The Coblog

Lesson 43

1. In time, as the instructor invites in 3rd, straight thrust
2. In time, as the instructor attempts to engage in 3rd, straight thrust
3. In time, glide in 3rd
4. From the student’s engagement in 3rd, time thrust in 4th.
5. 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)*
6. In time, as the instructor attempts to engage in 3rd, feint by disengagement and disengagement
7. Same thing, students adds an advance with the feint, starting from out of distance
8. In time, as the instructor attempts to engage in 3rd, double feint by disengagement and disengagement
9. Same thing, but with a coordinated step
10. In time blade seizure in 3rd
11. 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
12. Same thing, however the student make a parry of 2nd instead of the parry of 4th and transport
13. 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.
14. 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.

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Lesson 42

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.

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Lesson 41

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.

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