The key to these drills are that your primary goal is to land the riposte. One other characteristic of first intention defense is that the actions are Forseen or Partially Forseen . This means that you know exactly or generally what actions you will make up to the completion of your action. If you are making a straight lunge, then you are making a Forseen action. If you are marching down the strip making multiple feints and waiting until the final second to choose your target, then you are making a Partially Forseen action.
All drills assume same-handed fencers.
All ripostes with simple extension. Exercises III and IV introduce multiple parries or parry sequences. Many fencers develop sequences that they prefer for clearing out complex attacks. Experiment with different sequences to determine the ones that work best for you and in different situations. You should also play with the different types of parry-ripostes.