Rapier Sessions On-Demand Skill LevelAlphabeticalNewly Created All InstructorsAdrian JonesDevon BoormanEricGreg ReimerMarli VlokQuintinVitor Free 4 Lessons Approaching vs Receiving (Rapier Apprentice) Marli Vlok The mindsets of approaching and receiving. Free 4 Lessons Rapier Offhand and Secondary (Rapier Apprentice) Marli Vlok Offhand (and cloak) to the rescue! A great tool to add some diversity to your game. Free 4 Lessons Receiving the Opponent (Rapier Apprentice) Marli Vlok This month’s curriculum allows us to explore being the fencer who sits and waits, setting a trap and letting the opponent come to them. Playing the receiving game is so much fun but you have to be diligent because if you fall asleep you may regret it. We'll also continue working through Capoferro plates from Tom Leoni's translation. Full disclosure, sometimes we get side-tracked in class so apologies if the video turns out a little different than expected. If you do have any questions regarding content that we missed or even content that we covered, shoot me a message and I’ll try my best to address it, either in the discussion forum or even better in the next week’s class. Free 4 Lessons Three Weapons Drilling Greg Reimer Three weapons, 20 minutes each. It's a fast-paced whirlwind drilling tour through our core disciplines. Free 3 Lessons Cutting with a Rapier (Rapier Apprentice) Marli Vlok Cuts, beats...these are are cutting actions we will be exploring in this month's rapier curriculum. Free 4 Lessons Approaching your Opponent (Rapier Apprentice) Marli Vlok Bringing the fight to your opponent...safely. Free 4 Lessons Rapier and Offhand Plays (Rapier Apprentice) Marli Vlok Interpreting rapier and offhand plays Free 4 Lessons 17th century Rapier Plays à la Academie Duello (Rapier Apprentice) Marli Vlok Taking inspiration from Masters of old. Free 4 Lessons Guards and Gut Abs with Rapier Greg Reimer Core work in so many ways! We'll be perfecting our guard positions as well as strengthening our abs, obliques and back. Free 4 Lessons Cutting (Rapier Apprentice) Marli Vlok Cutting is not an action we associate with rapier fencing, yet we see it documented in numerous 17th century texts. This month we’ll be exploring cutting actions, including half-cuts and beats. We’ll also look at how we can use cutting to facilitate stringere. Learning how to cut with a rapier, especially looking at the body mechanics, is hard, so we will be using some of dall’Agocchie’s forms work on body mechanics to then apply to rapier. Free 4 Lessons Fighting on the Circle (Rapier Scholar) Devon Boorman Employing and countering circular movement in Italian rapier fencing. Free 4 Lessons Footwork & Shoulder Strength with Rapier Greg Reimer In this course we'll work to get our feet happy, quick and precise, while strengthening the connection of our shoulders with the back and chest. Free 4 Lessons Approaching the Opponent (Rapier Apprentice) Marli Vlok Taking the fight to your opponent...safely. Free 4 Lessons Gaining, Stringere, and Offline Movement (Rapier Scholar) Devon Boorman Using offline movement to maximize offense, defense, and to control time. Free 4 Lessons Use of the Offhand (Rapier Apprentice) Marli Vlok Offhand to the rescue! A great tool to add some diversity to your game. Free 4 Lessons Deceptive Rapier & Dagger (Rapier Scholar) Devon Boorman The use of rapier and dagger in the deceptive fight from feints and invitations to complex provocations. Free 4 Lessons Blade Turns and Core Strength with Rapier Greg Reimer This month we're working every turn (volta) of the blade, from spins to swings and even a few cuts. Paired with that are footwork exercises to keep us spry, and core strength work to make us fitter and better at everything. Free 4 Lessons Lunging, Leg & Back Strength with Rapier Greg Reimer Work the lunge in every direction: left, right, up and down! Free 4 Lessons The Deceptive Fight (Rapier Scholar) Devon Boorman The use of false attacks and false openings to lure your opponent into error and put them into obedience. Free 4 Lessons