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| The syllabus form is a set of applications strung together in a particular way. | | The syllabus form is a set of applications strung together in a particular way. |
| | This version was finalised on September 13th 2014, and replaces the previous version within the syllabus. |
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| The Syllabus Form | | The video shows the form and its applications |
| Start with the sword in its scabbard, held in the left hand, feet parallel and shoulder width. (left handers should reverse all left/right instructions)
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| *I: Drawing the sword (defence against dagger fendente)
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| 1. Lift the sword in its scabbard, stepping back with right foot, parry dagger strike, sottano roverso to fenestra, strike to face with scabbard.
| | please note that the [[Syllabus Form Applications Drill]] has yet to be updated; that is due in October 2014. |
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| 2. Strike mandritto fendente with pass forwards (longa)
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| *II: Strike
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| 3. Bring sword to donna sinestra
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| 4. Roverso fendente with a meza volta to posta longa.
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| 5. Volta stabile to posta di fenestra.
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| *III: Exchange of thrust
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| (Against a thrust to the face from fenestra destra)
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| 7. Wind sword through frontale (with accressere) to fenestra (with a passo alla traversa)
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| 8. Volta stabile to posta di donna sinestra.
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| *IV: Rompere di punta
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| (Against a thrust to the face from fenestra destra)
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| 9. break the thrust with a roverso fendente, accompanied by an acressere and a volta stabile.
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| 10. Follow through to tutta porta di ferro with a passo alla traversa.
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| *V: Rompere di punta
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| (Against a thrust to the belly from zenghiaro)
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| 11. Parry with point high and hands low, accressere.
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| 12. Flick blades down to mezana porta di ferro, follow through with passo alla traversa. (step on his blade)
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| 13. False edge sottano roverso to the throat.
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| 14. whip blade through, and roverso fendente to his head, passing to tutta porta di ferro.
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| *VI: Rebattere
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| (against a sword blow to the head)
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| 15. Parry with frontale, accressere
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| 16. drop point to bicorno, thrust (back foot follows).
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| *VII: Master of the sword in one hand
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| (against any blow to the head)
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| 17. Lower sword to the guard of the sword in one hand, let go with pommel hand, look over your shoulder
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| 18. rebattere with a true edge roverso sottano, accompanied by an acrescimento, and extending the left hand forward.
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| 19. Pommel strike with a wrap, and pass. (If rebattere does not open attacker’s inside line, push elbow instead of wrap.)
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| 20. Mandritto fendente to posta longa, with another pass, return pommel hand to grip.
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| 21. Follow through with a tutta volta 135 degrees anti-clockwise to dente di zenghiaro.
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| *VIII: rebattere
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| (against any blow to the head)
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| 22. Parry with false edge roverso sottano accompanied by an acressere.
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| 23. Mandritto fendente to posta longa.
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| 24. Volta stabile to posta di donna sinestra.
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| *IX: Through cut, thrust
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| 25. Roverso fendente with pass to coda longa
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| 26. Immediately thrust to bicorno, with pass.
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| 27. Look over left shoulder, bring sword to tutta porta di ferro
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| *X: Punta falsa
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| (after crossing of second master: e.g. defence against mandritto fendente)
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| 28. Parry with frontale. Strike ("show") a strong mezano to the face
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| 29. (When he covers) Turn the sword to the other side of his blade, grab your blade with the left hand and thrust with an accrescere.
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| 30. Pass with a half-sword pommel strike (assuming defender manages to parry the thrust).
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| 31. Volta stabile to vera croce and move the front foot to adjust direction.
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| *XI: Half sword cover (first play of the sword in armour)
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| 32. Half sword cover with a volta stabile.
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| 33. Half sword thrust with a pass.
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| 34. Look over right shoulder, bring sword to posta di donna sinestra.
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| *XII: Cut to hands
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| (against any blow)
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| 34. Roverso fendente with tornare to tutta porta di ferro.
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| *XIII: Colpo di villano
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| (Against an over-committed mandritto fendente)
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| 35. Cover with frontale, accressere.
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| 36. Allow his sword to blow through (looks like a molinello) while passing,
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| 37. Fendente roverso with another pass, to tutta porta di ferro.
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| The video shows the form done in the context of the [[Syllabus Form Applications Drill]]
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| {{Video|9b8Z18ARuWM|}}
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| [[Category:Longsword]] | | [[Category:Longsword]] |
| [[Category:Fiore]] | | [[Category:Fiore]] |
| [[Category:FioreBasic]] | | [[Category:FioreBasic]] |
