Lesson 11
Here’s the lesson we did in practice today:
From the invitation in 4th, straight thrust.
In time, from the invitation in 4th, straight thrust.
In time, as the instructor attempts a blade seizure in 4th, disengagement in time.
In time, blade seizure in 4th.
In time, blade seizure in 4th. As the instructor attempts a disengagement in 4th, arrest (lunge) to the body, hand in 2nd.
In time, as the instructor attempts a blade seizure in 4th, feint by disengagement. As the instructor lunges, parry 3rd with a gaining step and riposte by glide with a lunge.
At this point, we realized that the footwork with the parry was going to be tricky, especially since some of the people at practice were not used to it yet. So, we added the following actions to practice the parry riposte by itself.
From the student’s engagement in 4th, parry third and riposte by glide. (no gaining step or lunge)
From the student’s engagment in 4th, parry third with a gaining step and riposte with a lunge.
Then, we went back and did the previous action:
In time, as the instructor attempts a blade seizure in 4th, feint by disengagement. As the instructor lunges, parry 3rd with a gaining step and riposte by glide with a lunge.
From the instructor’s invitation in 4th, three straight thrusts, end of lesson.
For this lesson, I think I moved a bit to fast with some of the actions. If I were going to do it again, I’d introduce the parries earlier in the lesson, so that everyone has had a chance to practice them before having to do them in a longer sequence.
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In the sixth line (the one with the arrest), is there a specific area of the body that the student should be hitting, or does it matter?
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Hi,
In the lesson today, I believe we directed most of the hits to the body. In plate 7 though, which is what we were working on , Capoferro recommends the thrust to be aimed at the left eye. As far as I can tell, either option will work pretty well.