===== Seminar I - correct, quick and healthy footwork and posture ===== * stance * posture * principles of hand biomechanics - shoulder, elbow, forearm, wrist * principles of leg biomechanics - hip joint, knee, ankle, alignment of the foot tip * torso as a bridge between legs and hands * different types of foot placement in guards * types of steps * fencing line * roles of each foot in single step ===== Seminar II - basic hand and foot techniques ===== * hand/weapon guards - high, wide, low * blow, cut, thrust * handwork during thrust execution * handwork during cut - shoulder, elbow, wrist * linear wrist cut and trade (cavazione) * linear and circular cuts * role of tip and tip trajectories during cut and thrust * performing blows and cuts with weapon in single hand * footwork accompanying blow and cut * cut from top to down * diagonal cut - head * diagonal cut - shoulder * diagonal cut - hip * diagonal cut - leg * cutting from down up * horizontal cuts * fluent transition from cut to thrust and from thrust to cut ===== Seminar III - exercise drills and forms ===== * moulinet I * moulinet II * first form - movements 1-7 generated from 2 basic circular sword motions, based on Dr. Plch * selected movement pairs from the First form. ===== Seminar IV - measure, initiative, body constructions ===== * supporting sword techniques with body and footwork * measures * contact/contactless initiation techniques * how to initiate, how to move freely and fluently with sword * secure entry to measures, secure exit from measures ===== Seminar V - contact of blades ===== * dialogue of blades, building of feeling through weapon and armed hand * halving the weapon, offensive use of cross, pommel * trading sides/cavazione * pressure and withstanding pressure by correct body construction in proper time * yielding * redirecting the pressure * batutta * sliding against opponent's blade * beating the blade * second form (quarta) * third form (quinta) ===== Seminar VI - using unarmed hand, wrestling ===== * deflecting and controlling opponent's blade or hand with the unarmed hand * short distance work with weapon, half blade grip * transition from armed fight to wrestling * wrestling with weapon in one hand ===== Seminar VII - weapon and shield ===== * [[http://aujuge.cz/doku.php/clanky/vyuka_-_kruhovy_stit|Methodology of training with circular shield]] * sword and circular shield / kite shield / rectangular targe * 3 basic guards of shield - opened, closed, direct * changing guards * derived guards * shield workout * defensive use of umbo and edge * offensive use of umbo and edge * weapons synchronization * feeling exercises for shield hand and shield * different shield utilization ideas ===== Seminar VIII - spear ===== * safety at work * different grip types, workout exercises * two hand grip - one third, sword-like, from above * high and low guard * single hand grip * under-arm single hand grip - knight grip * extending or shortening the reach * thrust at short, middle and long distance * line changes - high, low * slash with small and large circular tip motion * trade, beat * cut with spear tip * exercises to build up feeling during changes between high and low guard * tactics of single spearman * spear against weapon combination (single handed weapon + shield) * spear against spear * tactics of spearman in battle formation ===== Seminar IX - battle formation fight ===== Mandatory equipment is head protection (iron helmet with padding or sabre fencing mask), and protection of hands and torso. * march within the formation * loose linear formation of shields - edge to edge * tight linear formation of shields - edge to umbo * diagonal line * wedge * circle * changing first two fighter rows during fight (fighter rotation) in loose formation * tactics of first row fight * cooperation of first row fighters in linear formation * cooperation between first and second row in linear formation * usage of axes and spears to disband opposing formation ===== 1 hour seminars ===== * Building functional estimate of tempo and measure - how to recognize good fighting swordplay * Fist-held shields (viking shield, buckler) * Shield held by 2 straps/enarmes to forearm & wrist (almond/kite shield, heater shield, rectangular targe) * Sword and shield * Axe and shield * Spear and shield * Spear * Introduction to battle art of armed self defense by Giacomo di Grassi * Introduction to the art of duels with rapier by Salvator Fabris