The Coblog http://www.thecoblog.net Wed, 25 Aug 2010 05:32:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Lesson 46 http://www.thecoblog.net/?p=278 http://www.thecoblog.net/?p=278#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2010 05:32:16 +0000 admin http://www.thecoblog.net/?p=278 From practice tonight.  I didn’t really have a plan for this lesson, so it just kind of happened.  After the first couple of actions I decided I wanted to work on attacks with advances and counter-disengagements.

  1. In time, as the instructor invites in 3rd, straight thrust
  2. In time, as the instructor invites in 3rd and retreats, straight thrust (advance lunge)
  3. In time, as the instructor invites in 3rd and retreats, feint direct and disengagement with an advance
  4. Same thing, instructor parries stops the final attack with a parry of 3rd, riposte by flanconade in 3rd, students defeats that with an imbrocatta (the counterattack, not the downward thrust)*
  5. In time, as the instructor invites in 3rd and retreats, blade seizure in 4th and glide
  6. Same thing but the instructor attempts to engage in 4th with a second retreat, students executes a counter-disengagement with a lunge
  7. Same thing, but the student does the counter-disengagement with a passing step continuing past the instructor
  8. Same thing, but now the student has a dagger and makes a second touch as they pass by the instructor

*4 There were actually a couple of variations on this theme, this ended up being the most common and was chosen by the student, not called by the instructor.

]]> http://www.thecoblog.net/?feed=rss2&p=278 0 Lesson 45 http://www.thecoblog.net/?p=277 http://www.thecoblog.net/?p=277#comments Wed, 18 Aug 2010 20:32:51 +0000 admin http://www.thecoblog.net/?p=277 Cut and Thrust lesson from practice last night:
  1. In time, straight thrust.  Instructor’s choice as to what line to invite in
  2. In time, disengagment.  Instructor’s choice as to what line to attempt to engage in
  3. In time, glide. Instructor’s choice as to what line to glide in
  4. In time, blade seizure in 3rd, cut to cheek
  5. (Instructor switches to right hand) blade seizure in 4th, cut cheek
  6. Blade seizure in 4th, instructor gives counter-pressure, circular cut to the cheek
  7. Instructor’s choice between 5 and 6
  8. (Instructor switches back to left hand) blade seizure in third, cut cheek
  9. Blade seizure in third, instructor disengages, blade seizure in 4th, cut cheek
  10. Instructor’s choice between 8 and 9
  11. In time, three straight thrusts
]]> http://www.thecoblog.net/?feed=rss2&p=277 0 Lesson 44 http://www.thecoblog.net/?p=276 http://www.thecoblog.net/?p=276#comments Wed, 18 Aug 2010 18:39:42 +0000 admin http://www.thecoblog.net/?p=276 This is a lesson that I did a practice last week.  The goal for the lesson, rather than to work on techniques was to focus more on timing and speed, which is why the lesson itself is so short.  For the actions that are on the student’s initiative, the instructor has the option to try to parry them – if the timing or the distance is not correct for the student, they will have a hard time making the hit.
  1. In time, as the instructor invites in 3rd, straight thrust
  2. On the student’s initiative, straight thrust.
  3. In time, blade seizure in 4th and glide
  4. In time, blade seizure in 4th, disengage
  5. Instructor’s choice between 2 and 3.
  6. On the student’s initiative, three straight thrusts
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  • In time, as the instructor invites in 3rd, straight thrust
  • In time, as the instructor attempts to engage in 3rd, straight thrust
  • In time, glide in 3rd
  • From the student’s engagement in 3rd, time thrust in 4th.
  • Same thing, instructor makes a parry of 3rd in counter–time and ripostes by flanconande in 3rd.  Student parries 7th and ripostes with a pass.  (There were a couple of variations on this.  All of which were fun and amusing)*
  • In time, as the instructor attempts to engage in 3rd, feint by disengagement and disengagement
  • Same thing, students adds an advance with the feint, starting from out of distance
  • In time, as the instructor attempts to engage in 3rd, double feint by disengagement and disengagement
  • Same thing, but with a coordinated step
  • In time blade seizure in 3rd
  • In time, blade seizure in 3rd, instructor executes a disengagement in time, student does a parry of 4th in counter-time, transports to 2nd and ripostes by glide with a passing step
  • Same thing, however the student make a parry of 2nd instead of the parry of 4th and transport
  • Similar thing, but done as a counter attack.  The action now turns into something along the lines of a time thrust in 2nd with a passing step.
  • From the instructor’s invitation in 3rd, three straight thrusts, end of lesson.

