Rapier 101 - part 5: Hierarchy of actions for the outside stringer (complete)
Parts 1, 2, 3, and 4 introduced the key concept in rapier, and showed the hierarchy of actions that stem from a stringer on the inside. ...
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Aug 283 min read
Rapier 101 - Part 4.5: Hierarchy of actions for the inside stringer (complete)
As I started to write part 5 (the hierarchy of actions for the outside stringer), I realised I could put the entire list of actions in a...
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Aug 154 min read
Rapier 101 - part 4: Clever counters to being stringered on the inside line
In part 2 I showed that, when fencer B is stringered on the inside line, they counter this by disengaging and attacking to the outside...
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Aug 123 min read
Rapier 101 - part 3: Counter actions to the disengage from the inside line
In part 2 , you saw that, for the fencer who has gained a stringer on the inside, they are expecting their opponent to disengage. If you...
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Aug 123 min read
Rapier 101 - part 2: Counter to the stringer on the inside - the 'disengage'
In part 1 , I explained that Capo Ferro's rapier is largely based upon stringering. In fact, it is based on just two scenarios:...
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Aug 1211 min read
Rapier 101 - part 1: Terms and basic theory
This series of posts is based on Ridolfo Capo Ferro da Cagli (1610). My aim is to make this practical and to aid in the teaching of...
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