Week 14: Advance and Double-Advance Lunge

Dear Instructor: Welcome to Week 14. We continue our exploration of timing in sabre as per the rest of Level 2, but indirectly this time: we introduce the concept of technique backups, and reinforce the role of rhythm in attacks, with the advance-lunge / double-advance lunge combo. Accelerate moves with increasing duration Sabre moves should … More Week 14: Advance and Double-Advance Lunge

Week 7: Counterattack

Dear Instructor: Welcome to Week 7. This session covers the most conceptually simple but technically challenging move in Level 1: the Counterattack. Counterattacks are all moves by the Defender, without priority, to hit the Attacker without the Defender being hit, as per Rule 1 of Sabre. We classify counterattacks into two groups: Counterattacks complete the … More Week 7: Counterattack