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Jean-Louis Michel Quotes

d. 1865

Jean-Louis (1785 – 1865) was a mulatto fencing master, sometimes hailed as the foremost exponent of the art of fencing in the nineteenth century.

Also known as: Jean-Louis

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A foil should be held as one holds a little bird; not so tightly as to crush it, but just enough to prevent it escaping from the hand.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Jean-Louis Michel (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.