Fenced on Tuesday in Mannheim. NH, Issey, Stng (Sybille the new girl).
I had a sore lower back, from doing the pushme-pullyou the day before (which shows just how out of shape I am), but I stretched and did my lower back exercise, and was fine. Did the standard drills with NH, then fenced for about two hours... Actually felt really good. Fast, fairly good sense of tempo, relaxed.
Lesson with Alex:
1. From medium distance. S extend, advance, cut head. (simple, eh?)
a. If M retreats, follow and end attack at appropriate moment with lunge.
b. If M tries to parry, disengage.
c. If M cuts in, end attack in direct line.
Follow-on: M may make a riposte after S hits, S: parry-riposte w/recovery or retreat. M may pursue, making multiple ripostes--S: parry-riposte retreating, riposte w/lunge when appropriate.
Eventually added:
d. If M retreats for multiple steps (5-6), pursue with half extension, at beginning of lunge make strong extension FEINT, disengage hit.
Eventually added to follow-on: M extends in a line, S closes line, M changes line, S parry-riposte. Lines used were 3-5, and 2-3.
03-06-2008 05:47 AM 