    • *In case anyone is wondering, this lesson is for an opposite handed pair,this action would work differently for a same handed pair.

    ]]>     http://www.thecoblog.net/?feed=rss2&p=271 0     Lesson 42 http://www.thecoblog.net/?p=269 http://www.thecoblog.net/?p=269#comments Thu, 17 Jun 2010 23:31:03 +0000 admin http://www.thecoblog.net/?p=269 This is from practice last week.

    1. From the instructor’s invitation in 3rd, straight thrust to the body
    2. In time, as the instructor changes to the invitation in 3rd, straight thrust to the body
    3. In time, as the instructor changes to the invitation in 3rd, straight thrust to the crook of the arm
    4. In time, as the instructor changes to the invitation in 3rd, straight thrust to the crook of the wrist
    5. In time, as the instructor attempts to engage in 3rd, disengagement to the body
    6. In time, as the instructor attempts to engage in 3rd, disengagement to the crook of the arm
    7. In time, as the instructor places blade in line, engage in 3rd and glide to the body
    8. In time, as the instructor places blade in line, engage in 3rd and glide to the crook of the arm
    9. On command, angulation to the bottom of the arm.
    10. In time, as the instructor attempts to engage in 3rd, disengagement to the crook of the arm, second touch by angulation to the bottom of the arm
    11. In time, as the instructor attempts to engage in 4th, disengagement to the crook of the arm, second touch by angulation to the bottom of the arm*
    12. In time, as the instructor attempts to engage in 4th, disengagement to the crook of the arm, second touch by angulation to the bottom of the arm.  Student recovers to guard, 3rd touch by arrest with reassemblement to the crook of the arm.
    13. Same thing with mobility.
    14. From the invitation in 3rd, three straight thrusts end of lesson

    *I switched lines here because I was having a hard time clearing my student’s weapon in order to set up his angulation to the bottom of the arm.

    ]]>     http://www.thecoblog.net/?feed=rss2&p=269 0     Lesson 41 http://www.thecoblog.net/?p=268 http://www.thecoblog.net/?p=268#comments Thu, 10 Jun 2010 17:58:27 +0000 admin http://www.thecoblog.net/?p=268 Lesson from practice last Sunday:

    1. From the instructor’s invitation in 3rd, straight thrust
    2. In time, as the instructor invites in 3rd, straight thrust
    3. In time, as the instructor attempts to engage in 3rd, disengagement
    4. In time, as the instructor places blade in line, engage in 3rd and glide
    5. From the student’s engagement in 3rd, simple parry of 4th riposte by glide
    6. From the student’s engagement in 3rd, time thrust in 4th
    7. In time, as the instructor attempts to engage in 3rd, feint by disengagement and disengagement
    8. Same thing with an advance
    9. In time, as the instructor attempts to engage in 3rd, double feint by disengagement and disengagement
    10. Same thing with an advance (coordinated)
    11. From the instructor’s invitation in 3rd, three straight thrusts, end of lesson.
    ]]>     http://www.thecoblog.net/?feed=rss2&p=268 0     Lesson 40 http://www.thecoblog.net/?p=266 http://www.thecoblog.net/?p=266#comments Mon, 24 May 2010 16:24:00 +0000 admin http://www.thecoblog.net/?p=266 This is a group lesson that we did at practice yesterday.  The goal of the lesson was to look at a couple of options for dealing with attacks to the low line – specically, the scannatura as described in plate 13 of Capoferro.

    1. From the instructor’s invitation in 3rd, straight thrust
    2. From the instructor’s engagement in 3rd, disengagement
    3. From the student’s engagement in 3rd, glide
    4. From the student’s invitation in 3rd, arrest to the arm with a reassemblement (as described in CF plate 8 )
    5. From the student’s invitation in 3rd, simple parry of 2nd riposte by glide
    6. From the student’s invitation in 3rd, simple parry of 2nd riposte by glide with a passing step
    7. From the student’s invitation in 3rd, counterattack in 2nd with a passing step
    8. From the instructor’s invitation in 3rd, three straight thrusts end of lesson.
    ]]>     http://www.thecoblog.net/?feed=rss2&p=266 0     Lesson 39 http://www.thecoblog.net/?p=263 http://www.thecoblog.net/?p=263#comments Mon, 10 May 2010 19:00:36 +0000 admin http://www.thecoblog.net/?p=263 Yesterday, at practice, I called a lesson for another instructor to teach to a student.  Here’s what we did:

    1. From the invitation in 3rd, straight thrust
    2. In time, as the instructor invites in 3rd, straight thrust
    3. In time, as the instructor attempts to engage in 3rd, disengagement.
    4. In time, as the instructor places blade in line, glide in 3rd.
    5. From the student’s engagement in 3rd, time thrust in 4th to the face.
    6. In time, student engages in 3rd.  Instructor gives counter-pressure against the engagement, student disengages.
    7. Same thing, but the instructor has the option to not give counter-pressure, in which case the student should glide in 3rd.
    8. Same thing, but the instructor may do a disengagement in time, in which case the student should execute a time thrust in 4th to the face.
    9. In time, blade seizure in 4th and glide
    10. Same thing, instructor may give counter-pressure, in which case the student finishes with a disengagement instead of a glide.
    11. From the instructor’s invitation in 3rd, three straight thrusts, end of lesson.
    ]]>     http://www.thecoblog.net/?feed=rss2&p=263 0     Lesson 38 http://www.thecoblog.net/?p=262 http://www.thecoblog.net/?p=262#comments Mon, 19 Apr 2010 00:57:37 +0000 admin http://www.thecoblog.net/?p=262 Today I had a visitor at my practice who has been doing Italian foil for about a year and was interesting in trying rapier.  After explaining some of the differences between Italian rapier and foil – holding the weapon, guard, lunge, hand positions, opposition, etc… we did a quick lesson introducing a couple of the distinctive plays from Capoferro.  (A couple of these were broken into dui tempi actions to simplify things)

    1. From the instructor’s invitation in 3rd, straight thrust
    2. From the instructor’s engagement in 3rd, disengagement
    3. From the student’s engagement in 3rd, glide
    4. From the student’s engagement in 3rd, time thrust in 4th
    5. From the student’s engagement in 4th, counterattack to the outside high line with a pass*
    6. From the student’s engagement in 3rd, parry second, riposte with a pass while placing the off hand against the instructor’s guard.
    7. From the student’s engagement in 4th, parry 3rd with the hand low and the tip high, riposte with a pass while placing placing the back on the back edge of the blade.
    8. From the instructor’s invitation in 3rd, three straight thrusts, end of lesson

    *At this point, I switched hands and did the rest of the lesson right handed.

    ]]>     http://www.thecoblog.net/?feed=rss2&p=262 0     Lesson 37 http://www.thecoblog.net/?p=260 http://www.thecoblog.net/?p=260#comments Mon, 19 Apr 2010 00:45:28 +0000 admin http://www.thecoblog.net/?p=260
  • From the instructor’s invitation in 3rd, straight thrust
  • In time, as the instructor invites in 3rd, straight thrust
  • In time, as the instructor attempts to engage in 3rd, disengagement
  • From the student’s engagement in 3rd, time thrust in 4th
  • In time, from the student’s engagement in 3rd, glide
  • In time, as the student attempts to engage in third, instructor frees the weapon with a disengagement (no forward movement), student executes a counter disengagement with a lunge.
  • In time, student attempts to engage in third.  Instructor allows the engagement, prompting the student to glide, or disengages as above, prompting the counter disengagement.
  • Same thing, but with a third choice.  The instructor may attack with the disengagement, in which case the student will do the counter disengagement, but without a lunge.
  • In time, as the instructor attempts to engage in 4th, feint by disengagement and disengagement.
  • From the instructor’s invitation in 3rd, three straight thrusts, end of lesson.
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