Week 1: Intro and Fundamental Movements

History. Swords. Core texts.

Stance and footwork. No swords at this stage.

• Basic stance in tierce.
• Advance and retreat footwork
• Distance exercise with arm extended, moving forward and back, one partner leading (ex.A). Aim is to maintain distance and follow your partner.

Stance with sword

• How to hold the sword
• Stance in tierce

Sword work (part 1) then a break.

• Deploy the arm, lunge, recover stance, relax the arm.
• Head cut on the lunge
• Thrust on the lunge

Sword work (part 2).

• Horizontal moulinets on the lunge, on both sides
• Face cut to the right on the lunge
• Face cut to the left on the lunge

Repeat earlier distance exercise (ex.A) but with swords crossed weak on weak.