Lesson 20
Here’s a single rapier lesson that I did with Dori at practice today:
- In time, from the invitation in 3rd, straight thrust
- In time, from the engagement of 3rd, disengagement
- In time, engage in 3rd and glide
- From the invitation in 3rd, time thrust in 4th
- From the invitation in 3rd, parry 4th, riposte by glide (no lunge)
- From the invitation in 3rd, parry 4th, transport to second, riposte by glide
- From the invitation of 3rd, parry of 2nd (kind of a wide, half circular parry), riposte by glide
- From the invitation of 3rd, parry of 2nd, riposte by glide with a passing step
- In time, gain in 3rd with an advance and glide
- Same thing, but the instructor may attempt a disengagement in time. If so, parry second and riposte with a passing step.
- In time, as the instructor attempts a blade seizure in 3rd, disengagement in time
- In time, as the instructor attempts a blade seizure in 3rd, feint by disengagement in time and disengage
- From the instructor’s invitation in 3rd, three straight thrusts end of lesson.
This was really good to practice. I had a hard time with the half circular parry of second. I either let my tip drag too far behind, in which case my riposte wouldn’t work because of the blade relationship, or I would bring the tip out far enough but have a hard time getting it back to the flank to hit and it would feel really slow. I need to play around with it some more and figure out what I’m doing wrong.