This class will focus on improving and refining the foil fencing skills you
already have.
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Footwork |
Bladework |
Development |
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Week 1 |
Refine the Guard |
Refine the grip |
Don't get hit! |
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Expectations |
Refine the Advance/Retreat
(adv-ret-ret-adv drill) |
Quarte/Sixte-Riposte |
Refine form and balance |
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Limit all line drill to 20 minutes, going 5 min., break, 10 min.,
break, 5 min., done. |
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Refine sense of distance
("Can he/she hit you from there?" drill) |
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| Week 2 |
Refine the Advance/Retreat
(adv-ret-ret-adv drill) |
Quarte/Sixte-Riposte |
Don't get hit! |
Training for the duel |
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Refine form and balance |
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Refine sense of distance
("Can he/she hit you from there?" drill) |
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| Week 3 |
Refine the Advance/Retreat
(adv-ret-ret-adv drill) |
Septime/Octave-Riposte |
Don't get hit! |
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Refine the Jump Retreat |
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Refine sense of distance
("Can he/she hit you from there?" drill) |
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Defensive sparring (low-line direct attacks & ripostes) |
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| Week 4 |
Refine the Advance/Retreat
(adv-ret-ret-adv drill) |
Septime/Octave-Riposte |
Don't get hit! |
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Refine the Jump Retreat |
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Refine sense of distance
("No parry vs. adv-lunge" drill) |
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Defensive sparring (low-line direct attacks & ripostes) |
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| Week 5 |
Refine the Advance/Retreat
(adv-ret-ret-adv drill) |
Connecting the dots:
lateral parries in low line |
Don't get hit! |
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Refine the Leap Back |
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Refine sense of distance
("No parry against adv-lunge" drill) |
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Defensive sparring (low-line attacks w/coupe & ripostes) |
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Week 6 |
Refine the Advance/Retreat
(adv-ret-ret-adv drill) |
Connecting the dots:
lateral parries in low line
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Don't get hit! |
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Refine the Leap Back |
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Refine sense of distance & timing
("Just-in-time parry" drill) |
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Defensive sparring (low-line attacks w/coupe & ripostes) |
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Refine concept of right-of-way
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| Week 7 |
Refine the Advance/Retreat
(adv-ret-ret-adv drill) |
Connecting the dots:
semi-circular parries |
Don't get hit! |
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Retreat Check |
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Refine sense of distance & timing
("Just-in-time parry" drill) |
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Defensive sparring (attacks w/change & ripostes) |
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Week 8 |
Refine the Advance/Retreat
(adv-ret-ret-adv drill) |
Connecting the dots:
semi-circular parries |
Don't get hit! |
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Retreat Check
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Defensive sparring (attacks w/change & ripostes) |
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Defensive bouting vs. TA (as bad fencer)
Goals (in ascending order):
--go 3 minutes
--go 3 minutes w/ >3 touches rec'v'd
--go 3 minutes w/only 1 touch rec'v'd
--go 3 minutes w/o getting hit
--go 3 minutes w/o getting hit and score 1 touch
--go 3 minutes w/o getting hit and score 3 touches
--score 5 touches w/o getting hit
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Week 9 |
Refine the Advance/Retreat
(adv-ret-ret-adv drill) |
Connecting the dots:
diagonal "yin-yang" parries
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Don't get hit! |
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Integrate all defensive footwork
into adv-ret-ret-adv drill |
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Defensive sparring (attacks w/change & ripostes) |
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Week 10 |
Refine the Advance/Retreat
(adv-ret-ret-adv drill) |
Connecting the dots:
diagonal "yin-yang" parries |
Don't get hit! |
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Adv-ret-ret-adv drill in three |
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Defensive sparring (attacks w/change & ripostes) |
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Defensive bouting vs. TA (as bad fencer) |
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Week 11 |
Refine the Advance/Retreat
(adv-ret-ret-adv drill) |
Circle Parry-Riposte |
Don't get hit!
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Integrate all defensive footwork into adv-ret-ret-adv drill, in two or three
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Defensive sparring (one-two & one-two-three attacks & ripostes)
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Week 12 |
Refine the Advance/Retreat
(adv-ret-ret-adv drill) |
Circle Parry-Riposte |
Don't get hit!
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Integrate all defensive footwork
into adv-ret-ret-adv drill, in two or three |
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Defensive sparring (one-two & one-two-three attacks & ripostes) |
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Defensive bouting vs. TA (as bad fencer)
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Week 13 |
Refine the Advance/Retreat
(adv-ret-ret-adv drill) |
Bringing it all together:
building a wall of steel |
Don't get hit!
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Integrate all defensive footwork into adv-ret-ret-adv drill, in two or three
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Unrestricted sparring (good fencer/bad fencer) |
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Week 14
(two pools of 4?) |
Mini-tournament
(allow three hours for class) |
Mini-tournament |
Mini-tournament
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