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Footwork Fundamentals

Master the advance, retreat and lunge — the foundation every fencer needs before moving to advanced actions. Rolando breaks each movement down frame by frame so you can build clean habits from day one.

10 lessons ~2.5 hrs total 6 completed

60% complete — 4 lessons to go


What You'll Learn

  • How to build a stable, balanced en garde stance
  • Clean advance and retreat mechanics without wasted movement
  • Proper lunge form, extension and recovery
  • How to chain footwork patterns together under pressure

Course Content

Module 1 — Basic Stance & Footwork
1.1  En Garde PositionContinue
1.2  The AdvanceContinue
1.3  The RetreatContinue
Module 2 — The Lunge
2.1  Lunge MechanicsLocked
2.2  Lunge + RecoveryLocked
Module 3 — Combining Footwork
3.1  Advance-Lunge CombosLocked

Course Resources

📄  Footwork Fundamentals — full drill sheet (PDF)Download

Member Reviews

★★★★★

"Cleared up footwork mistakes my club coach never caught. Watched module 1 three times."

— Member, Junior Foil
★★★★★

"The pacing is perfect — short lessons I can actually fit in before practice."

— Member, Adult Beginner
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