Lesson 10 – Reinforcing the Parry – Riposte response
This is a follow on of the most common error seen in the restricted bouting session at the end of Term 1, that being the delay in the riposte after a parry.
Warm ups
- Attack and recover to Hanging Guard
- Eight Cuts parry drill
Serpentines as Parry Riposte Partner Drill
- Paired drill, both starting in Right Guard, Point Behind
- Attacker steps in throwing mandritto to the head.
- Defender parries with Left Head Guard, and then ripostes with riverso to the head. This action makes the tip of the sword travel in an S-shape, and hence is called a serpentine.
- Repeat 5 times then switch roles.
- Repeat the sequence for riverso, rising mandritto and rising riverso with each blow being countered by serpentine parry riposte.
Note: The rising cut riposte is to the lower body.
Parry with Hanging Guard – Riposte with Thrust
- Paired drill, both starting in Right Guard, Point Behind.
- Attacker steps in throwing mandritto to the head.
- Defender parries with a rising mandritto to Hanging Guard on a traverse left with the left foot.
- Riposte with an imbroccata on the right step.
- Repeat 5 times each.
- Repeat from Left Guard, Point Behind throwing riversi.
- Repeat from start, this time the attacker parries the imbroccata with the defender taking the energy to turn a mollineto to the head.
Parry behind extended sword on a slip
- Paired drill, both starting in Left Head Guard.
- Attacker throws riverso to the head on a left step.
- Defender slips back the right foot, extending the point into Guardia di Croce. (Line closed to the right)
- Riposte with imbroccata on a right step forward.
- Repeat 5 times each.
- Repeat from Right Head Guard, throwing mandritto and extending into Guardia di Faccia. (Line closed to the left)
- Repeat from start, this time the attacker parries the imbroccata with the defender taking the energy to turn a mollineto to the head.