Parry #2; blade down and to the outside, wrist pronated. The point is significantly lower than the hand. Covers the outside low line in sabre, replacing octave.
parry #2; blade down and to the outside, wrist pronated
low line, pronated guard on the sword-arm side
Literally: to the second. This term is used to indicate that a movement is to be done towards the side. It can refer to the position of the limbs or to the direction in which a step travels.