Lesson 4: The Bout (rules, directing, judging)

Warmup

• Jumping jacks - just a few minutes to get arms and legs warm
• Neck rolls - note: don't roll back! It is bad for your neck.
• Arm circles - both ways, getting bigger
• Arms circles - big, arms going opposite ways (I like this one since I can do it :-)
• Hip bends
• Partner stretches - get to know people in the club! :-)
  • Ham strings - partner is behind you and assisting
  • Right-left ham strings - partner is to the side and assisting
  • Butterfly's - partner is in front of you and assisting, partner also provides resistance

Footwork warmup

• 1 line drills
  • Say footwork
  • Follow the leader
• 2 line drills
  • With switching sides in the middle
  • With mask in hand (fun)

Lesson 4

• Rules
  • Right of way
  • 5 touches
  • Off target stops action and you restart from where you were
• The strip
  • 14 meters long
  • Between 1.5 and 1.8 meters wide
  • Start off 2 meters from the center
  • Going off with one foot stops the action
  • Going off with two feet stops the action and lose 1 meter
  • Going off the end is a touch for your opponent
• Judging
  • Watch whether the fencer on your side has hit their opponent
  • 4 options- Yes, Yes but off-target, No, Abstain
  • You get 1 vote
  • You need to watch the action carefully!
• Directing
  • Determines right of way
  • Not as important to watch validity of touches
  • Call all the reasonable actions
  • Gets 1.5 votes

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