HOPLITE: SHIELD AND
SPEAR or BOAR SPEAR
- STANCE

- SHIELD POSITION: with Dipylon oval shield
- SPEAR TECHNIQUE
- BOARSPEAR TECHNIQUE
Offense
- 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
- backcut to head
- high backcut to head
- backcut to arm
- backcut to body
- backcut to leg
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Combinations of all of the above with each other
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Fakes in combo
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Patterning
Defense
Blocks w/ shield:
- shrug to head
- drop to leg
- shrug/rotate- wrap to head
- shrug/rotate- wrap to head w/ cut
- rotate- wrap to body
- drop/rotate- wrap to leg
Blocks with glaive:
- blade to head
- x-blade to head
- roof to head
- x-roof to head
- haft to head
- x-haft to head
- haft to leg
- x-haft to leg
Cut blocks w/ glaive:
Dodging:
Use ducking, sidestepping, stepping back, or stepping in on your opponent in
combo with blocks or instead of blocks
Controlling your opponent:
- Sticky blocks
- Distance
- Pressing/balance Counter attacks
Counter attacks
Block/attack:
Combine the blocks listed with the attacks listed.
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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