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The general exercise from the 1871 cutlass drill

The pointing exercise from the 1871 cutlass drill

The guarding exercise from the 1871 cutlass drill

What makes a cutlass a cutlass, how id it evolve, and why is the pop-culture of a cutlass nothing like the real sword Transcript and sources can be found on our website: http://www.thebluejackets.co.uk/video/WhatIsACutlass

The combined exercise from the 1859 cutlass drill, which combines elements form all of the other drills in order to get you used to using them together

We have gone through using the edge to attack and defend with a cutlass, now it is time to start using the point

The cutting exercise from the 1859 cutlass drill

The drills from the 1859 manual were created as a simplified version of the original Henry Angelo drill so that it would be easier to teach

An introduction to the Royal Navy in the early part of the Victorian era, the introduction of their uniform and where they were fighting The complete script, along with all of the sources, can be found on our website https://www.thebluejackets.co.uk/video/VictorianEraOverview

Lieutenant Pringle Green's suggestions for using a cutlass alongside pistols transcript and sources are available on our website: http://www.thebluejackets.co.uk/video/PringleGreenCutlassDrillSwordGunFight

The methods of attack proposed by Lieutenant Pringle Green script and sources can be found here: http://www.thebluejackets.co.uk/video/PringleGreenCutlassDrillTheStrikingExercise

The first written drills for using a Cutlass are found in the journals of Lieutenant Pringle Green. They are very short, and very simple. This is the guarding exercise. script and sources http://www.thebluejackets.co.uk/video/PringleGreenCutlassDrillTheGuardingExercise

A summary of the evolution of how the naval officer's sword became to what it is today A complete script, with footnotes and sources is available on our website http://www.thebluejackets.co.uk/video/GentlemenNeedSwords

The general exercise taught by Henry Angelo in his cutlass drill that combines the guards and cuts

The cutting exercise taught by Henry Angelo in his cutlass drill

The guarding exercise taught by Henry Angelo in his cutlass drill

The guarding exercise taught by Henry Angelo in his cutlass drill

The movements Henry Angelo taught as part of his Cutlass drill to to help maintain your balance on a moving ship

The positions needed to go through the later parts of Henry Angelo's cutlass drill

Introducing Henry Angelo the Younger, the Royal Navy's sword master and the person that created the first cutlass drills