III. RECOMMENDED ORDER OF STUDY

• A. RULES OF THE LIST

• B. CONVENTIONS OF COMBAT

• C. MOVEMENT: Basic footwork, advance, retreat, pivots, crab, crossover, slow, fast.

SHIELDMAN (single handed weapon and shield) : Order of Study

• 1. STANCE: backguard.
• 2. POWER: full body- forehand and backhand.
• 3. SWORD: Forehand, hammer, J cut, backhand and combinations.
• 4. SHIELD: Long heater or kite. blocks, hooks, and presses.
• 5. RULES OF THE LIST
• 6. CONVENTIONS OF COMBAT
• 7. MOVEMENT: Basic footwork, advance, retreat, pivots, crab, crossover, slow, fast.
• 8. SWORDBLOCKS: Tent, roof, body, leg (and cross blocks) and block/cuts.
• 9. SWORD: Punch, wrap, J wrap, scorpion, combinations and block/cuts.
• 10. STANCE: Highguard.
• 11. SWORD: Fishtail, moulinet, retique, combinations, and block/cuts.
• 12. SHIELD: Tourney size oval , heater, or rectangle. Blocks, hooks, and presses.
• 13. SWORD: Pendulum, windmill, combinations, and block cuts.
• 14. STANCE: Centerguard.
• 15. SHIELD: Tourney size round or triangle (wankle). Blocks, hooks, and presses.
• 16. POWER: Strike from one-foot: full body/with whip: forehand and backhand
• 17. SWORD: Single-handed: quick return

Offense (Shieldman):

• thrust to face
• thrust to body
• hammer to head
• hammer to arm
• hammer to shoulder
• forehand to head
• high forehand to head
• forehand to arm
• forehand to body
• forehand to leg
• backhand to head
• high backhand to head
• backhand to arm
• backhand to body
• backhand to leg
• cross to head
• cross to arm
• wrap to head
• wrap to arm
• wrap to body
• wrap to leg
• step wrap to head
• step wrap to arm
• step wrap to body
• step wrap to leg
• J-wrap to leg
• J-wrap to body
• fishtail to head
• fishtail to arm
• fishtail to shoulder
• fishtail to chest
• fishtail to leg
• moulinet to head
• moulinet to arm
• moulinet to shoulder
• moulinet to chest
• retique to head
• scorpion to head
• scorpion to arm
• scorpion to shoulder
• J to body
• J to leg
• punch to face
• x-punch to face
• pendulum to face
• pendulum to chest
• windmill to top of head
• windmill to side of head
• quick return
• Combinations of all of the above with each other
• Fakes in combo
• Shield hooks and presses
• Patterning

One-hand Sword Combinations

• forehand to head, backhand to head, forehand to leg
• forehand to head, backhand to head, wrap to head
• forehand to head, backhand to head, wrap to leg
• forehand to head, backhand to head, fishtail to head
• forehand to head, backhand to head, thrust to face
• forehand to head, pendulum to chest, fishtail to head
• forehand to head, pendulum to chest, moulinet to shoulder
• backhand to head, fishtail to head, thrust to face
• backhand to head, shield hook, J to leg
• backhand to head, forehand to leg, windmill to side of head
• cross to head, fishtail to head
• Wrap to opponent’s sword, x-punch to face

Defense (S & S):

Blocks w/ shield

• shrug to head
• x-shrug to head
• drop to leg
• shrug/rotate- wrap to head
• x-shrug/rotate- wrap to head
• rotate- wrap to body
• drop/rotate- wrap to leg
• round shield blocks

Blocks w/ shield w/ cut

• Cut the arm while blocking with the shield

Blocks with sword

• roof to head
• x-roof to head
• tent to head
• x-tent to head
• middle
• x-middle
• leg
• x-leg

Cut blocks w/ sword

• cut to weapon
• cut to arm

Dodging

Controlling your opponent

• Sticky blocks
• Distance
• Pressing/balance

Counter attacks (S&S):

• Block/attack: Combine the blocks listed in the blocks column with the attacks.
• Block/attack/block: Combine the blocks listed with the attacks listed, then back to the block.
• Dodge/attack: Use ducking, sidestepping, stepping back, or stepping in on your opponent in combo with an attack

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