Nineteenth Century Sabre Training Notes

We're starting to formalise sabre training ….

And here is the proposed lesson overview for Terms 2 and 4. The lesson plans so far are very bare-bones and covers basic actions only.

• Week 1: Intro and fundamental movements
• Week 2 and 3: The Defensive Triangles
• Week 4 and 5: Compound Attacks and Compound Ripostes
• Week 6: Footwork Masterclass. Lots of Follow the Leader drills.
• Week 7: Attacks in Time

• Renewed Attacks
• Stop Cuts/Timed Strikes

• Constrained Bouting Drill
• Confounding Compounds Exercise

• Need something on understanding what is meant by the line of direction.
• Need more on understanding simple attacks, the purpose and benefit on deploying the arm before striking.
• Need more on how to recover safely and under guard.