Greetings,
Sometime ago I mentioned that I would post something of my own rules of fencing and I have had a long think about this particular subject. Much like the Jethro Gibbs (NCIS) list mine is a work in progress and tends to grow and change somewhat as I find new things to add. In order to reduce this I have decided that I will talk about my most essential rules in this blog.
1. Don't get hit - defence is most important.
2. Hit the opponent - only real way to victory.
All the other rules that I have come up with are supplementary to these two and assist in some way to achieve them. As I have mentioned above I have a much longer list of rules also about 20 in number which I have assembled from various experiences in my fencing career to date. I use them here and there in training my students and obviously during fencing. Rather than listing all the ones that I have to date, there is a more useful purpose that can be gained from this discussion.
My personal piece of advice is that each fencer should develop their own list of rules to follow. In this at least one thing is most important, they will not be set in stone, they will change. You need to be ...
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About Me
- Henry Walker
- Either an author who fences, or a fencer who tends to write a lot. I found a passion for writing first, then I found fencing. I also found that the pen and the sword work very well together. The pen may be mightier than the sword but together they are much greater.
My own list, mostly for Lichtenauer longsword:
ReplyDelete(Rule 0 is "Hit him and don't be hit" and "Injury is the enemy" and "Force and speed are easier to dial up than skill." At the same time. Rule 0 is training guidelines and basic outlines of the "game", in other words.)
Rule 1: Be efficient.
Rule 2: Stab him in the face.
Rule 3: Strength is in structure.
Rule 4: Fast isn’t fast - slow is smooth is fast.
Rule 5: Be weak where he’s strong, strong where he’s weak.