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The Basic syllabus is divided into parts one and two, for grading purposes. For guidance on this, please refer to our [http://swordschool.com/index.php/current-students/trainingguide2011/ Training Guide 2011 printable booklet]. The wiki is updated much faster than the booklet, so when they disagree, it is safest to assume the wiki is correct. Feel free to print this out, or distribute it unaltered in any form- it's there to be used!
The Armizare syllabus is divided into two parts, Basic and Advanced. The Basic syllabus has four levels, the Advanced has three. Each level is identified by a symbol, drawn from the School logo.
By completion of these seven levels the student will be deeply competent in our core style of medieval knightly combat, be familiar with the other major styles, and able to follow their own interests to direct their own future development.
(Note that all references are to the Getty MS unless stated otherwise.)


== Solo exercises ==
=== Level One, Tower ===
 
'''Mechanics and Conditioning''':
 
*[[Weight distribution on the feet]]
 
*[[Tailbone Alignment]]
 
*The basic guard position


* [[Warm-up]]
* [[Four Guards Drill | The guard positions]]
* [[Four Guards Drill | The guard positions]]
* [[Fiore footwork]]
 
* [[Four Guards Drill | Four unarmed poste]]: longa, dente de zenghiaro, frontale, porta di ferro


*[[ Standing Step drill]] (aka push-hands)

* [[Fiore footwork#combinations | The footwork combinations]]: 1)  accressere fora di strada, passare alla traversa, 2)  accressere, 3 passi, with tutta volta.
 
* Basic falling, solo
 
* Stick avoidance drill
* Stick avoidance drill
* Basic falling, solo
* [[Basic Kicking]]


== Unarmed pair exercises ==
Understanding of safe training, control, and School etiquette
 
'''Unarmed:'''
 
* [[Fiore footwork]]: 4 steps: accrescere, discrescere, passare, tornare; 3 turns: volta stabile, meza volta, tutta volta
 

* [[Four Guards Drill | Four unarmed poste]]: longa, dente de zenghiaro, frontale, porta di ferro

 
'''Dagger:'''


* Testing the guards using pressure, grounding exercise
The meaning of the terms remedy, counter-remedy and counter-counter-remedy
* Basic falling in pairs
* [[Abrazare]]


== Dagger ==
* [[4 lines of attack: mandritto, fendente, roverso, sotto.]]



* [[The Nine Masters]]
* [[First remedy master (against mandritto or fendente)]]First 7 plays of the First Master



* [[4 lines of attack: mandritto, fendente, roverso, sotto.]]
* Roverso disarm (third master, from Pisani-Dossi MS), from [[Third remedy master (against roverso or fendente)]]
* [[The 5 things: disarm, strike, lock, break, takedown]]
* [[dagger disarm flowdrill]]


* [[Three ways to enter the play]]
* Fendente disarm (fourth master)


* [[First remedy master (against mandritto or fendente)]]
* Sottano disarm (ninth master) * [[Ninth remedy master (against sotto)]]: disarm only
* [[Third remedy master (against roverso or fendente)]]
* [[Ninth remedy master (against sotto)]]


* [[Dagger freeplay]]
'''Longsword'''


* [[Dagger form work in progress]]
*Five of [[The 12 guards]]: Tutta porta di ferro, posta di donna (both sides), posta longa, posta frontale, dente di zenghiaro


* [[Dagger seminars]]
*Two of the Seven *[[Fiore blows | Blows]]: Fendente, Sottano


== Longsword ==

*[[Fiore cutting drills#basic | Sword handling drill]]up, down, around, around.


The basic Fiore longsword syllabus is the most evolved of all the school's syllabi; it has been a work in progress for over ten years. At its core lie two forms: the cutting drill, and the syllabus form, and four pair drills, known as first, second, the exchange and the break. These pair drills represent the four most common variations on defence: against a cut, covering from right and left, against a thrust on the opposite side, and against a thrust from the mirror side. These have (usually) four steps to them: the attack, the initial defence (remedy), the attacker's counter (counter-remedy) and the defender's counter to the counter (counter-counter-remedy). These drills should be memorised in their basic form, as they become the foundation of the development of the student's skills. By doing all four drills as both defender and attacker, the student will cover defence from right and left, attacking from right and left, defence against cut and thrust, and attacking with cut and thrust. Using the standard variation multipliers, which include the four crossings drill, changing the starting guards, changing the counter-remedy etc., the student can find a rational way to recreate every play in the system, and connect that play in memory to one or other of the foundational drills.
*[[Cutting drill]], part one only.


[[* The salute]]
[[* The salute]]


=== Solo Drills ===

* [[First drill]]
[[The 12 guards]]
 
*[[Fiore blows | Blows]]

*[[Second drill]]
*[[Fiore cutting drills#basic | Sword handling drill]]
 
*[[Cutting drill]]
 
*[[Sword handling drill 2]]
=== Level Two, Arrow ===
*[[Sword handling drill 3]]
 
*[[Syllabus Form]]
'''Mechanics and Conditioning'''
 
*Forearm conditioning: [[Wrist and Forearm Exercises]]

 
*Forearm massage: [[Self Massage]]

 
*[[Basic Breathing exercises]]

 
*Guard position analysis with pressure

 
*Volta stabile and pass with pressure

* [[Fiore footwork#combinations | The footwork combinations]]: 1)  accressere fora di strada, passare alla traversa, 2)  accressere, 3 passi, with tutta volta.
 
