Jean-Louis Michel (fencing)

Jean-Louis (1785 – 1865) was a mulatto fencing master, sometimes hailed as the foremost exponent of the art of fencing in the nineteenth century. Sourced thumb|right|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. 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. Vigeant, Arsène. Un Maître d'Armes sous la Restauration. Paris, 1883. Category:Fencers Category:1865 deaths