Review Lesson 9

Attacking on the pass

• Threaten the face, then pass and hit to the stomach / chest
• Repeat, but this time hand check the opponent's hilt for greater security
• Invite to the outside, cavazione to draw the parry, the pass and hand check

Invitations

Invitations are a passive action designed to place your opponent into obedience, so that you can control their attacking action with a suitable defensive response. We have 2 primary types of invitations being taught in this lesson: those designed to set up parry response and those designed to evade blade engagement with cavazione.

The first type of invitation is the classic type of invitation, where we leave a line open for the opponent to make a direct attack, setting them up to hit them via parry riposte. The key here is to make the invitation in such a fashion that the opponent is constrained in the available options for a direct attack, and that they do not feel threatened by our sword point.

The second type of invitation is one where we place our point in line, so that the opponent must first engage our blade to make their attack. We will use the tempo of their gaining action to avoid the contact and then hit them with an attack by disengagement. The key here is to place the point in line in such a manner that the blade engagement is readily obvious, forcing the opponent to move into a particular line. We want them to feel threatened by our point in line, so that they are forced to attempt to engage our sword.

Invitations to Enable Parry Riposte

Invitation in 3rd

1. From Guardia Terza, the move the hand so that the sword moves to close the high outside line (Invitation in 3rd), exposing the high inside line to a direct attack.
2. In response to the invitation, the opponent shall extend their arm and begin a direct attack on the lunge to the high inside line.
3. As the opponent commences their attack, deflect the extended sword with a parry of 4th (gain to the high inside line), and riposte with a thrust by glide to the opponent's high linside line.
4. Opponent takes the hit.
5. Repeat 5 times then reverse roles.

Invitation in 4th

1. From Guardia Terza, the move the hand so that the sword moves to close the high inside line (Invitation in 4th), exposing the high outside line to a direct attack.
2. In response to the invitation, the opponent shall extend their arm and begin a direct attack on the lunge to the high outside line.
3. As the opponent commences their attack, deflect the extended sword with a parry of 3rd (gain to the high outside line), and riposte with a thrust by glide to the opponent's high outside line.
4. Opponent takes the hit.
5. Repeat 5 times then reverse roles.

Invitation in 2nd

1. From Guardia Terza, the move the hand so that the sword moves to close the low outside line (Invitation in 2nd), exposing the low inside line to a direct attack.
2. In response to the invitation, the opponent shall extend their arm and begin a direct attack on the lunge to the low inside line.
3. As the opponent commences their attack, deflect the extended sword with a parry of low 4th (gain to the low inside line), and riposte with a thrust by glide to the opponent's low linside line.
4. Opponent takes the hit.
5. Repeat 5 times then reverse roles.

Invitation in Low 4th

1. From Guardia Terza, the move the hand so that the sword moves to close the high inside line (Invitation in 4th), exposing the high outside line to a direct attack.
2. In response to the invitation, the opponent shall extend their arm and begin a direct attack on the lunge to the high outside line.
3. As the opponent commences their attack, deflect the extended sword with a parry of 3rd (gain to the high outside line), and riposte with a thrust by glide to the opponent's high outside line.
4. Opponent takes the hit.
5. Repeat 5 times then reverse roles.

Invitations to Enable Attack by Disengagement

Point in Line High Inside

1. From Guardia Terza, extend the sword so that the point threatens the opponent on the high inside line. The sword tip should be in front of the opponent's guard and about a fist length up and to the inside of the opponent's guard, along the diagonal line.
2. In response to the extended sword, the opponent moves to parry the sword with the parry of 4th (gain to the high inside line).
3. As the opponent moves to parry / gain the sword, cavazione clockwise to engage the opponent's sword in the high outside line, followed immediately with a thrust by glide to hit in the high outside line.
4. Opponent takes the hit.
5. Repeat 5 times then reverse roles.

Point in Line High Outside

1. From Guardia Terza, extend the sword so that the point threatens the opponent on the high outside line. The sword tip should be in front of the opponent's guard and about a fist length up and to the outside of the opponent's guard, along the diagonal line.
2. In response to the extended sword, the opponent moves to parry the sword with the parry of 3rd (gain to the high outside line).
3. As the opponent moves to parry / gain the sword, cavazione counterclockwise to engage the opponent's sword in the high inside line, followed immediately with a thrust by glide to hit in the high inside line.
4. Opponent takes the hit.
5. Repeat 5 times then reverse roles.

Point in Line Low Inside

1. From Guardia Terza, extend the sword so that the point threatens the opponent on the low inside line. The sword tip should be in front of the opponent's guard and about a fist length down and to the inside of the opponent's guard, along the diagonal line.
2. In response to the extended sword, the opponent moves to parry the sword with the parry of low 4th (gain to the low inside line).
3. As the opponent moves to parry / gain the sword, cavazione counterclockwise to engage the opponent's sword in the low outside line, followed immediately with a thrust by glide to hit in the low outside line.
4. Opponent takes the hit.
5. Repeat 5 times then reverse roles.

Point in Line Low Outside

1. From Guardia Terza, extend the sword so that the point threatens the opponent on the low outside line. The sword tip should be in front of the opponent's guard and about a fist length down and to the outside of the opponent's guard, along the diagonal line.
2. In response to the extended sword, the opponent moves to parry the sword with the parry of 2nd (gain to the low outside line).
3. As the opponent moves to parry / gain the sword, cavazione clockwise to engage the opponent's sword in the low inside line, followed immediately with a thrust by glide to hit in the low inside line.
4. Opponent takes the hit.
5. Repeat 5 times then reverse roles.

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