Grade 8

Demonstrate: (with coach or partner)

While following your partner's steps forward and backward

1. Maintain step-lunge distance and choose the moment to attack your partner using a mixture of lunges and step-lunges

   1. Taking the blade into Quarte and Direct attack

   2. Taking the blade into Sixte and disengage attack

   3. Feint Direct and attack with One-two

2. At lunging distance, maintain line and:

   1. Hit with Simple Dèrobement as your partner steps forward and attempts to engage blades in Sixte or Quarte

   2. Hit with Compound Dèrobement as your partner steps forward and attempts to engage blades and parries in Sixte or Quarte

From a stationary position:

3. From step-lunge distance, make an invitation by step forward, jump forward or half lunge and if your partner attacks, parry Neuvième and Riposte Direct

4. From step-lunge distance and low hand position, make a feint with a step forward and:

   1. Attack Direct if your partner does not react

   2. Attack by Disengage if your partner takes a parry of Quarte or Circular Sixte

   3. Parry Neuvième and Riposte Direct if your partner attacks with a Beat Direct

5. Bind, Croise, Envelopment

6. Froissement Direct attack with lunge

Describe:

1. Your understanding of distance, timing and speed in fencing

2. Counter-Time

3. Ceding and Opposition Parries