arms  |
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Against Sword
Swordsman parries a thrust |
Sword defense: Swordsman grabs rifel and prepares a saber slash |
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Bayonet Defense: Rifleman shortens arms to evade slash and free rifle from swordsman's grip.. |
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Disclaimer: the fighting methods shown here are for illustrative purposes only. They are not intended as actual instruction in bayonet fighting and should not be used as such. Close combat training is dangerous. It can be as dangerous for the user as it is for the target. If you wish to learn close combat, seek a qualified instructor. One should never attempt close combat without the instruction and supervision of a qualified expert instructor .
