They are blocks which need to be laid in sequence, having established a foundation of general fencing knowledge, in order to stay upright and in place and so it is the same for developing an effective curriculum laying blocks of knowledge, ability and understanding in the correct order to create a firm footing and by doing so being able to climb further, safely. Most treatises, especially of the later era, are set out in the order in which skills and aspects are to be learned for a reason. Just as a mask provides safety for your face, so too a curriculum provides safety for your body by providing simple developmental steps which allow you to work at a pace that will tax you but not exert you, thus limiting the chances for injury. Safety should always be your primary concern in all matters of fencing. Why is a curriculum needed?Ī defined curriculum is a useful framework for study for many reasons but for me the main reasons are safety and respect. This is where you need to develop your analytical skills and read between the lines in a text or treatise in order to gain a deeper understanding of what is required to improve your fencing and then turn this understanding into an explicit curriculum for study. However this can often lead to incomplete understanding and poorly honed skills with a lack of the fundamentals. An often overlooked aspect of historical fencing is how to go about turning all the information contained in a fencing text into a structured means of teaching and learning.Īt first it seems as if this would be pretty obvious- do what the text tells you and mimic what you see in the pictures.
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