Lesson w/Istvan: 1. S: advances. a. M: steps in w/ cut. S: parry-riposte b. M: stands still. S: advance/head-cut c. M: retreats-parries. S: advance-lunge/feint head-cut flank. Eventually with lunge as final action in b, and advance-jump-lunge as final action in c. 2. Broken rhythm attack. M invites and retreats. S: jump (fast/short)-advance (slow/long)-jump (fast/short)-double advance (slow) as M counter-attacks. Either direct to head, ...
For last Wednesday and last Saturday.... Alex's lesson last week was pretty much as usual--I wish I could recall what I trained with Istvan on Saturday--I remember thinking it was pretty interesting, but I'm damned if I can recall it now.... How's that for forgetting a punchline? Last night, Mannheim. AtK and AL. I loaned AtK the 2005 WC men's sabre team (Podz's greatest effort ever...) and the Madrid World Cup DVDs. AtK managed to hit me in the mask with ...
With Istvan. 1a. M: advances. S: cut to head/retreat. 1b. M: advances. S: cut to head/retreat. M: attacks. S: parry-riposte 1c. Distance game, M prepares w/hand back. S: cut to head/retreat. M: attacks. S: parry-riposte. This exercise is good for developing feeling for tempo and hand speed, obviously, and also for developing a sense of critical distance--staying close enough that you can make the head cut as the opponent begins to rush forward, then get ...
Mannheim, AtK, AL, and Issie. Did the drills, and worked with AtK a little bit on trying to win tempo off the start line--really, on trying to get some sort of feel for tempo into his game--he's so quick and so clueless. I was pretty tired again, although did not have a disastrous night like last week--I just have to accept that I'm getting back into shape, and it will cause my fencing to suffer for a bit. AL was playing epee-sabre a bit, and I wandered into more than my share of ...
From Saturday lesson w/Istvan. 1. 4 bind, feint head-cut flank 2. counter 3 bind, feint head-cut flank w/advance, advance-lunge, and advance-advance-lunge if M retreats 3. Simultaneous attack to flank x 2, advance w/ strong extension to flank, parry 5 riposte. (variations--extend to head, parry 3; extend to head, parry 4; extend to flank, half-counter parry 3, etc.) 4. M: threatens chest; S: parry 4 w/retreat; M: change lines under the bell; ...
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