Lesson 60 – Rapier

Rapier lesson from last night. There was some extra stuff, but this was the gist of it.

In time, as the instructor invites in third, straight thrust, no lunge In time, as the instructor invites in fourth, straight thrust, no lunge In time, as the instructor invites in either third or fourth, straight thrust, with a lunge In time, as the instructor attempts to engage in fourth, disengagement with a lunge In time, as the instructor attempts to engage in third or fourth, disengagement Same thing, with mobility Still with mobility, as the instructor places blade in line, engage in the appropriate line and glide Same thing, if the instructor retreats after taking the engagement, follow with an advance, then finish the attack From the student’s invitation in fourth, simple parry of third, riposte by glide From the student’s invitation in third, time thrust in third Same thing, with mobility From the student’s invitation in third, as the instructor places blade in line, blade seizure in fourth and glide With mobility Same thing, instructor counterattacks with a disengagement in time, student parries third and ripostes by glide in countertime Same thing, but the student defeats the counterattack with a time thrust in third in countertime Same thing, instructor has option of: Allows the student to get the engagement, in which case the student attacks with a glide Frees the blade, but does not attack, student retreats and starts the action again Attacks with a disengagement in time, student defeats this with a timethrust From the invitation in third, three straight thrusts, end of lesson

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