Sparring Uniform
Mask: Duellist, Leon Paul or PBT UK
Black fencing jacket: PBT UK
Fixed throat and clavicle protector: RBK, Knight shop.
Black Fencing breaches: PBT UK.
Gloves: These are Brine, others available.
Training sword is the One of the old Rawlings range, the new Rawlings range is available for pre order from the knight shop.
The socks and trainers are down to personal taste, however white or black only please.
Drilling Uniform.
T Shirt: the ever fashionable Fight Medieval Shirt: available from us.
Black breaches: PBT UK
Mask: Duellist UK, Leon Paul, or PBT.
Gloves: Personal taste, no studs chains or holes.
Socks and training shoes again personal taste, black or white only please.
The one item not show in either of the pictures which is compulsory (for men at least) is a cod box available from many sports suppliers.
Insurance: Fight medieval and the Boar’s Tooth are insured through the A.MA.
syllabus and assessment level 1: to be completed with the first 12
months of training.
Please be aware that the knowledge gained should be cumulative, with
each months progressions being added to and taught in the context of proceeding months lessons.
Be aware that these are a guide to the knowledge the student should be
able to demonstrate they have retained at the end of each period, and
should not be seen as dictation of the running of each lesson.
Month 1/2
The core stances of the system studied.
Examples:
Longsword:
Plow
Fool
Ox
Day
Sword and buckler:
wards 1-7
Thibault Rapier
The posture of the straight line.
Silver’s backsword
True Guardant
Open
Forehand
The core strikes of given system
Examples:
Longsword
Wrath
Thwart
Scalper/parting
Squinter
crooked.
Thibault rapier
The correct manner of the thrust.
Silver
blows: the differing manner in which hand
cuts are delivered as opposed to hand/body
Month 3/4
Understanding of the manner in which said system attains striking distance (be it by advancing or pulling etc) showing basic
Understanding of how distance is used within each style. Showing an attack or counter using these principles
A basic understanding of the timings/pauses used within system and
the use of judgment.
Examples
Longsword, a cut into zufecthen followed by a step to striking distance placing an attack with that step.
sword and buckler
The approach in half shield against first ward.
Thibault Rapier.
The advance to and through the three instances to the finished thrust.
The correct footwork to effect this approach.
Silver backsword:
Acting as the patient using a true
time defense and counter against a false time attack.
Months 5/6:
A practical understanding of at least one of the binds in said
system, and said sytems approach to the bind/ crossing of the weapon
(i.e. better to bind or better to void).
being able to show at least one default hand position in the bind (if appropriate).
Examples:
Longsword.
A bind wrath to wrath, showing the balance position with neutral energy.
Sword and buckler:
The falling under from first ward, against half shield, held in a neutral postion.
Thibault rapier:
the first subjection against alive energy against the posture of the
straight line.
Silver:
Primary and secondary intentions within true time actions.
The correct manner to proceed to the attack (contact) against said pressure.
Months 6-7:
From the default cross of weapons the recognition of differing
pressures, such as weak and strong, (differing weights according to said system).
An ability to attack from the bind against at least three pressures,
weak, strong and neutral (neutral and alive being the same), a gentle
but not redirecting force.
The correct approach of said style in countering a withdrawal from the bind/cross.
Silver
The four governors, specifically pressing in and flying out, when each is appropriate.
Months 8/9:
The introduction of grapples and weapon secures in said system.
Showing understanding of how the weapon arm is secured by direct or indirect pressure.
Understanding of how distance is used/recognized in the use of each grapple/secure.
Three grapples to be shown within each system.
Months 10-12
The gradual introduction of supervised freeplay.
Focussing on the principles set forward in the previous months, working towards pressured applications of the core techniques shown.
The freeplay will be “coached”, with examples given of situations where principles were ignored or adhered to, and explanations offered as to how this affected the outcome.
