These drills are designed to help you to learn various ways of using preparations. Most of these are done without movement, and should be used to get a feeling for the blade.
Concept: Each action you take in fencing contains a decision point. At the end of an advance you ask yourself: Am I close enough to attack? Are they stopping to make and attack on preparation? Are they defending their 4? etc. Your job is to train yourself to make the right decisions at the right time.
When bouting in the fencing club, or even when executing drills, you will notice that fencers beat the blade in different ways at different times. Examining the different ways to beat the blade can help you come up with additional strategies for defeating your opponent's use of the beat and, more importantly, to set up your own actions more effectively.
Beats. How to use different types of beats for different situations.
When bouting in the fencing club, or even when executing drills, you will notice that fencers beat the blade in different ways at different times. Examining the different ways to beat the blade can help you come up with additional strategies for defeating your opponent's use of the beat and, more importantly, to set up your own actions more effectively.
