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7 Key Techniques of Bayonet Fencing
Here Ron Loz and I demonstrate some of the basic skills of bayonet fencing. Practice these 7 basic drills and variations, and you will gain a solid foundation in the fundamental movements of the bayonet. Here we are using wooden training rifles made by Christian Darce' of Purpleheart Armories. These are top quality training weapons, good for drilling and sparring. In addition to the heavy winter jackets, for sparring we use fencing masks and lacrosse gloves. A flexi-dagger blade can be mounted to the rifle to add more realism, though often we leave these off for safety. Please see the new Alliance article this month on Bayonet Fencing 1858-1912 for more History of this, the mysterious "4th Form" of Fencing!
Techniques to work include: 4 Fencing Parries, Thrust, Lunge, Lunge-Out, Evade and In-Quartada
Parry in Carte (with back of barrel, as per McLellan)
and Thrust
Parry in Seconde and Lunge-Out
Parry in Prime and Thrust
In-Quartada (or Left Volte - rear leg continues
around, not pictured) and Thrust
Left Evade and Lunge-Out
Retreat and Step In-Quartada with
Lunge-Out
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