Sword Technique Lists
Sword 1
Movements
Pass forward/ back Advance & Retreat Double pass forward/ back Traverse (left or right) Thwarts: foward/rear, left/right Attacks Lines 1-5 Thrusts: low inside/outside, high inside/outside Sequencing (cut) Basic (stage 1) Eye contact Target Prep (attacker establish line of attack) Extend Defender moves (footwork, then prepares parry) Attacker moves (weapon first, body follows) Parry Stage 2 Eye contact Target and prep Extend Defender moves, attack moves, parry Performance (Stage 3) 1 (eye contact, target, prep) and (extend) 2 (defender moves, attack moves, parry) Sword 2 |
Blade Transitions
Guards Croise Moulinet Beat (after parry) Defenses Blocks 1-5 Universal Parries (high & low) Sequencing (transition) Eye contact Target (blade traffic area) 1 (move mid blade to mid blade) and (defender moves, if needed) 2 (attacker completes transition) Step (attacker steps, if needed) |
Movements
Slip & Cross Grand lunge Forward shoulder roll with weapon Demi volt 2 step spin Avoid Attacks Horizontal slash: high, mid and low lines Oblique slash: low to high, high to low Cut to 5a Kicks: side, snap & push Off-hand punches Disarms: Serpentine (torque), Hand strike, Grounding One hand push Sequencing (slash) Eye contact Target (where the sword will end) 1 - Prep (attacker establish line of attack) and - Defender moves 2 - Attacker moves (weapon first, body follows) Defender recovers |
Blade Transitions
Bind Carry over Knock up/down Yield parry Glissade Expulsion Beat (clear line of attack) Corps-a-corps Defenses Hanging parry Reinforced parry 5a |