*Able to competently warm up self
 
'''Dagger'''
 
* [[The Nine Masters]] One thing from each of the Nine Remedy Masters
 
* [[dagger disarm flowdrill]]
 

* [[The 5 things: disarm, strike, lock, break, takedown]] Five things from four lines
 
'''Longsword'''
 
*All of the [[Fiore blows | Blows]], including the Mezani, and the 5 Punte


=== Pair Drills ===

*All of [[The 12 guards]] 

*[[Sword handling drill 3]]: six grips Breaking the thrust


== The Four Basic Drills ==
* [[First drill]]
*[[Second drill]]
*[[Exchange of thrust]]
*[[Exchange of thrust]]
*[[Breaking the thrust]]
*[[Four Basic Drills Cross-handed]]


== Variations and Multipliers ==

*[[Breaking the thrust]]
 
*[[Four corners drill]]

 
*[[First two plays of sword in one hand]]
 
 
=== Level Three, Heart ===
 
'''Mechanics and Conditioning'''
 
*[[Knee conditioning]]
 

*Knee massage:  [[Self Massage]]
 

*Grip grounding (edges and point, with sword)
 
'''Unarmed'''
 
* [[Basic Kicking]]
 
*
[[Abrazare]] Plays 1 to 6
 
'''Dagger'''
 
* [[dagger disarm flowdrill]]: break the flow, counter the break
 
* [[Three ways to enter the play]]
 
*Dagger versus dagger: masters 6 and 8
 
'''Longsword'''
 
*[[Cutting drill]] part 2 (includes all applications as pair drills)
 
*[[Sword handling drill 2]]
 
*[[Punta Falsa]]


*[[Four crossings drill]]
*[[Four crossings drill]]
*[[Woman in the Window]]
 

*[[Woman in the Window]]  
 
*[[17-20 drill]]
*[[17-20 drill]]
*[[Punta Falsa]]
 
*[[First Drill zogho stretto]]
*Using the Pell and Tyre
 
=== Level Four, Dividers ===
 
'''Mechanics and Conditioning'''
 
*Perfect push-ups (shoulder stabilisation)
 
*Perfect squats (hip, ankle, knee alignment)
 
*Able to competently lead a class warm up
 
'''Dagger'''
 
* [[Dagger freeplay]]
 
'''Longsword'''
 
*[[Syllabus Form]] (includes all applications as pair drills)
 
*[[Syllabus Form Applications Drill]]
 

*[[First Drill zogho stretto]]
 
*[[Second Drill zogho stretto]]
*[[Second Drill zogho stretto]]
*[[Syllabus Form Applications Drill]]
 
 
== Additional Resources ==
 
*[[Four Basic Drills Cross-handed]]


*[[Seminars footage]]
*[[Seminars footage]]


The Syllabus Day seminar held on Dec 10th 2011 included a visual representation of the syllabus, done one a whiteboard. That data has been transferred to a pdf which can be downloaded from here: [http://www.swordschool.com/assets/files/pdf/Basic%204.pdf].
* [[Dagger seminars]]
 
* [[Dagger form work in progress]]
 
 


*[[Syllabus 2011-2013, for reference]]


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Revision as of 08:01, 12 August 2013

The Armizare syllabus is divided into two parts, Basic and Advanced. The Basic syllabus has four levels, the Advanced has three. Each level is identified by a symbol, drawn from the School logo. By completion of these seven levels the student will be deeply competent in our core style of medieval knightly combat, be familiar with the other major styles, and able to follow their own interests to direct their own future development. (Note that all references are to the Getty MS unless stated otherwise.)

Level One, Tower

Mechanics and Conditioning:

  • The basic guard position



*Standing Step drill (aka push-hands)


  • Basic falling, solo
  • Stick avoidance drill

Understanding of safe training, control, and School etiquette

Unarmed:

  • Fiore footwork: 4 steps: accrescere, discrescere, passare, tornare; 3 turns: volta stabile, meza volta, tutta volta


* Four unarmed poste: longa, dente de zenghiaro, frontale, porta di ferro


Dagger:

The meaning of the terms remedy, counter-remedy and counter-counter-remedy

  • Fendente disarm (fourth master)
* Sottano disarm (ninth master) * Ninth remedy master (against sotto): disarm only

Longsword

  • Five of The 12 guards: Tutta porta di ferro, posta di donna (both sides), posta longa, posta frontale, dente di zenghiaro
  • Two of the Seven * Blows: Fendente, Sottano


* Sword handling drillup, down, around, around.

* The salute


* First drill


*Second drill


Level Two, Arrow

Mechanics and Conditioning

  • Guard position analysis with pressure

  • Volta stabile and pass with pressure

* The footwork combinations: 1) accressere fora di strada, passare alla traversa, 2) accressere, 3 passi, with tutta volta.
  • Able to competently warm up self

Dagger


* The 5 things: disarm, strike, lock, break, takedown Five things from four lines

Longsword

  • All of the Blows, including the Mezani, and the 5 Punte


*All of The 12 guards 

*Sword handling drill 3: six grips Breaking the thrust


*Breaking the thrust


Level Three, Heart

Mechanics and Conditioning


*Knee massage: Self Massage


*Grip grounding (edges and point, with sword)

Unarmed

Dagger

  • Dagger versus dagger: masters 6 and 8

Longsword


*Woman in the Window

  • Using the Pell and Tyre

Level Four, Dividers

Mechanics and Conditioning

  • Perfect push-ups (shoulder stabilisation)
  • Perfect squats (hip, ankle, knee alignment)
  • Able to competently lead a class warm up

Dagger

Longsword


*First Drill zogho stretto


Additional Resources

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