Lesson 7: Counter Parries and Binds

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
  • Follow the leader

Lesson 7

• Counter 6
  • Circular parry from 6 to 6 that protects 4
  • Contact of blade in attackers foible against the defenders forte
  • Dangerous, in that the parry drags the opponents blade across the defenders body
  • Ends in a good position to start a bind
• Counter 4
  • Circular parry from 4 to 4 that protects 6
  • Contact of blade in attackers foible against the defenders forte
  • Dangerous, in that the parry drags the opponents blade across the defenders body
• Bind
  • Push opponents blade from high line to opposite low line
  • Try to keep forte against foible for as long as possible
  • Use bell guard to keep control of blade
• Croise
  • Push opponents blade from high line to low line on same side
  • Slide blade along opponents blade during attack
  • Again, use bell guard to add control

Drills

• 2 line drills
  • One side lunges and other parries counter 6
  • One side lunges and other parries counter 4
  • One side presents and the other attacks with bind
  • One side presents and the other attack with croise
  • One side lunges and other parries counter 6 followed by binding riposte

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