Class Follow Up: Counter-Finding & Defense with the Rapier & Dagger

During Monday's "Beyond the Basics of Italian Rapier: Offhand & Dagger" class this week, we looked at using the open offhand or the dagger to control our opponent's rapier. Specifically, we looked at using it to "counter-find" our opponent's sword or parry-riposte in a single tempi.

Which closed guard you use really is determined by where your opponent's sword point is, regardless of what line they're in. That means, sometimes you use a closed-quarta when defending the inside, and other times you use closed-terza. This can be a bit of a brain-buster since using an outside guard when being attacked or stringered on the inside is counter-intuitive... so I shot a quick video at Athena School of Arms in hopes to help clarify how it works.

NOTE: I'm doing these plays all from a closed position of Terza; if you're in an open position, that can also affect how these plays work.

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Justin Aucoin (aka Remy) has been fencing since 2006, first as a foilist and then joining the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) in 2010. For the past eight years, he has studied Italian rapier, going through the works of Giganti, Capoferro, Fabris, and most recently, Alfieri. As a competitor, he has won numerous rapier tournaments in the SCA -- both in singles and in group melee -- including Carolingia's Baronial Champion, East Kingdom Crown Champion, and named 6x to the Pennsic Champs team. He is also a former general of the East Kingdom Rapier Army, is a member of the SCA's Order of Defense, and holds a Silver Broach and a Maunche for his historical martial arts research, and a Silver Wheel and Silver Crescent for his coaching service. He's also a member of the Company of St. Jude in the SCA, a group dedicated to the study, exploration, and practice of historical martial arts.

Outside of the SCA, Justin has taught rapier at Athena School of Arms, one of Boston's premiere HEMA schools. He is a Level One student guide & apprentice instructor through Academie Duello and a certified personal trainer through NASM. You can follow his historical martial arts, military, and fashion research at https://thetavernknight.wordpress.com/ and www.justinswordfit.com.

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