These will be introduced throughout the lessons. Each lesson will begin with stretching and basic warmup. The classwork is divided into 4 sections. Single rapier is covered in the basic lessons. The student shall learn how to advance and retreat.
Introduction Talk about history.
Go over the weapons and weapon combinations. Give an overview of the period masters. Show a few of the most used guards and general footwork. Discuss the placement of the feet. Woodcuts from Marozzo may be used to illustrate 3.