Rapier

Rapier (Capo Ferro) basic training:

Map of Rapier syllabus

Solo drill: Grip, guard position, disengages, lunge

Footwork drills

Pair drills

Specific plays from plates

Compound counter-riposte drill.

Rapier (Capo Ferro) intermediate training:

CCR drill to step 10

Fabris: counter-guards

Toccata

Adding degrees of freedom to the previous drills

Sword alone freeplay

Rapier and dagger drills:

4 dagger parries

Stringer-parry-strike

Feint, parry, strike

Sword and dagger X parry drill.

All drills done as distance drills (see above for basic pattern)

Sword and dagger freeplay