Not bad at all, surprised by calm humility and relaxed thinking approach. Issues to address:
Recovery from lunge into a step. Roberto calls this short recovery, what he means is that I’m to push up with my front leg back towards on-guard then immediately and simultaneously reach back with the back leg and step back with the front. I got it in footwork, gotta keep in my minds eye the method. It is good and should work well in correlation with a full recovery, then a long+short retreat. Why did we do this? To give yourself room for the control counterattack at his distance.
I should never take what he says as dogma, but incorporate his methods into what I already do. For example: I could use the half step + feint with a full extension = finish with a double disengage, using my high coupe to the hand with a held tip after the coupe. Thus the feint will not be as fake, and I need to compensate for the closer.Very important to make the first disengage (into low line) with the finish of half step. Then lunge deep with final disengage.
However, I shall also fence at least three bouts per lesson, employing his methods, even the feints that I hate so much.
Very good action was half-step coupe to the hand–> retreat, circle-six riposte. Remember to retreat after coupe and parry-riposte after the retreat.
Fatigue was not so good, last action was forced. Need to breathe better and get a little angrier within the reset between actions when I feel like I’m slipping. Simple counter-attacks to the hand need a higher guard. Should practice on the dummy to get comfortable.
Given lessons:
All was not so bad, remember to incorporate the forward/lateral press on the blade with half-step and correct reaction with multiple phrases. Both started too close, need to re-iterate distance has to be outside of engagement. Long damned distance, heh…
CrabCake had problems with the forward part of the forward/lateral circle six. Solution was to slowdown and start 15-20% further away.
Very good anti-fleche parry was manifested after half-step+press = retreat with disengage and only then parry-riposte. Good good good.
