Difference between revisions of "The Rapier Footwork Form"
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This form was developed over many months in class, with input from at least a dozen different people, most notably Tanda Tuovinen, Janne Högdahl, Zoë Chandler, Henry Vilhunen, Henri Vesala, and Guy Windsor. | This form was developed over many months in class, with input from at least a dozen different people, most notably Tanda Tuovinen, Janne Högdahl, Zoë Chandler, Henry Vilhunen, Henri Vesala, and Guy Windsor. | ||
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Revision as of 12:52, 10 June 2015
The Rapier Footwork form contains all of the main footwork actions we find in Gran Simulacro. It breaks down into two parts.
- Part One:
1) Step, step, Lunge, recover with two passes backwards. eg Plate 7 and Plate 16.
2) Step, slip the leg. Plate 8
3) Step back, extension; step back, strike with the fixed foot; step back, lunge with two passes forwards. Capoferro's mezo tempo, full tempo, tempo and a half.
4) Scanso del pie dritto. Plate 17: Scanso del pie dritto.
- Part Two:
1) Step, pass left, recover forwards. Plate 11
2) Step, pass forwards, recover forwards. scannatura. Plate 13: Scannatura.
3) Step, pass forwards, recover backwards. Plate 18.
4) Step, scanso della vita. Plate 19: Scanso della vita.
This form was developed over many months in class, with input from at least a dozen different people, most notably Tanda Tuovinen, Janne Högdahl, Zoë Chandler, Henry Vilhunen, Henri Vesala, and Guy Windsor.
