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From The Syllabus:

Quote:Step 5

1) Agent steps into measure, stringering the Patient on the inside in quarta.
2) Patient disengages, and feints, extending in seconda.
3) Agent parries in seconda,
4) Patient disengages to quarta and lunges
5) Agent parries in quarta and ripostes.
6) Patient recovers and parries in quarta, and ripostes

Step 6

1) Agent steps into measure, stringering the Patient on the inside in quarta.
2) Patient disengages, and feints, extending in seconda.
3) Agent parries in seconda,
4) Patient disengages to quarta and lunges
5) Agent parries in quarta and ripostes.
6) Patient recovers and parries in quarta, and ripostes

These are word-by-word identical. So, question is:
1) is this intentional?
2) if so, wtf?

(Yes, we went up to steps 7&8 yesterday in free training. It started to get muddled and in the end my brain totally shut down, but it was fun. Yes, we are aware basic level material supposedly stops at 5, but as there was no Guy around to tell us to stop fooling around and fix our basics first...

I love this drill, by the way. It forces one to think like in a duel, instead of thinking simply technique.)

That is a duplicate, yes. The next step should be the next step. No harm done repeating at that point, though.

BTW it's the "compound counter riposte drill"
riposte= attack after successful parry
counter-riposte = riposte made after successful parry of opponent's riposte (i.e. your initial attack has been parried)
compound= including one or more feints.
Step ten is a "compound counter riposte".
The terminology is from classical fencing, so not Capo Ferro at all, but a useful tool for describing complex actions.