Rapier Basic Footwork drills
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We highly recommend working through the Basic Rapier Conditioning and Preparation before training rapier too vigorously.
The basic rapier footwork you will need for training in Capoferro's rapier system includes:
Basic actions
- Guards 1-4
- Step back and forward in guard
- Lunge
- Pass forwards and back
- Scanso dell’ pie dritto
- Scanso della vita
Lunging drills
1. Attack by disengage
2. Step, step, lunge, recover.
3. Recovering with two passes
4. Passing forwards and backwards
5. Lunge, recover forwards
6. Lunge in 2, 4, stramazone, mandritto, cross-jump.
Lunging drills video
Related Resources:
Books: The Duellist's Companion.
Workbooks: The Complete Rapier Workbook
Online courses: The Complete Rapier Course.
