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Points of safety
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- Timing is Everything: A misjudged moment is the biggest contributor to hard shots. Your range influences the timing of your strike or block or move safely.
- Sword Length Matters: Every inch of your sword, from the tip to the pommel influences range and those inches matter. One inch can make the difference between a safe or unsafe strike.
General Points
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- Use Your Entire Range: Your range is much greater than you think it is. Develop an understanding the outer and inner limits of your range.
- Body Mechanics Facilitate: Little adjustments in your body can facilitate your range, both in extending and retracting your range.
- Placement Has Its Place: Out of Range, In Range, and Close Range are prime tools that should continually be part of your fencing. Understand what to do and how to use those ranges in each of the following placements.
- Out of Range: Your place of safety and an opportunity to reset. Choose your point of reentry.
- In Range: Be constantly aware of your opponent and the changing fight. Your opponent has just as much opportunity as you do.
- Close Range: Getting in close is not an excuse for a brawl. It’s an opportunity to dominate and take control of the fight.
- The Warning Sense: Your brain can sense danger faster than you can consciously think about it. The more familiar you are with that warning, the more you can rely on it to keep yourself safe.
Training Ideas
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Assessment
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