Marie's Fencing Blog

  From the instructor's invitation in third, straight thrust From the instructor's engagement in third, disengagement From the student's engagement in third, glide From the student's invitation of third, parry fourth and riposte direct From the student's invitation of third, parry fourth and riposte indirect From the student's invitation of third, beat direct From the student's invitation of third, beat indirect From the student's invitation of third, circular beat direct From the student's invitation of third, circular beat indirect From the student's engagement of third, change beat direct From the student's engagement of third, change beat indirect End of lesson, from the instructor's invitation of third, three straight thrusts In this lesson, after teaching the direct and indirect responses for each action, I cued the direct and indirect at random before moving to the next action. Indirect attacks occur as a result of pressure from th...

  From the instructor's invitation in third, straight thrust From the instructor's engagement in fourth, disengagement From the student's engagement in fourth, glide From the student's engagement of fourth, parry third and riposte direct From the student's engagement of fourth, parry third and riposte indirect From the instructor's invitation of third, feint direct and disengagement From the student's invitation of third, beat direct From the student's invitation of third, beat indirect From the student's invitation of third, beat, feint direct and disengagement From the student's invitation of third, beat, feint indirect and disengagement End of lesson, from the instructor's invitation of third, three straight thrusts Indirect attacks occur as a result of pressure from the instructor's blade, so in order to cue an indirect attack, apply pressure into the blade as if you are parrying before the riposte even begins. For example, in respons...