"I still seem to be unable to train the attack in third response to the disengage from a stringer to the outside. I need to get one of my fencing nerd friends to drill it with me, or figure out a way to get the dummy to do it."
Could you describe this one a bit more. I am having trouble envisioning. What is the move you are referring to as a "stringer" that term is not part on my fencing lexicon.
it's from a Rapier manual published in 1638 and could probably be discribed as an engagement.
Stringering is the touching of thine adversary's point with thy point, which thou art to do upon any occasion, that thou mayst secure thy self on either side from a thrust, which commonly is termed binding.
and the sequence I'm trying to perform is: If thine adversary lie open within, then stringere him within as soon as he maketh a thrust at thee without, and turneth his point under thy Rapier, instantly thrust at him with a Tertz over his right arm close to the weak of his Rapier, if then he doth strive to put by thy thrust towards his right side, then turning thy Tertz into Prime, thrust at his right breast.
thanks. perhaps you can kick my ass at foil/epee some day and i'll return the favour with rapier. I'll warn you though, I'm working on foil.
it's actually a very committed bind. in the section where there is a discussion of how to stringere:
On what side thine adversary lieth open there thou art to stringere him, not lying too hard upon his Rapier, because he may let his point suddenly sink down, and then thou following his point downwards dost open thy body too much, that he may easily turn over his point, and thrust thee without over thy right arm, or within, before thou canst recover thy weapon
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Could you describe this one a bit more. I am having trouble envisioning. What is the move you are referring to as a "stringer" that term is not part on my fencing lexicon.
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Stringering is the touching of thine adversary's point with thy point, which thou art to do upon any occasion, that thou mayst secure thy self on either side from a thrust, which commonly is termed binding.
and the sequence I'm trying to perform is:
If thine adversary lie open within, then stringere him within as soon as he maketh a thrust at thee without, and turneth his point under thy Rapier, instantly thrust at him with a Tertz over his right arm close to the weak of his Rapier, if then he doth strive to put by thy thrust towards his right side, then turning thy Tertz into Prime, thrust at his right breast.
see
http://pallasarmata.org/manuals/PallasArmata/PA-Book1-Part1.html
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I am a fencing nerd, but sadly neither a historical-style fencing nerd nor an Ottowa-dwelling fencing nerd, or I would offer to drill with you.
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it's actually a very committed bind. in the section where there is a discussion of how to stringere:
On what side thine adversary lieth open there thou art to stringere him, not lying too hard upon his Rapier, because he may let his point suddenly sink down, and then thou following his point downwards dost open thy body too much, that he may easily turn over his point, and thrust thee without over thy right arm, or within, before thou canst recover thy weapon ( ... )
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