Lesson 1

This is a lesson I did a few weeks ago.  The goal was to cover the techniques covered in the basic plays of the first half of the single sword plates in Capoferro.  (I’m writing this from memory, so there may be some inaccuracies)

From the instructor’s invitation in 4th, straight thrust

From the student’s engagement in 4th, glide

From the instructor’s engagement in 4th, disengagement to the body

From the instructor’s engagement in 4th, disengagement to the head

From the instructor’s engagement in 4th, circular cut to the leg (riverso)

From the instructor’s engagement in 4th, cicular cut to outside cheek

From the student’s engagment in 4th, instructor attacks with a disengagement to the body, time thrust in to the body, hand in second position,opposition to the outside.  No lunge, instructor closes distance

From the student’s engagment in 4th, instructor attacks with a disengagement to the head, thrust to the face, hand in second, opposition to the outside, with a passing step.  Use the offhand to check the opponents guard.

From the student’s engagment in 4th, instructor attacks circular cut to the leg.  Student withdraws the right foot to behind the left foot, while leaning the upper body forward slightly (Reassemblement) and making a cut to the wrist

From the student’s engagment in 4th, instructor attacks circular cut to the leg.  Student executes a reassemblement, with a thrust gto the face, hand in 4th. (Same action as above, different target)

From the student’s engagment in 4th, instructor attacks with a thrust to the toe.  Student executes a reassemblement with either a cut to the hand, a thrust to the hand, or a thrust to the face.  (Different initial attack to reflect an action commonly seen in bouting)

From the student’s engagement in 4th, instructor attacks with a circular cut to the outside cheek.  Student lunges in the turning of the cut to the armpit, hand in 4th and raised above the head.

From the intructor’s invitation in 4th, student exectutes a feint direct to the inside high line, hand in 4th.  Instructor parries 4th, student eludes the parry with a disengagement to the low line, hand in second, with a passing step.  Think Fleche to the low line.  The torso should be bent over pretty low as well.  After the step, the recovery should be done by continuing forwards and passing the opponent.

From the student’s invitation in a high transverse 4th.  (Hand to the inside, hand in 4th, but with the wrist broken and the tip pointed to the the outside)  As the instructor attempts to engage in 4th, the students rotates the hand to second, and executes a thrust to the low line with a lunge, lowever the torso as before so that the instructors blade is avoided.

From the student’s engagement in low 4th, instructor executes a disengagment to the body.  Student parries in a low 3rd, with the tip held high, and ripostes with a passing step to the throat, using the off hand to press down on the opponent’s guard.

From the student’s engagement in 3rd, instructor executes a disengagement to the body.  Student parries 2nd, and ripostes to the flank with a bassing step using the off hand to press down on the opponent’s guard.

From the instructor’s invitation in 4th, three straight thrusts, end of lesson.

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