Dussack Drill 1

The First Drill, teaching how to send each of the four cuts through its line; firstly halfway, that is into the Longpoint, secondly all the way through the line, cut after cut from one side.

Stand with your left foot forward and hold your dusack in the Steer, as shown by the large figure on the left in the previous image [B].

Step and cut straight from above down through the vertical line, as far as the Midpoint where the lines cross over each other; thus you stand with your arm extended in the Longpoint, concerning which see the large figure also on the left in the image on the following page [C].

From there, let the foible of your dusack drop and run off toward your left, and at the same time as your foible drops, pull your hilt up with hanging blade around your head for a stroke; meanwhile as you pull up your dusack for another cut, then at the same time also pull your rear foot up to the forward right one, so that you have another full step forward with your right foot to go with the cut you have prepared.

Cut as before through the vertical line, yet no further than to the crossing of the lines, into the Longpoint.

From there, gather to cut as before; and do this one cut to three or four forward.

As many cuts as you deliver forward, you shall also execute the same number of cuts and steps backwards again; and as you have drawn the rear foot up to the forward foot in cutting forward, so that you can step further forward with the front foot, likewise when you will step backward in cutting, you must also give ground with the front foot as far back as the rear one, as you pull up to the stroke; and as you have previously stepped forward for the stroke with your right foot, so you must now step back in cutting with your rear left one.