This was an attempt to teach a Destreza lesson using Classical Italian Pedagogy. It was given at the end of a week long event, and as I was tired I made some misstatements regarding which line is being used and misnamed a technique. I have noted them in the lesson write up below.
Note that the opening cut in steps 5-11 is not canonical Destreza, but something we have been experimenting with. The idea is that you have cut into an atajo and that your sword is there when you enter measure. Your cut should not continue past that point.
Lesson:
1. Salute
2. Student gains the atajo to the inside and strikes to the right flank on a Transverse step.
3. Instructor takes the atajo to the outside. The Student makes an Oblique movement of the Wrist (disengages) with a lean back to gain the atajo on the inside and strikes to the flank with a Trabsverse Step.
4. Student gains the atajo on the outside (misstated as inside at 2:54). As the Instructor tries to make an oblique movement of the wrist (disengage) to the inside line, the Student makes a lateral movement of the sword to regain the atajo on the inside and proceeds to strike the flank with a Transverse Step.
5. Starting from a step out a measure, the Student steps into measure with a Reves. As the Instructor attempts to close the line, the Student disengages to gain the atajo and strikes to the flank with a Transverse Step.
6. Starting from a step out a measure, the Student steps into measure with a Reves. As the Instructor slowly attempts to close the line, the Student gains the atajo on the outside line (again misstated as inside line) and strikes with the General Technique of Line & Cross (Misnamed Narrowing in the video) to the chest.
7. Repeat of 5, but with the Instructor increasing measure so that the Student can practice the gather step despite his greater height and reach.
8. Starting from a step out a measure, the Student steps into measure with a Reves. As the Instructor attempts to close the line with force, the Student yields to the force and performs a Movement of Conclusion to the inside line. (The Movement of Conclusion is modified for SCA rapier rules)
9. Starting from a step out a measure, the Student steps into measure with a Reves. As the Instructor attempts to close the line with force, the Student yields to the force to move into a Movement of Conclusion to the inside line with a cut (Note that at 15:07 I do specify that the tug of the hand is not something he would be doing in the SCA, where it violates incidental contact rules.)
10. Starting from a step out a measure, the Student steps into measure with a Tajo. As the Instructor attempts to close the line with force, the Student yields to the force to move into a Movement of Conclusion to the outside with a cut.
11. From the Atajo, 3 Strikes to the flank with a Transverse Step
12. Salute
26 авг 2024
