COMPOUND ATTACKS

Warm-ups:

>> Lunges
three sets of ten lunges per set
>> Tip circling
with the arm extended, circle the tip 10 times both ways
>> Footwork with lunges, 2x
advance to the other end of the room lunging at each line of the strip, then retreat back

Paired Up Drills:

>> Advance-lunges with one-two
attacker disengages then extends and advances, defender retreats and attempts to parry 6 (4 for LH vs. RH); attacker disengages and lunges

>> Advance-lunges with one-two and footwork
same as first drill, but with attacker advancing down the strip and executing one-two attacks at each line

Electric Drills:

>> Advance-lunges with one-two and footwork
same as above

INDIRECT ATTACKS

Warm-ups:

>> Lunges
three sets of ten lunges per set
>> Tip circling
with the arm extended, circle the tip 10 times both ways
>> Footwork with lunges, 2x
advance to the other end of the room lunging at each line of the strip, then retreat back

Paired Up Drills:

>> Advance-disengage-lunges hitting the arm
attacker executes an advance-lunge, defender retreats and attempts a parry 4 (6 for LH vs. RH) and attacker disengages around the parry to hit the arm with the lunge

>> Advance-disengage-lunges hitting the thigh
same as above, but attacker disengages to a low-line, hitting the opponent's thigh

Electric Drills:

>> Advance-disengage-lunges with footwork
same as above; alternate between aiming for the opponent's arm and thigh after the disengage

INDIRECT ATTACKS

Warm-ups:

>> Lunges
three sets of ten lunges per set
>> Tip circling
with the arm extended, circle the tip 10 times both ways
>> Footwork with lunges, 2x
advance to the other end of the room lunging at each line of the strip, then retreat back

Paired Up Drills:

>> Advance-disengage-lunges hitting the arm
attacker executes an advance-lunge, defender retreats and attempts a parry 4 (6 for LH vs. RH) and attacker disengages around the parry to hit the arm with the lunge

>> Advance-disengage-lunges hitting the thigh
same as above, but attacker disengages to a low-line, hitting the opponent's thigh

Electric Drills:

>> Advance-disengage-lunges with footwork
same as above; alternate between aiming for the opponent's arm and thigh after the disengage

COMPOUND ATTACKS

Warm-ups:

>> Lunges
three sets of ten lunges per set
>> Tip circling
with the arm extended, circle the tip 10 times both ways
>> Footwork with lunges, 2x
advance to the other end of the room lunging at each line of the strip, then retreat back

Paired Up Drills:

>> Advance-lunges with one-two
attacker disengages then extends and advances, defender retreats and attempts to parry 6 (4 for LH vs. RH); attacker disengages and lunges

>> Advance-lunges with one-two and footwork
same as first drill, but with attacker advancing down the strip and executing one-two attacks at each line

Electric Drills:

>> Advance-lunges with one-two and footwork
same as above

INDIRECT ATTACKS

Warm-ups:

>> Lunges
three sets of ten lunges per set
>> Tip circling
with the arm extended, circle the tip 10 times both ways
>> Footwork with lunges, 2x
advance to the other end of the room lunging at each line of the strip, then retreat back

Paired Up Drills:

>> Advance-disengage-lunges with footwork
attacker advancing, defender retreating; attacker executes advance-lunges at each line of the strip; defender attempts a parry 4 (6 for LH vs. RH) and attacker disengages around the parry

>> Advance-cutover-lunges with footwork
same as above, but attacker users cutover instead of disengage to avoid the parry

Electric Drills:

>> Advance-disengage-lunges with footwork
same as above

COUNTER ATTACKS WITH AVOIDANCE

Warm-ups:

>> Lunges
three sets of ten lunges per set
>> Footwork, 2x
advance to the other end of the room then retreat back
>> Footwork with lunges, 2x
same as above, lunge at each line of the strip

Paired Up Drills:

>> Advance-lunge vs. esquive
attacker executes an advance-lunge, defender retreats, extends, and executes an esquive (dodge sideways) to avoid the attack

>> Advance-lunges vs. ducking
attacker executes an advance-lunge, defender retreats, extends, and ducks down to avoid the attack (must not fall down – only the feet and the back hand or back knee may touch the floor)

Electric Drills:

>> Advance-lunge vs. esquive
same as above; defender must avoid a double touch

COUNTER ATTACKS WITH AVOIDANCE

Warm-ups:

>> Lunges
three sets of ten lunges per set
>> Footwork, 2x
advance to the other end of the room then retreat back
>> Footwork with lunges, 2x
same as above, lunge at each line of the strip

Paired Up Drills:

>> Advance-lunge vs. esquive
attacker executes an advance-lunge, defender retreats, extends, and executes an esquive (dodge sideways) to avoid the attack

>> Advance-lunges vs. ducking
attacker executes an advance-lunge, defender retreats, extends, and ducks down to avoid the attack (must not fall down – only the feet and the back hand or back knee may touch the floor)

Electric Drills:

>> Advance-lunge vs. esquive
same as above; defender must avoid a double touch

INDIRECT ATTACKS

Warm-ups:

>> Lunges
three sets of ten lunges per set
>> Tip circling
with the arm extended, circle the tip 10 times both ways
>> Footwork with lunges, 2x
advance to the other end of the room lunging at each line of the strip, then retreat back

