Longsword 15-Oct 2019

S., M., and E. in attendance and we worked on longsword.

• Practice comparing longsword footwork patterns comparing heel-first drop and toe-first drop. With the heel-first footfall, the stride is naturally lengthened, while with toe-first, the stride is shortened.
• Curb-step drills to practice centering body over lead leg while advancing and retreating
• Cutting drills working on heel-first footfall pattern
• Cutting into posta longa and have partner check line of grounding
• Target drills working on same. Strike to target, confirm proper distance in cut and confirm withdrawal from target.
• Boars tooth thrust/cut/thrust drill from Fiore
• Parrying from boars tooth - three-step drill
• Working box step half-foot retreat with posta frontale and displacement
• Working advancing step against cut and displacement, variations
• Sword grab drills