Facebook Twitter Pinterest Instagram Tumblr
Facebook Twitter Pinterest Instagram Tumblr
SALLE GREEN
Competitive and recreational Modern and Classical Fencing and Professional Trainer Training in Glen Allen, Virginia
 
Skip to content
  • Home
  • The Salle Green Catechism
  • Welcome To Fencing
  • About
    • Choosing a Club
    • What Is A Salle?
    • Our Trainers
    • Our Services
    • Center of Excellence
    • Club Of Excellence
    • Engagement
    • All-Academic Team
    • Names To Know
  • Programs
    • Fencing Primary Course
    • Modern Fencing
    • 3 and 5 Minute Lessons
    • What Type of Lesson?
    • Fencers with Disabilities
    • Lancet Epee Fencing
    • Coach Training
    • Classical Fencing
    • Historical Fencing
  • Schedule and Fees
  • The Virtual Salle
    • Athletes Handbook
    • Glossary
    • Knowledge Base
    • Pre-Competition Checklist
    • Salle Competitions
    • Self-Assessment and Scouting
    • Training Tips
  • Contacting Us
  • Store
Home Archive by category "Strategy and Tactics" (Page 3)

Category: Strategy and Tactics

200419 The Phrase

Normally when we talk about fencing we discuss techniques, less frequently tactics. We typically go technique, tactics, bout, tournament, season, quadrennium. But what happens if we went the other way? If we go quadrennium, season, tournament, bout … suddenly there is something missing. We admonish our students or our strip…

Continue reading

Walter Green 19 Apr 2020 19 Apr 2020Fencing Actions, Strategy and Tactics

200414 Visioning

From time to time visioning has been mentioned in this blog, so it is time to review and add to what we know about this skill. Visioning is imagining the situation, the techniques and tactics, the opponent, the strip, and your and your opponent’s actions. Visioning is commonly used by…

Continue reading

Walter Green 15 Apr 2020 15 Apr 2020Fencing Actions, Strategy and Tactics, Training

200408 The Weekly Catechism Question

QUESTION – what are the zones of the strip? ANSWER – the box between the on guard lines, the two maneuvering areas between the box and the warning area, and the two warning areas.

Continue reading

Walter Green 11 Apr 2020 11 Apr 2020Fencing Actions, Strategy and Tactics

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…

Continue reading

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…

Continue reading

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

200323 The Week’s Catechism Question

QUESTION – what are the five distances? ANSWER –  Out of Distance, Long Distance (Advance Lunge Distance), Medium Distance (Lunge Distance), Short Distance (Extension Distance), In-Fighting Distance We now have a catechism page with all of the previous catechism questions at the Salle Green Catechism.

Continue reading

Walter Green 23 Mar 2020 31 Mar 2020Strategy and Tactics

032120 Linking Strategy, Tactics, and Technique

If you have been around fencing for any length of time, you have heard a specific action, let’s say a disengage, described as either a strategy, tactic, or technique. Two of the three choices here for a disengage are wrong. Do you know which ones? If you have been around…

Continue reading

Walter Green 21 Mar 2020 21 Mar 2020Fencing Actions, 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…

Continue reading

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…

Continue reading

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,…

Continue reading

Walter Green 15 Jan 2020 15 Jan 2020Offense, Strategy and Tactics
‹12345›»
  • Categories

    • Announcements
    • Awards
    • Competition
    • Counteroffense
    • Defense
    • Fencing Actions
    • Fencing in the Salle
    • Footwork
    • Instructor Training
    • Mental Preparation
    • Offense
    • Our Centers
    • Strategy and Tactics
    • Training
    • Training Qualifications
    • Uncategorized
  • Recent Posts

    • 201018 A New Approach – Part 6
    • 201011 A New Approach – Part 5
    • 201004 A New Approach – Part 4
    • 200927 A New Approach – Part 3
    • 200920 A new approach – Part 2
    • 200906 The Iconoclast – a new approach to fencing doctrine
    • COVID-19 SERVICES
    • 200830 Before and After – the Options
    • 200816 Syncopation
    • Congratulations Kapil!
Thank you for visiting our website. We post regular updates on our programs and the successes of our members on the social media sites linked below. We appreciate your liking or following us.
Facebook Twitter Pinterest Instagram Tumblr
Powered by Tempera & WordPress.