From Senior Fencer to Master Fencer

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  1. Senior Fencer
    1. (Air) Footwork
      1. The following with Reversals
        1. Advance: Forward
        2. Advance Lunge: Forward
        3. Lunge: Forward
        4. Retreat
        5. Recover ForwardRecover
        6. Far Retreat
        7. Crossover Advance: Forward
        8. Crossover Lunge: Forward
        9. Crossover Retreat
        10. Crossover Far Retreat
        11. Power to the Binding Arm
        12. Guidance to the Sword Arm
        13. Crossover Power to the Inside
        14. Power to the Inside
        15. Crossover Guidance to the Outside
        16. Guidance to the Outside
    2. (Earth) Stance
      1. Balance in Reversals
      2. Lowered Center in Reversals
    3. (Fire)  Attacks
      1. Attacks of the Poinard or Dagger
      2. Close Quarter Inside
      3. Close Quarter Outside
      4. Close Quarter Neck Thrust
      5. Close Quarter Neck Slash
    4. (Water) Defenses
      1. Deflection with the Second Sword
        1. Crossed Presentation Deflection
        2. Parallel Presentation Deflection
      2. Use of the Cape
        1. The Blind
        2. The Sweep from the Blind
        3. The Sweep from a Guard
      3. Use of the Lantern
        1. The Blind
        2. The Deflection
    5. (Void)
      1. Five Step Combination Advance incorporating a Side Step with Thrust
        1. With Cape, Sweep, and Blind
        2. With Dagger
        3. With Two Sword (and two repeated combinations of thrusts)
        4. Bind to the Outside with Thrust
        5. Bind to the Outside with Opening and Thrust
      2. Five Step Combination Retreat incorporating a Side Step with Thrust
        1. With Cape
        2. With Dagger
        3. With Two Sword (and two repeated combinations of thrusts)
      3. Attacks of the Second Sword
        1. Crossover Power to the Inside, Binding Arm deflect, and thrust with the Sword Arm
        2. Guidance to the Inside, Sword Arm deflect and thrust with the Binding Arm.
      4. Four repetitive attacks in succession.
      5. One on One Combat (Minute First Touch)
        1. Unarmed vs a Fencer armed with two Spadi
      6. One on Two Combat (30 Second First Touch)
        1. Spada vs. Two Fencers each with two Spadi.
        2. Spada vs Two Fencers with Two Spadi each
      7. One on Three Combat (15 Second First Touch)
        1. Spada vs Three Fencers with Spada
      8. One on Four Combat (10 Second First Touch)
        1. Spada vs Four Fencers with Spadi
      9. Four Step Combination Advance with Thrust
      10. Four Step Combination Retreat with Thrust

Introduction