Live series · 4 classes

Inviting the Opponent to Dance (Longsword Scholar)

May 2021

Member access

Sign in to continue

Join these classes and watch their recordings with Pro Live or Masters Club.

In this series we'll explore how to lure a timid opponent into the fight and how to cue an aggressive opponent to attack right when you want them to. You'll learn and refine:

  • The invitational provocations
  • Gioco largo (wide play) defenses from the quadrant guards
  • Powerful exiting and reentering footwork

This series is a scholar level series that assumes a proficiency with all of the core guards, attacks, and defenses of longsword as well as of the True Fight.

Classes

01Invitational Provocations & How to Use ThemClass 1
  1. Invitational Provocations & How to Use ThemLesson
  2. Class recordingWatch recording
  3. Practice ChallengeLesson
02Inviting and Countering Through the High GuardsClass 2
  1. Inviting and Countering Through the High GuardsLesson
  2. Class recordingWatch recording
  3. Practice ChallengeLesson
03Inviting and Countering Through the Low GuardsClass 3
  1. Inviting and Countering Through the Low GuardsLesson
  2. Class recordingWatch recording
  3. Practice ChallengeLesson
04Burying the ProvocationClass 4
  1. Burying the ProvocationLesson
  2. Class recordingWatch recording
  3. Practice ChallengeLesson

See all Live series →