Hutton Sabre

Revision as of 03:17, 18 August 2016

This section contains notes on Hutton's sabre technique.

Guard Positions

Primary Positions

• First position
• Medium guard
• Inside guard
• Outside guard
• Hanging guard

Other Positions

• High Seconde (also known as low hanging guard)
• Sixte

Footwork

• Distance/Measure
• Advance
• Retire
• Traverse
• Lunge
• Gain Ground on the Lunge
• Pass
• Slipping

Strikes

• Moulinet drills
• Cut 1 - diagonally down from the right
• Cut 2 - diagonally down from the left
• Cut 3 - diagonally up from the right
• Cut 4 - diagonally up from the left
• Cut 5 - horizontally from the right
• Cut 6 - horizontally from the left
• Cut 7 - vertically above
• Cut 8 - vertically below
• Point in Quarte
• Point in Tierce
• The Pummel

Swordwork

• The Return
• Commanding
• Time Hit
• Counter Time
• Disengaging
• Beating
• Redoubling
• Remise
• Stop Thrust
• Under Stop Thrust
• The Feint

Parry Positions

Against Cut 1

• Quarte
• High Prime

Against Cut 2

• Tierce
• Sixte
• High Octave

Against Cut 3

• Low Prime
• Septime

Against Cut 4

• Seconde
• Octave

Against Cut 5

• Low Quarte
• Prime

Against Cut 6

• Low Tierce
• High Seconde

Against a Vertical Cut Above

• St George
• High Tierce
• High Quarte

Cut to the Groin

• Horizontal Quarte
• Septime

Single Parry Riposte Cut Drills

Cut 1

• Cut 1 Parry in Quarte
• Cut 1 Parry in Prime

Cut 2

• Cut 2 Parry in Tierce
• Cut 2 Parry in Sixte

Cut 3

• Cut 3 Parry in Low Prime
• Cut 3 Parry in Septime

Cut 4

• Cut 4 Parry in Seconde
• Cut 4 Parry in Octave

Cut 5

• Cut 5 Parry in Low Quarte
• Cut 5 Parry in Prime

Cut 6

• Cut 6 Parry in Low Tierce
• Cut 6 Parry in High Seconde

Single Parry Riposte Point Drills