[Ansteorra-rapier] Rapier Combat stages of training vs martial arts rank belts

[Erik @ Home (RR)]

Newbie?  You?  Aren't you the same guy who was involved with Cavalier Days
etc as well as being one of Jeff B.'s staged combat partners?

Modius
Houston

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From: <yodel at texas.net>
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Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 6:37 AM
Subject: [Ansteorra-rapier] Rapier Combat stages of training vs martial arts
rank belts


> I hope I am not asking a stupid newbie question here.  If I am please
forgive
> my ignorance.  However, I suspect that this topic has come up before.
>
> In the interest of improving my health and getting back to an activity I
enjoy,
> I have been putting together my own personal training program.  I come
from a
> martial arts background (Togakure ryu Taijutsu).  I am looking at
approaching
> rapier study as a martial art.  Most martial arts have phases of training
that
> the student moves through.  The accomplishment of each of these phases are
> often represented by some sort of rank belt system.
>
> Now I am not looking for a rank belt structure for rapier.  However, I am
> curious as to what the different milestones (or phases of focus) are in
rapier
> combat training.  Invariably, everyone's training path will be different.
> However, I cannot help but think that there are some stages or phases that
are
> universal.
>
> With that in mind, if you were going to lay out a general training program
for
> a class of rapier students, what levels would you set up and what would be
the
> focus of each level? What would expect the students to be able to do or
know at
> the different levels?
>
> I will admit that I am not sure that my thinking on this is completely
valid
> and I welcome any feedback.
>
> Thanks for your imput,
> John Hidalgo
>
>
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