[ Posted by Janka
Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:51:53 GMT ]
It bugs me that I cannot see a pattern to the dagger plates. They seem to me just all separate pieces of he does this, she does that, without any sort of continuum between them.
It does not bug me enough that I could be arsed to actually look at either them or what other people have to say about it, though. So I'll just whine about it in my blog instead.
A picture of a strike over the dagger, in seconda, to the left shoulder. This is done against the adversary trying to gain the sword on the outside.
You are in an extended terza, with your dagger over the forte of your sword, close to the hilt.
He is in the same guard and seeks to stringere on the outside.
Disengage to beat his sword with yours (in quarta). You will be able to immediately parry his sword with your dagger, because it was already being pressed to the side.
This leaves you all the time in the world to strike him over his dagger in his left shoulder.
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[ Posted by Janka
Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:08:39 GMT ]
This picture shows a guy parrying under his right arm and striking in seconda to the face.
You are in terza, low or high, with your dagger at your wrist.
He is in whatever guard that works for a stringere on the outside. Which you will then do.
Lift your dagger to invite him to disengage to attack on the inside. He might do this in quarta or seconda but it does not really matter which.
Now parry down with the dagger, under your sword arm (see the helpful picture), and you can strike him. The picture shows a strike in seconda to the face, but you could also do other stuff, like a stramazzone in the arm.
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[ Posted by Janka
Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:04:08 GMT ]
Everything is stupid lately, and when everything is stupid also swordsmanship is stupid. I do not feel like I am going anywhere, which contradictorily makes me put in less effort, which obviously does not help much, and, well. You get the point.
This picture shows a strike to the chest after a parry over the dagger(1).
You are in extended terza with the dagger over the wrist.
He is in low quarta with his sword withdrawn(2) and his dagger extended high.
Begin to feint above his dagger(3), remaining in terza and keeping your dagger at the wrist. He will parry upwards with his dagger and will attempt to strike on you the same tempo, in quarta or in seconda.
When he does, disengage under(4), parry his attack(5) at the same time, and strike him in quarta.
(1) Don't you wish he'd say at these points whose dagger it is, instead of having you figure it out from the context?
(2) I have to say it looks like I was correct when about the dagger position pictures I said that what strikes me as the common denominator for the positions beyond the solo sword is how the arm is withdrawn. I also have to say it is not clear to me at all what the benefit of that withdrawing is supposed to be.
(3) Oh! Thanks, Mr CF.
(4) Under his dagger, one assumes. Then again, the picture shows the attackers sword below everything else.
(5) Picture shows the parry to happen with your dagger, not with the sword.
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