Hunt the Debole

This game is played to improve sword handling skills and endurance. Start with the blades engaged, and as one player acquires a dominant blade relationship, the other tries to prevent them and acquire dominance themselves. This is done with any combination of disengages and changes of line. This is normally done after footwork and before specific technical drills.

Orginal Hunt the Debole wiki video

Related Resources:

Books: The Duellist's Companion.

Workbooks: The Complete Rapier Workbook

Online course: The first video is borrowed from: The Complete Rapier Course and our free Fundamentals: Mechanics course.