Grade 2

Demonstrate: (with coach or partner)

While following your partner's steps forward and backward

1. Maintain fencing line

2. Maintain correct distances for hitting with - Riposte - Lunge - Step forward lunge

3. Maintain lunging distance and make a direct Attack with a lunge each time your partner pauses

From a stationary position:

4. Guards of Septime and Octave (see Skills:Guards)

5. Engagements in Sixte, Quarte, Septime and Octave - Changes of Engagements - Pressures

6. Disengage Attack with a lunge on partner's pressure from

   1. Engagement in Sixte

   2. Engagement in Quarte

7. Circular Parry of -

   1. Sixte with Direct Riposte

   2. Quarte with Direct Riposte

Describe:

1. Courteous and respectful behaviour and fencers "Pledges of Honour" (cf. Rules:t.114, t.116, t.120)

2. Parts of the Foil

3. Dimensions of the Piste (see Rules:The Field of Play)