Advanced Fencing Techniques: Discussions with Bert BracewellAdvanced Fencing Techniques records the vast coaching knowledge accumulated over many years from one of fencing's great masters, Bert Bracewell. The book will not only help the aspiring fencer improve, but also the established fencer who may be looking for new ideas and techniques for their training. Step-by-step colour photography and diagrams cover advanced techniques for foil, sabre and epee. The book presents valuable coaching material, exercises and drills to expand a fencer's range of activities and knowledge, challenging habitual practices. Equipment and rules changes over the years have shown fencers that they must adapt with the times. Advanced Fencing Techniques offers a unique collection of insights, which can be used to develop new fencers, as well as providing a repository of knowledge for the future. A record of the coaching knowledge accumulated over may years from Bert Bracewell, one of fencing's great masters. Will insprie the advanced fencer with new ideas and techniques and help the aspiring fencer to improve; of interest to coaches too. An instructional manual that gives valuable coaching material, exercises and drills.Superbly illustrated with 160 step-by-step colour photographs and diagrams. Ed Rogers is a vereran Scottish International and is on the list of examiners for the British Academy of Fencing in Scotland. |
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action advanced fencer angulated attacker lunges attacker steps forward attacker’s blade beat attack Bert Bob Anderson circular parry circular sixte classical classical fencing coach goes coach steps back compound attack counter-attack counter-disengagement counter-riposte cut to chest cut to flank cut to head cutover dérobement doublé épée épée fencing épéeist feint fingers foil Foil Fencing French grip front foot Graham Morrison guard position head or body high-line indirect riposte lesson lifting low-line lunge distance one-two opponent opponent’s blade original attacker parries quarte parry and riposte parry of quarte parry of sixte plastron prime prise-de-fer pronation pupil lunges pupil parries pupil steps forward quinte rear foot redoublement remise returns to guard riposte with disengagement ripostes to head rotates sabre sabre fencing singlestick sixte and ripostes speed step and lunge stop-cut stop-hit straight thrust straightens his sword successive parries sword arm sword hand take the blade thumb tierce