This class will focus on improving and refining the foil fencing skills you
already have.
Discussion
Questions from previous sessions
Review topics for this session
Demonstration
Independently (each part of the movement isolated)
In context (the entire movement at once)
Group drill
Line drill, focusing on topics for this session
Paired drill
Directed practice
Undirected practice
Sparring
Sparring with or without restrictions
Bouting
Bouting with analysis
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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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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 |
Refine the Jump Retreat |
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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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Defensive sparring |
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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 Leap Back |
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Refine sense of distance
("Can he/she hit you from there?" drill) |
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Defensive sparring |
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| Week 4 |
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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Retreat Check |
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Refine sense of distance
("No parry vs. adv-lunge" drill) |
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Defensive sparring |
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| Week 5 |
Refine the Advance/Retreat
(adv-ret-ret-adv drill) |
Connecting the dots:
semi-circular parries |
Don't get hit! |
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Refine sense of distance
("No parry against adv-lunge" drill) |
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Defensive sparring |
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Week 6 |
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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Refine the Lunge |
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Defensive sparring |
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| Week 7 |
Refine the Advance/Retreat
(adv-ret-ret-adv drill) |
Circle Parry-Riposte |
Don't get hit! |
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Refine the Lunge (coin?) |
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Defensive sparring |
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Week 8 |
Refine the Advance-Lunge
(with bladework) |
Bringing it all together:
a wall of steel |
Don't get hit! |
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Refine point control |
Sparring w/ ripostes, but w/o remises |
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Week 9 |
Refine the Pattinando
(with bladework) |
Lead with the arm!
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Don't get hit! |
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Refine point control
(masking tape targets) |
Refine sense of distance
("Can you hit from there?" drill) |
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Lead with the arm! |
Adjusting distance mid-attack
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Refine point control
(masking tape targets) |
Sparring at distance (good fencer/bad fencer) |
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Lead with the arm! |
Defensive bouting (new stats) |
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Disengage mid-lunge |
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Week 10 |
Refine the Jump Advance-Lunge
(with bladework) |
Beat Attacks |
Don't get hit! |
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Doublé |
Refine sense of distance
("Can you hit from there?" drill) |
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Adjusting distance mid-attack |
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Sparring at distance (good fencer/bad fencer) |
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Defensive bouting (student directors) |
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Week 11 |
Refine the Ballestra
(with bladework) |
Beat Feint |
Don't get hit!
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Beat Change |
Sparring w/ ripostes, but w/o remises
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Refine concept of right-of-way |
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Week 12 |
Refine the Fléche |
Invitation/Graze |
Don't get hit!
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Press/Bind |
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Week 13 |
Refine the Fléche
(with bladework) |
Envelopment |
Prime, Seconde, Tierce, and Quinte
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Coupé |
Refine sense of distance
("Can you hit from there?" drill) |
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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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