Paired Up Drills:

>> Advance-disengage-lunges with footwork
attacker advancing, defender retreating; attacker executes advance-lunges at each line of the strip; defender attempts a parry 4 (6 for LH vs. RH) and attacker disengages around the parry

>> Advance-cutover-lunges with footwork
same as above, but attacker users cutover instead of disengage to avoid the parry

Electric Drills:

>> Advance-disengage-lunges with footwork
same as above

ATTACKS ON THE BLADE

Warm-ups:

>> Lunges
three sets of ten lunges per set
>> Footwork, 2x
advance to the other end of the room then retreat back
>> Footwork with lunges, 2x
same as above, lunge at each line of the strip

Paired Up Drills:

>> Beat attacks
attacker executes an advance-lunge, beating the opponent's blade prior to the lunge; defender retreats

>> Change-glide attacks
attacker executes an advance-lunge, circling the tip to the other side of the opponent's blade prior to the lunge, gliding down the blade to hit; defender retreats

Electric Drills:

>> Beat attacks, change-glide attacks
same as above

DIRECT PARRIES & GLIDE RIPOSTES

Warm-ups:

>> Lunges
three sets of ten lunges per set
>> Footwork, 2x
advance to the other end of the room then retreat back
>> Footwork with parry 4 and lunges, 2x
same as above, except execute a parry 4 prior to the lunge

Paired Up Drills:

>> Advance-lunges vs. retreat-parry-4
attacker executes an advance-lunge, defender retreats and executes a parry 4 then transfers to 8 to glide riposte (parry 6 to 7 for LH vs. RH)

>> Advance-lunges vs.retreat-parry-1
attacker executes an advance-lunge, defender retreats and executes a parry 1 (prime) with a glide riposte (attack should be to 4 line for LH vs. RH)

Electric Drills:

>> Advance-lunges vs. parry 4/1
same as above drills, except the defender alternates between parry 4 and 1, starting with 4 on the first attack, then 1 on the second attack, then 4 again, etc.

DIRECT PARRIES & GLIDE RIPOSTES

Warm-ups:

>> Lunges
three sets of ten lunges per set
>> Footwork, 2x
advance to the other end of the room then retreat back
>> Footwork with parry 4 and lunges, 2x
same as above, except execute a parry 4 prior to the lunge

Paired Up Drills:

>> Advance-lunges vs. retreat-parry-4
attacker executes an advance-lunge, defender retreats and executes a parry 4 then transfers to 8 to glide riposte (parry 6 to 7 for LH vs. RH)

>> Advance-lunges vs.retreat-parry-1
attacker executes an advance-lunge, defender retreats and executes a parry 1 (prime) with a glide riposte (attack should be to 4 line for LH vs. RH)

Electric Drills:

>> Advance-lunges vs. parry 4/1
same as above drills, except the defender alternates between parry 4 and 1, starting with 4 on the first attack, then 1 on the second attack, then 4 again, etc.

ATTACKS ON THE BLADE

Warm-ups:

>> Lunges
three sets of ten lunges per set
>> Footwork, 2x
advance to the other end of the room then retreat back
>> Footwork with lunges, 2x
same as above, lunge at each line of the strip

Paired Up Drills:

>> Beat attacks
attacker executes an advance-lunge, beating the opponent's blade prior to the lunge; defender retreats

>> Change-glide attacks
attacker executes an advance-lunge, circling the tip to the other side of the opponent's blade prior to the lunge, gliding down the blade to hit; defender retreats

Electric Drills:

>> Beat attacks, change-glide attacks
same as above

INDIRECT PARRIES

Warm-ups:

>> Lunges
three sets of ten lunges per set
>> Footwork, 2x
advance to the other end of the room then retreat back
>> Footwork with counter 6 and lunges, 2x
same as above, except execute a counter 6 prior to the lunge

Paired Up Drills:

>> Advance-lunges vs. retreat-counter-parry-6
attacker executes an advance-lunge, defender retreats and executes a counter parry 6 with a glide riposte (counter 4 for LH vs. RH)

>> Disengage-advance-lunges vs. retreat-counter-4
attacker disengages then executes an advance-lunge, defender retreats and executes a counter parry 4 with a glide riposte (counter 6 for LH vs. RH)

Electric Drills:

>> Advance-lunges vs. retreat-counter-parry-6
same as above

COUNTER RIPOSTES

Warm-ups:

>> Lunges
three sets of ten lunges per set
>> Footwork, 2x
advance to the other end of the room then retreat back
>> Footwork with lunges, parry 4, riposte, 2x
same as above, lunge at each line of the strip, then recover into parry 4 and lunge again to riposte

Paired Up Drills:

>> Advance-lunge-parry-riposte vs. retreat-parry-4
attacker executes an advance-lunge, defender retreats and executes a parry 4 with riposte, then attacker executes a parry 4 with counter riposte (for LH vs. RH, parry 6 for defender, parry 4 for attacker)

>> Advance-lunge-prime-riposte vs. retreat-counter-6
attacker executes an advance-lunge, defender retreats and executes a counter 6 with riposte, then attacker executes a parry 1 with counter riposte (for LH vs. RH, counter 4 for defender)

Electric Drills:

>> Advance-lunge-parry-riposte vs. retreat-parry-4
same as above