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Footwork |
Bladework |
Development |
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Week 1 |
Ready (1st) position |
Hand grip |
Expectations |
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The Guard |
The Guard (central) |
Why are you here? |
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Extend/Recover |
Examine the 3 weapons |
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Form and Balance |
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Week 2 |
Refine 1st position |
Quarte(4) (cart) |
Uniform fittings |
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Refine the Guard |
Sixte(6) (sees) |
History (medieval) |
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Get on guard and then rest (repeatedly)
until it is right. Ensure 1st position is taken before getting on guard. |
Drill the parries against the air only (no
blade interaction).
Think small parries! |
Define Target Area |
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Line (inside/outside) |
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Week 3 |
Advance (1,2 rhythm) |
Refine 4 & 6 |
History (up to 1950) |
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Retreat (1,2 rhythm) |
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Rhythm |
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Limit line drill to about 20 minutes: drill 5 min.; rest; drill 10
min.; rest; drill 5 minutes; done. |
Drill the parries against the air first,
then with blade interaction |
Extension distance |
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Maintaining extension distance
(belt & spikes game) |
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Cooperation |
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Week 4 |
Refine the Advance/Retreat |
Riposte from 4 & 6 |
Self-control |
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The Touch
Drill touches against instructor and TAs first, then one-cycle
parry-ripostes against each other, then with continuous interaction |
History
(up to present) |
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Maintaining extension distance
(belt & spikes game) |
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Interaction |
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Week 5 |
Lunge |
Refine the riposte |
Exhale with the lunge |
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Recover from lunge |
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Maintaining lunge distance
(belt & spikes game) |
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Right-of-way explained |
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Week 6 |
Refine the Lunge/Recovery |
Septime(7) (sehp-teem) |
Line (high/low) |
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Octave(8) (ock-tahv) |
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Drill the parries against the air only (no blade interaction).
Think small parries! |
Maintaining lunge distance
(belt & spikes game) |
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| Week 7 |
Refine the Lunge/Recovery |
Refine 7 & 8 |
Intro. to Judging |
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Jump Retreat (1,2 rhythm) |
Drill the parries against the air first,
then with blade interaction |
Maintaining lunge distance
(belt & spikes game) |
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Cross Retreat (1,2 rhythm) |
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Week 8 |
Refine the Lunge/Recovery |
Riposte from 7 & 8 |
Judging practice (TA bouts) |
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Refine the retreats |
Drill one-cycle parry-ripostes against each other, then with continuous
interaction |
Maintaining lunge distance
(belt & spikes game) |
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Week 9 |
Advance-Lunge (1,2,3 rhythm) |
Attack low line w/ adv-lunge
Drill pincushion attacks first, then attacks with parry-riposte |
Judging practice (TA bouts) |
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Begin slow-to-moderate speed smoothness
drills... |
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Maintaining fencing distance
(belt & spikes game) |
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Week 10 |
Refine the Advance-Lunge |
Attack high line w/ adv-lunge
Drill pincushion attacks first, then attacks with parry-riposte |
Judging practice (TA bouts) |
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Maintaining fencing distance
(belt & spikes game) |
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Week 11 |
Patinando (the slide)
(1-&-2 rhythm) |
Direct vs. Indirect -- changing line
Feint-Disengage/Change |
Judging practice (TA bouts) |
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Attack high line from distance
Drill direct and indirect.
Keep parries small. Riposte! |
Tempo |
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Parry & Retreat |
Sneaking distance
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Week 12 |
Refine the Patinando |
Attack any line from distance
Drill direct and indirect.
Keep parries small. Riposte! |
Sparring etiquette |
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Add calls for known footwork to smoothness
drills... |
Refine Parry & Retreat |
Sparring |
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Week 13 |
Leap Back (1,2 rhythm) |
Circular 4 & 6 |
Judging practice (TA bouts) |
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Sparring |
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Week 14 |
Refine the Leap Back |
Refine Circular 4 & 6 |
Judging practice (TA bouts) |
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Sparring
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