Nineteenth Century Sabre Training Notes
We're starting to formalise sabre training ….
Lesson Planning and Development
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.
Session Plans
- 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
Session Development
Other Exercises and Drills
What's Missing?
- 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.
