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Home Archive by category "Strategy and Tactics" (Page 2)

Category: Strategy and Tactics

200621 Counteroffense

The term “counteroffense” describes actions taken to hinder or defeat an opponent’s attack. The term sounds very broad. However, it is generally interpreted to mean actions that are counterattacks into an opponent’s attack with the simple first intention to disrupt and score on that attack. When we define counteroffense in…

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Walter Green 21 Jun 2020 21 Jun 2020Counteroffense, Strategy and Tactics

200614 The Parry – A Survey

The parry is a complex activity that can be described in a number of ways. Barbasetti defined the parry conceptually as an action which is aimed to defeat the opponent’s attack. That has come to be interpreted as a specific family of blade actions – blade contact by the blade…

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Walter Green 21 Jun 2020 21 Jun 2020Defense, Fencing Actions, Offense, Strategy and Tactics

This Week’s Catechism Question

(18) Question – what does the parry prepare? ANSWER – the riposte.

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Walter Green 14 Jun 2020 14 Jun 2020Defense, Fencing Actions, Offense, Strategy and Tactics, Uncategorized

200531 Physical Poker

Ever since I started fencing in the 1960s, I have heard references to fencing as “physical chess.” The problem is that fencing does not closely resemble chess – it more closely resembles poker. How can I say that? Chess is a game in which players study and learn a series…

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Walter Green 31 May 2020 31 May 2020Strategy and Tactics

This Week’s Catechism

QUESTION – what is an invitation? ANSWER – a movement to create an apparent, but false, opportunity to draw an opponent’s attack or counterattack.

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Walter Green 31 May 2020 31 May 2020Offense, Strategy and Tactics

200524 Strategy – Choices and Training

Technique is how specific fencing actions are performed; tactics are how techniques are blended with the conditions on the strip and in the bout.  Strategy is different – it is how the fencer defines goals for his or her performance and works to meet these goals over a period of…

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Walter Green 31 May 2020 31 May 2020Strategy and Tactics, Training

200517 Bout Planning

What is a bout plan?  It is a framework to guide how you will fight the phrases within the bout to achieve your goals for the bout and the tournament.  Although no plan survives first contact with the opponent, having a plan provides a unifying theme to your bout on…

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Walter Green 17 May 2020 17 May 2020Mental Preparation, Strategy and Tactics

200510 Thinking about Fencing Tactics

Tactics are the second of the broad categories of actions that govern fencing.  Technique is the first order, the mechanical performance of footwork and bladework required to execute offense, defense, counteroffense, and actions not intended to score.  Strategy is the third order, the planning and management of training and competition…

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Walter Green 17 May 2020 17 May 2020Strategy and Tactics

200425 Decisions

Fencers make decisions all the time. Some are relatively slow, for example “do I want to enter the Upper Noplace Open or not?” Some are made in advance, for example “what is my plan for this bout?” Some are made in the instant, for example “she is stepping into distance,…

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Walter Green 25 Apr 2020 25 Apr 2020Fencing Actions, Strategy and Tactics

This Week’s Catechism Question

QUESTION – what is preparation? ANSWER – any actions taken to create the conditions for a successful final action of an attack or counterattack

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Walter Green 22 Apr 2020 22 Apr 2020Counteroffense, Fencing Actions, Offense, Strategy and Tactics
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