Master of the Spanish schools of in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth century. A former student of Carranza, he offered a system based on the imaginary circle.
Neutral guard
 A guard which dos not cover any line from attack. Known as the central guard, or ward.
Neutral
 The position of the sword hand halfway between supination and pronation where the palm faces the inside line.
Novice
 A/ A beginner b/ Usually one who has not won a prize by placing first, second, or third in an individual competition.