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Home Fencing Actions Archive by category "Offense" (Page 2)

Category: Offense

200405 More Thoughts on Distance

I have addressed distance a number of times over the years in this blog. Today I am going to summarize my current thinking and suggest how distance interfaces with tactics. First – distance is often defined in terms of how far one fencer is from another on the piste. The…

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Walter Green 5 Apr 2020 5 Apr 2020Defense, Fencing Actions, Footwork, Offense, Strategy and Tactics

200329 The Idea of Defense

In modern fencing we typically classify fencing actions as offense, defense, and counteroffense. The objective of offense is to hit – it includes the simple and compound attacks, the attacks on the blade and takings of the blade, the riposte, and the renewals of the attack. Defense attempts to prevent…

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Walter Green 29 Mar 2020 29 Mar 2020Counteroffense, Defense, Fencing Actions, Offense, Strategy and Tactics

200126 Managing The Parry

Parries form the preparation for a successful riposte. As a result the selection of the parry makes a significant difference to the progress of a bout, the final score, and to your indicators, just like the preparation of any successful attack does. The same basic rules apply to the parry…

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Walter Green 30 Jan 2020 30 Jan 2020Fencing Actions, Offense, Strategy and Tactics

200119 Thinking About Envelopes

Envelopes come in all sorts of shapes and sizes and are used to convey a wide variety of things. In this post we are talking about envelopes in fencing, specifically your tactical envelope, what it is made of, and how it is used. The concept of a tactical envelope is…

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Walter Green 22 Jan 2020 21 Mar 2020Counteroffense, Defense, Fencing Actions, Footwork, Offense, Strategy and Tactics

200112 So, It Is Time to Attack?

What do you do? The first, and possibly least often considered step, is to determine if you can attack. The key element here is whether or not you have the initiative and whether the rules and referees recognize that initiative. Initiative belongs to the individual who moves first. For example,…

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Walter Green 15 Jan 2020 15 Jan 2020Offense, Strategy and Tactics

200105 Tempo and Distance

The weekly blog supporting our lessons is back. We have completed a transition to a new internet service provider and after a long illness my mind is again clear and creative. Let’s review three basic definitions. First, one tempo is the time it takes to perform one simple fencing action.…

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Walter Green 14 Jan 2020 14 Jan 2020Fencing Actions, Footwork, Offense, Strategy and Tactics

190721 What Do You Need To Know?

Fencing is a complicated sport. There is a lot to know – the current United States edition of the Rule Book runs to 210 pages, the Athlete’s Handbook another 143. Surely we should know all those rules and procedures? The history of the sport is long and rich. Shouldn’t we…

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Walter Green 22 Jul 2019 23 Jul 2019Counteroffense, Defense, Fencing Actions, Footwork, Offense, Training

190714 The Attack Ends – Next Step .. APC

Not every attack arrives on target as a hit. We will dispense with the attacks that land off target in foil for this conversation. However, let’s look at the attack that is (1) parried by blade or (2) parried by distance (today commonly called a distance pull, although theoretically it…

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Walter Green 14 Jul 2019 14 Jul 2019Fencing Actions, Offense, Strategy and Tactics

190707 One + One = 2 or Maybe Only 1 or Possibly 4

Sorry to start out this post with higher order mathematics, but a good understanding of basic grade school math and of equally basic geometry goes a long way toward understanding fencing. I hope everyone understands the basic equation 1 + 1 = 2. In everyday life that is pretty much…

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Walter Green 7 Jul 2019 7 Jul 2019Fencing Actions, Footwork, Offense, Strategy and Tactics

190623 Blade Takes

There is a whole class of attacking actions termed “Takings of the Blade.” This suggests that you use your blade to take control of the opponent’s blade. European usage is to term these actions as “Transports.” I vacillate back and forth between the two terms because both are accurate descriptions…

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Walter Green 30 Jun 2019 30 Jun 2019Fencing Actions, Offense, Strategy and Tactics
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