▁primary ▁position ▁is ▁a ▁" true ▁guard ", ▁which ▁var ies ▁slightly ▁for ▁each ▁weapon . ▁He ▁advoc ates ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁thrust s ▁over ▁cut s ▁and ▁makes ▁heavy ▁use ▁of ▁fe ints . ▁Sw et nam ▁fav oured ▁f encing ▁from ▁a ▁long ▁distance , ▁using ▁the ▁l unge , ▁and ▁not ▁eng aging ▁weapons . ▁His ▁def ences ▁are ▁mostly ▁simple ▁par ries , ▁together ▁with ▁sli ps ▁( e vas ive ▁movements ▁back ward ). ▁ ▁Sw et nam ' s ▁f encing ▁system ▁has ▁been ▁linked ▁both ▁to ▁contemporary ▁Italian ▁systems ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁traditional ▁sword ▁arts ▁of ▁England ; ▁his ▁guard ▁positions ▁res emble ▁those ▁of ▁contemporary ▁Italian ▁instruct ors , ▁but ▁his ▁f encing ▁system ▁appears ▁struct ur ally ▁different , ▁and ▁more ▁closely ▁related ▁to ▁a ▁line age ▁of ▁English ▁f encing . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁distinct ive ▁in ▁his ▁advice ▁to ▁w ound ▁rather ▁than ▁kill ▁an ▁oppon ent . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Nothing ▁is ▁known ▁about ▁his ▁ancest ral ▁orig ins ▁or ▁other ▁family ▁life ▁other ▁than ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁daughter ▁named ▁Elizabeth , ▁who ▁married ▁in ▁the ▁church ▁of ▁St ▁August ine ▁the ▁Less ▁Church ▁on ▁ 4 ▁November ▁ 1 6 1 3 ▁and ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 6 2 6 . ▁In ▁a ▁letter ▁of ▁administration ▁drawn ▁up ▁after ▁her ▁death , ▁Sw et nam ▁is ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁" nu per ▁de ▁civ it [ ate ] ▁Br ist oll " ▁(" late ▁of ▁the