Making Rapier Drills Better, Episode 1: The Wall Stabbing Drill

A popular fencing drill among the rapier community, especially in SCA Rapier circles, is the Wall Stabbing Drill. This is where a fencing student spends mindless minutes extending their arm and thrusting at a target against a wall. Sadly, they re not learning anything super useful. However, we can transform this exercise into a drill that helps us and our rapier students learn an important aspect of Italian rapier measure. By adding measure (see: distance) into this drill, we learn to use the right attack for the right measure as well as how to attack in good sequence. TOC The Four Measures 1:03 Strettisima 1:37 Stretta 2:29 Larga 3:01 Larghissima 3:48 Additional Tips 4:53 Increasing Difficulty 6:19 Please subscribe to my channel for more historical fencing history related videos. Also visit my website for historical fencing and earlymodern military history research. Instagram: