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The syllabus form is a set of applications strung together in a particular way.




The Syllabus Form
Start with the sword in its scabbard, held in the left hand, feet parallel and shoulder width. (left handers should reverse all left/right instructions)


*I: Drawing the sword (defence against dagger fendente)
= The Syllabus Form =
The syllabus form is a set of applications, handling drills, and other actions combined in order to make a useful and convenient training tool. For more information about forms and what they are for, and a complete study of this particular form, please see Guy's book Advanced Longsword; Form and Function. https://guywindsor.net/book/advanced-longsword/


1. Lift the sword in its scabbard, stepping back with right foot, parry dagger strike, sottano roverso to fenestra, strike to face with scabbard.  
This version was finalised on September 13th 2014, and replaces the previous version within the syllabus.


2. Strike mandritto fendente with pass forwards (longa)
Directions: original facing direction = North. Direction you are facing at the end of each step is noted with a single, double or triple capital letter, N,S,E,W, NE, SSW etc.


All left-right instructions are for right-handers; left-handers should reverse them.


*II: Strike


3. Bring sword to donna sinestra
== I: Drawing the sword==


4. Roverso fendente with a meza volta to posta longa.
(Defence against dagger attack)


5. Volta stabile to posta di fenestra.  
1. Holding the sword and scabbard against the shoulder, step back with right foot, parry dagger strike (from above against crook of elbow), draw sword and thrust low, then thrust high in fenestra destra. N




*III: Exchange of thrust
== II: Sword Handling ([[Farfalle di Ferro]]) ==


(Against a thrust to the face from fenestra destra)


7. Wind sword through frontale (with accressere) to fenestra (with a passo alla traversa)
2. Mandritto fendente with pass through to dente di zenghiaro


8. Volta stabile to posta di donna sinestra.
3. Continue up to fenestra sinestra, roverso punta


4. Roverso fendente with pass (through posta di coda longa to posta di fenestra), end in rear-weighted stance. N


*IV: Rompere di punta
 
== III: Exchange of thrust ==


(Against a thrust to the face from fenestra destra)
(Against a thrust to the face from fenestra destra)


9. break the thrust with a roverso fendente,  accompanied by an acressere and a volta stabile.  
5. [[Exchange of thrust]] (with accrescere fora di strada and passo ala traversa)
 
6. Continue to hilt grab and disarm (with meza volta (left foot) and tutta volta), thrust low E
 
 
== IV: Feint ==
 
7. Feint low thrust with one hand, as opponent exchanges, disengage under, wind to high one-handed thrust with pass diagonally forward with right foot
 
8. As opponent parries, yield and cut mandritto fendente, with left foot sidestep to donna la sinestra


10. Follow through to tutta porta di ferro with a passo alla traversa.  
9. Look over right shoulder. S.




*V: Rompere di punta
== V: Rompere di punta ==
(Against a thrust to the face from fenestra destra)
 
10. Break the thrust with a roverso fendente (with an  accrescere fora di strada and passo ala traversa). SSW
 
Note, when doing this in a pair drill, cut the throat with a mandritto mezano. This is elided in the form with the next step.
 
 
== VI: Rompere di punta ==


(Against a thrust to the belly from zenghiaro)
(Against a thrust to the belly from zenghiaro)


11. Parry with point high and hands low, accressere.  
11. [[Breaking the thrust]]: Grab the blade with a mandritto fendente, keeping the hands low, and accrescere fora di strada and passo ala traversa,
 
12. False edge mezano roverso to the throat.
 
13. Follow through with a roverso fendente to his head, passing to tutta porta di ferro. S
 
 
== VII: Rebattere ==
 
(against a mandritto fendente to the head. As [[First drill]], with alternate footwork.)
14. Parry with frontale,
 
15. Cut over his arms with a mandritto fendente, with a passo fora di strada
 
16. Thrust to chest in bicorno, with a pass. SE
 
 
== VIII: Master of the sword in one hand ==
 
(against a mandritto fendente to the head)
 
17. Lower sword to the guard of the sword in one hand, let go with pommel hand, look over your shoulder (NW)
 
18. Rebattere with a true edge roverso sottano, accompanied by an acrescimento, and extending the left hand forward. (attacker resists the parry)
 
19. Pass in with a ligadura mezana and thrust high.
 
20. Mandritto fendente with a pass (right foot) and tutta volta, 135 degrees round finishing in dente di zenghiaro. S
 
 
== IX: Rebattere from the left ==
 
(against a mandritto fendente to the head. As [[Second drill]])
 
21. Parry with false edge roverso sottano accompanied by an acressere fora di strada.
 
22. Mandritto fendente through dente di zenghiaro to posta di donna sinestra, rear weighted. S
 
 
== X: Sword Handling ==
 
23. Roverso fendente with pass to coda longa
 
24. Immediately thrust to bicorno, with another pass. S
 
 
== XI: Punta Falsa ==
 
(against a mandritto fendente to the head, from NE. As [[Punta Falsa]] with alternate footwork.)
 
25. Parry with frontale, with a tornare of the left foot, opponent’s sword is beaten wide


12. Flick blades down to mezana porta di ferro, follow through with passo alla traversa. (step on his blade)  
26. Strike mezano to the face with a diagonal sidestep of the right foot (passo fora di strada)


13. False edge sottano roverso to the throat.
27. Opponent parries: execute the punta falsa, with a pass in with the left foot (NE)


14. whip blade through, and roverso fendente to his head, passing to tutta porta di ferro.
28. Opponent parries: throw the hilt at his head with the right hand shifting to the blade (Master of Sword-As-Axe)


29. Volta stabile and shift the right foot and right hand to end in vera croce. N


*VI: Rebattere


(against a sword blow to the head)
== XII: First play of the sword in armour ==


15. Parry with frontale, accressere
(against a thrust from posta breve into bicorno, to your neck)


16. drop point to bicorno, thrust (back foot follows).  
30. Half sword cover with a volta stabile.


31. Half sword thrust with a pass. N


*VII: Master of the sword in one hand


(against any blow to the head)
== XIII: Sottani applications ==


17. Lower sword to the guard of the sword in one hand, let go with pommel hand, look over your shoulder
(against a mandritto fendente to the head, from S)


18. rebattere with a true edge roverso sottano, accompanied by an acrescimento, and extending the left hand forward.  
32. False edge roverso sottano with one hand, and tornare of right foot.


19. Pommel strike with a wrap, and pass. (If rebattere does not open attacker’s inside line, push elbow instead of wrap.)
33. Mandritto sottano with left foot passo fora di strada.


20. Mandritto fendente to posta longa, with another pass, return pommel hand to grip.
34. Roverso fendente to head or arms, continuing through to posta di donna destra, rear weighted (S)


21. Follow through with a tutta volta 135 degrees anti-clockwise to dente di zenghiaro.




*VIII: rebattere
== XIV: Counterattack, and Stretto Play ==


(against any blow to the head)
(against a mandritto fendente to the head, from S. As [[First Drill zogho stretto]])


22. Parry with false edge roverso sottano accompanied by an acressere.  
35. Discrescere offline to posta di donna destra la soprana (hands over head); opponent attacks


23. Mandritto fendente to posta longa.  
36. Counterattack with mandritto fendente, passo fora di strada.


24. Volta stabile to posta di donna sinestra.  
37. Attacker parries; yield and enter with pommel strike and pass with left foot.


38. Roverso fendente to coda longa, with discrescere to shorten the stance. S.


*IX: Through cut, thrust


25. Roverso fendente with pass to coda longa
== XV: Colpo di Villano ==


26. Immediately thrust to bicorno, with pass.
(against overwhelmingly powerful mandritto fendente, from S)


27. Look over left shoulder, bring sword to tutta porta di ferro
39. Meet it with frontale, with an acrescere fora di strada


40. Allow opponent’s sword to blow through (looks like a molinello) and strike a roverso fendente to his head, with passo ala traversa (right foot).


*X: Punta falsa
41. Pass again, covering low in tutta porta di ferro, and tutta volta to end N.


(after crossing of second master: e.g. defence against mandritto fendente)


28. Parry with frontale. Strike ("show") a strong mezano to the face
== XVI: Blade grab, 4th play of the master of the zogho largo crossed at the middle of the swords ==


29. (When he covers) Turn the sword to the other side of his blade, grab your blade with the left hand and thrust with an accrescere.
(against a mandritto fendente to the head, from N)


30. Pass with a half-sword pommel strike (assuming defender manages to parry the thrust).  
42. Parry with frontale, opponent’s sword remains in reach.


31. Volta stabile to vera croce and move the front foot to adjust direction.  
43. Accrescere to grab his blade with left hand.


43. Strike a mandritto fendente to his head


*XI: Half sword cover (first play of the sword in armour)
44. Kick him just below the knee with the right foot.


32. Half sword cover with a volta stabile.  
45. Thrust low


33. Half sword thrust with a pass.  
46. Smash his blade into his own neck and thrust high. N.


34. Look over right shoulder, bring sword to posta di donna sinestra.


== XVII: Withdraw under cover until out of measure. ==


*XII: Cut to hands
(Farfalla di Ferro, parts one and two, going backwards.)


(against any blow)
47. Mandritto fendente with tornare;


34. Roverso fendente with tornare to tutta porta di ferro.
48. Cut through to fenestra sinestra, thrust,


49. Roverso fendente with tornare,


*XIII: Colpo di villano
50. Cut through to fenestra destra.


(Against an over-committed mandritto fendente)
Finish.


35. Cover with frontale, accressere.
(with thanks to Rory in Seattle for help writing it up)


36. Allow his sword to blow through (looks like a molinello) while passing,
=Video=


37. Fendente roverso with another pass, to tutta porta di ferro.  
The video shows the form and its applications, step by step.


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The video shows the form done in the context of the [[Syllabus Form Applications Drill]]




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See also the [[Syllabus Form Applications Drill]]


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Latest revision as of 14:18, 1 September 2020


The Syllabus Form

The syllabus form is a set of applications, handling drills, and other actions combined in order to make a useful and convenient training tool. For more information about forms and what they are for, and a complete study of this particular form, please see Guy's book Advanced Longsword; Form and Function. https://guywindsor.net/book/advanced-longsword/

This version was finalised on September 13th 2014, and replaces the previous version within the syllabus.

Directions: original facing direction = North. Direction you are facing at the end of each step is noted with a single, double or triple capital letter, N,S,E,W, NE, SSW etc.

All left-right instructions are for right-handers; left-handers should reverse them.


I: Drawing the sword

(Defence against dagger attack)

1. Holding the sword and scabbard against the shoulder, step back with right foot, parry dagger strike (from above against crook of elbow), draw sword and thrust low, then thrust high in fenestra destra. N


II: Sword Handling (Farfalle di Ferro)

2. Mandritto fendente with pass through to dente di zenghiaro

3. Continue up to fenestra sinestra, roverso punta

4. Roverso fendente with pass (through posta di coda longa to posta di fenestra), end in rear-weighted stance. N


III: Exchange of thrust

(Against a thrust to the face from fenestra destra)

5. Exchange of thrust (with accrescere fora di strada and passo ala traversa)

6. Continue to hilt grab and disarm (with meza volta (left foot) and tutta volta), thrust low E


IV: Feint

7. Feint low thrust with one hand, as opponent exchanges, disengage under, wind to high one-handed thrust with pass diagonally forward with right foot

8. As opponent parries, yield and cut mandritto fendente, with left foot sidestep to donna la sinestra

9. Look over right shoulder. S.


V: Rompere di punta

(Against a thrust to the face from fenestra destra)

10. Break the thrust with a roverso fendente (with an accrescere fora di strada and passo ala traversa). SSW

Note, when doing this in a pair drill, cut the throat with a mandritto mezano. This is elided in the form with the next step.


VI: Rompere di punta

(Against a thrust to the belly from zenghiaro)

11. Breaking the thrust: Grab the blade with a mandritto fendente, keeping the hands low, and accrescere fora di strada and passo ala traversa,

12. False edge mezano roverso to the throat.

13. Follow through with a roverso fendente to his head, passing to tutta porta di ferro. S


VII: Rebattere

(against a mandritto fendente to the head. As First drill, with alternate footwork.) 14. Parry with frontale,

15. Cut over his arms with a mandritto fendente, with a passo fora di strada

16. Thrust to chest in bicorno, with a pass. SE


VIII: Master of the sword in one hand

(against a mandritto fendente to the head)

17. Lower sword to the guard of the sword in one hand, let go with pommel hand, look over your shoulder (NW)

18. Rebattere with a true edge roverso sottano, accompanied by an acrescimento, and extending the left hand forward. (attacker resists the parry)

19. Pass in with a ligadura mezana and thrust high.

20. Mandritto fendente with a pass (right foot) and tutta volta, 135 degrees round finishing in dente di zenghiaro. S


IX: Rebattere from the left

(against a mandritto fendente to the head. As Second drill)

21. Parry with false edge roverso sottano accompanied by an acressere fora di strada.

22. Mandritto fendente through dente di zenghiaro to posta di donna sinestra, rear weighted. S


X: Sword Handling

23. Roverso fendente with pass to coda longa

24. Immediately thrust to bicorno, with another pass. S


XI: Punta Falsa

(against a mandritto fendente to the head, from NE. As Punta Falsa with alternate footwork.)

25. Parry with frontale, with a tornare of the left foot, opponent’s sword is beaten wide

26. Strike mezano to the face with a diagonal sidestep of the right foot (passo fora di strada)

27. Opponent parries: execute the punta falsa, with a pass in with the left foot (NE)

28. Opponent parries: throw the hilt at his head with the right hand shifting to the blade (Master of Sword-As-Axe)

29. Volta stabile and shift the right foot and right hand to end in vera croce. N


XII: First play of the sword in armour

(against a thrust from posta breve into bicorno, to your neck)

30. Half sword cover with a volta stabile.

31. Half sword thrust with a pass. N


XIII: Sottani applications

(against a mandritto fendente to the head, from S)

32. False edge roverso sottano with one hand, and tornare of right foot.

33. Mandritto sottano with left foot passo fora di strada.

34. Roverso fendente to head or arms, continuing through to posta di donna destra, rear weighted (S)


XIV: Counterattack, and Stretto Play

(against a mandritto fendente to the head, from S. As First Drill zogho stretto)

35. Discrescere offline to posta di donna destra la soprana (hands over head); opponent attacks

36. Counterattack with mandritto fendente, passo fora di strada.

37. Attacker parries; yield and enter with pommel strike and pass with left foot.

38. Roverso fendente to coda longa, with discrescere to shorten the stance. S.


XV: Colpo di Villano

(against overwhelmingly powerful mandritto fendente, from S)

39. Meet it with frontale, with an acrescere fora di strada

40. Allow opponent’s sword to blow through (looks like a molinello) and strike a roverso fendente to his head, with passo ala traversa (right foot).

41. Pass again, covering low in tutta porta di ferro, and tutta volta to end N.


XVI: Blade grab, 4th play of the master of the zogho largo crossed at the middle of the swords

(against a mandritto fendente to the head, from N)

42. Parry with frontale, opponent’s sword remains in reach.

43. Accrescere to grab his blade with left hand.

43. Strike a mandritto fendente to his head

44. Kick him just below the knee with the right foot.

45. Thrust low

46. Smash his blade into his own neck and thrust high. N.


XVII: Withdraw under cover until out of measure.

(Farfalla di Ferro, parts one and two, going backwards.)

47. Mandritto fendente with tornare;

48. Cut through to fenestra sinestra, thrust,

49. Roverso fendente with tornare,

50. Cut through to fenestra destra.

Finish.

(with thanks to Rory in Seattle for help writing it up)

Video

The video shows the form and its applications, step by step.


See also the Syllabus Form Applications Drill