Lesson 32

This is the lesson that I called for practice today.  Both the instructor and student were right handed.

  1. From the instructor’s invitation in 2nd, straight thrust.
  2. From the instructor’s engagement in 2nd, disengagement.
  3. From the student’s engagement in 2nd, glide.
  4. From the student’s engagement in 3rd, parry 2nd, riposte by glide (no lunge)
  5. From the student’s engagement in 3rd, parry 2nd, riposte by glide with a passing step
  6. From the student’s engagement in 3rd, counterattack with a time thrust in 2nd and a passing step
  7. From the instructor’s engagement in 3rd, feint by disengagement and disengagement.
  8. From the instructor’s invitation in 2nd, three straight thrusts, end of lesson.

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Lesson 31

All of the actions are done in time:

  1. From the invitation in 3rd, straight thrust (start a close distance, no lunge)
  2. From the invitation in 3rd, straight thrust with a lunge
  3. From the invitation in 3rd, straight thrust with an advance lunge
  4. From the engagement in 3rd, disengagement with a lunge
  5. From the engagement in 3rd, disengagement with an advance lunge
  6. From the engagement in 3rd, disengagement with a balestra
  7. From the engagement in 3rd, disengagement with a balestra and an advance lunge
  8. From the engagement in 3rd, feint by disengagement with a ballestra and an advance lunge with a disengagement
  9. Blade seziure in 4th and glide
  10. Blade seizure with the dagger in 3rd and attack with a thrust to the flank with a pass.
  11. Same thing, but make a second touch with the dagger

Part of the goal for the lesson was to make the student comfortable with initiating attacks from out of distance and practice doing them a lot.  In many of the actions I would counterattack as the student was advancing, in which case she would respond in counter-time without lunging.

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Lesson 30

Lesson from practice today.  The main goal of the lesson was to introduce the student to feints and then exam several ways that they can be defeated.

  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, simple parry of 4th, riposte by glide.
  5. From the instructor’s invitation in 3rd, feint direct and disengagement.
  6. From the instructor’s invitation in 4th, feint direct and disengagement.
  7. From the instructor’s invitation in 3rd, double feint direct and disengagement.
  8. From the student’s engagement in 3rd, simple parry of 4th, simple parry of 3rd, riposte by glide.
  9. From the student’s engagement in 3rd, simple parry of 4th, time thrust in 3rd.
  10. From the student’s engagement in 3rd, time thrust in 4th (instructor still executes feint).*
  11. From the student’s engagement in 3rd, arrest.*

Notes:

10* The instructor can demonstrate what happens if the attacker’s disengagement is too large and, when the opponent does not parry, ends up attacking into a closed line.

11* For opposite handed opponents, the arrest is to the low line, hand in 4th, opposition to the inside.

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