Receiving the Opponent (Rapier Apprentice) Marli Vlok "Come at me yo!" Free 4 Lessons Approaching vs Receiving (Rapier Apprentice) Marli Vlok The mindsets of approaching and receiving. Free 4 Lessons Rapier Offhand and Secondary (Rapier Apprentice) Marli Vlok Offhand (and cloak) to the rescue! A great tool to add some diversity to your game. Free 4 Lessons Receiving the Opponent (Rapier Apprentice) Marli Vlok This month’s curriculum allows us to explore being the fencer who sits and waits, setting a trap and letting the opponent come to them. Playing the receiving game is so much fun but you have to be diligent because if you fall asleep you may regret it. We'll also continue working through Capoferro plates from Tom Leoni's translation. Full disclosure, sometimes we get side-tracked in class so apologies if the video turns out a little different than expected. If you do have any questions regarding content that we missed or even content that we covered, shoot me a message and I’ll try my best to address it, either in the discussion forum or even better in the next week’s class. Free 4 Lessons Three Weapons Drilling Greg Reimer Three weapons, 20 minutes each. It's a fast-paced whirlwind drilling tour through our core disciplines. Free 3 Lessons Cutting with a Rapier (Rapier Apprentice) Marli Vlok Cuts, beats...these are are cutting actions we will be exploring in this month's rapier curriculum. Free 4 Lessons Approaching your Opponent (Rapier Apprentice) Marli Vlok Bringing the fight to your opponent...safely. Free 4 Lessons Rapier and Offhand Plays (Rapier Apprentice) Marli Vlok Interpreting rapier and offhand plays Free 4 Lessons 17th century Rapier Plays à la Academie Duello (Rapier Apprentice) Marli Vlok Taking inspiration from Masters of old. Free 4 Lessons Guards and Gut Abs with Rapier Greg Reimer Core work in so many ways! We'll be perfecting our guard positions as well as strengthening our abs, obliques and back. Free 4 Lessons Cutting (Rapier Apprentice) Marli Vlok Cutting is not an action we associate with rapier fencing, yet we see it documented in numerous 17th century texts. This month we’ll be exploring cutting actions, including half-cuts and beats. We’ll also look at how we can use cutting to facilitate stringere. Learning how to cut with a rapier, especially looking at the body mechanics, is hard, so we will be using some of dall’Agocchie’s forms work on body mechanics to then apply to rapier. Free 4 Lessons Fighting on the Circle (Rapier Scholar) Devon Boorman Employing and countering circular movement in Italian rapier fencing. Free 4 Lessons Footwork & Shoulder Strength with Rapier Greg Reimer In this course we'll work to get our feet happy, quick and precise, while strengthening the connection of our shoulders with the back and chest. Free 4 Lessons Approaching the Opponent (Rapier Apprentice) Marli Vlok Taking the fight to your opponent...safely. Free 4 Lessons Gaining, Stringere, and Offline Movement (Rapier Scholar) Devon Boorman Using offline movement to maximize offense, defense, and to control time. Free 4 Lessons Use of the Offhand (Rapier Apprentice) Marli Vlok Offhand to the rescue! A great tool to add some diversity to your game. Free 4 Lessons Deceptive Rapier & Dagger (Rapier Scholar) Devon Boorman The use of rapier and dagger in the deceptive fight from feints and invitations to complex provocations. Free 4 Lessons Blade Turns and Core Strength with Rapier Greg Reimer This month we're working every turn (volta) of the blade, from spins to swings and even a few cuts. Paired with that are footwork exercises to keep us spry, and core strength work to make us fitter and better at everything. Free 4 Lessons Lunging, Leg & Back Strength with Rapier Greg Reimer Work the lunge in every direction: left, right, up and down! Free 4 Lessons The Deceptive Fight (Rapier Scholar) Devon Boorman The use of false attacks and false openings to lure your opponent into error and put them into obedience. Free 4 Lessons Receiving the Opponent (Rapier Apprentice) Marli Vlok "Come at me yo!"