Repartees       The repartees are a series of exercises in which two fencers facing each other within measure, engage in an exchange of blades. The exchange of blade action encompasses attacks, parries, ripostes, remises and differing footwork and body voids and offhand action.      As a whole we view this exchange of swordplay to be a communication of swordplay, or in French, a repartee. Designed by the senior instructors of the Diamond Rose for the benefit of all the students, the repartees build muscle memory and can be executed with the sword in either hand.      It is the goal of the Diamond Rose instructors to create the repartees with increasing difficulty and will eventually be designed to include offhand weapons.      With exercises such as these, the Diamond Rose endeavors to have our students achieve a high degree of skill, not only in recognizing their opponents moves and making the appropriate counter-moves, but also to have our students be capable of engaging in a continued attack to improve their fencing skills and success in dueling.

Repartee` One Full circle routine in which each student gets to play both sides. A - attack to five B - parry five, riposte of five A - parry two, riposte of two B - parry eight, riposte of eight A - parry four, riposte of four B - parry four, riposte to head A - parry five, riposte of five B - parry two, riposte of two A - parry eight, riposte of eight B - parry four, riposte of four A - parry four, riposte to five Call is 5, 2, 8, 4, and 4.

Repartee` Two Full circle routine in which each student gets to play both sides. A - disengage, attack to six B - parry six, riposte of six A - parry three, riposte of three B - saber five, riposte of five A - parry one, riposte of one B - parry one, riposte of one A - parry seven, riposte of seven B - reversal, disengage, attack to six A - parry six, riposte of six B - parry three, riposte of three A - saber five, riposte of five B - parry one, riposte of one A - parry one, riposte of one B - parry seven, riposte of seven A - reversal, disengage, attack to six Call is 6, 3, saber 5, 1, 1, 7, reversal

Repartee Four Full circle routine in which each student gets to play both sides. A - feint to six, disengage to four B - parry four, handoff, riposte to one A - parry one, handoff, feint to four,    disengage to three B - parry three, riposte to five A - saber five, riposte to one B - parry one, feint to six, disengage to four

Repartee Three Full circle routine in which each student gets to play both sides. A - disengage, attack to six B - parry six, riposte of six A - parry one, handoff, riposte of one B - parry seven, riposte of seven A - parry seven, riposte of seven B - parry one, handoff, riposte to four A - parry four, handoff, riposte to four B - parry four, disengage, and attack to six A  - parry six, riposte of six B - parry one, handoff, riposte of one A - parry seven, riposte of seven B - parry seven, riposte of seven A - parry one, handoff, riposte to four B - parry four, handoff, riposte to four A - parry four, disengage, and attack to six Call is 6, 1, 7, 7, 1, 4, 4

Repartee Nine Fencer A will carry the sword in the right hand. Fencer B will hold the sword in the left hand. A - attack to one B - parry one, riposte to two A - parry two, riposte to seven B - parry seven,riposte A - reversal, attack to eight B - parry eight, attack to one

Repartee Ten Fencer A will carry the sword in the right hand. Fencer B will hold the sword in the left hand. A - attack to five B - parry five, riposte to one A - parry one, riposte to eight B - parry eight, riposte A - reversal, attack to three B - parry three, attack to five

Repartee Eleven Fencer A will carry the sword in the right hand. Fencer B will hold the sword in the left hand. A - attack to six B - parry six, riposte to four A - parry four, attack to one B - parry one, riposte to two A - parry to, riposte to seven B - parry seven, handoff, riposte to four A - parry four, riposte to three B - parry three, riposte to five A - parry five, riposte to one B - parry one, handoff, attack to six

Repartee Twelve Fencer A will carry the sword in the right hand. Fencer B will hold the sword in the left hand. A - feint to three, disengage to four B - parry four, riposte to five A - saber five, riposte to two B - parry two, feint to seven, coupe to three A - parry three, attack to five B - parry five, riposte to one A - parry one, riposte to eight B - parry eight, feint to three, disengage to four

Repartee Five Full circle routine in which each student gets to play both sides. A - thrust to four B - parry four, slope right, riposte to five A - parry five, slope right, riposte to two B - parry two, slope left, riposte to two A - parry two, crossover, handoff, envelope, attack to midline B - reverse step, parry four, handoff, thrust to four A - parry four, slope right, riposte to five B - parry five, slope right, riposte to two A - parry two, slope left, riposte to two B - parry two, crossover, handoff, envelope, attack to midline A - reverse step, parry four, and handoff, thrust to four Call is 4, 5, 2, 2 crossover, 4

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Repartee Six Full circle routine in which each student gets to play both sides. A - feint to four, disengage to three B - parry three, riposte to five A - parry five, handoff, riposte to one B - offhand parry one, compass right, riposte to four A - offhand parry four, compass right, envelope over blade, riposte to eight B - parry eight, riposte, feint to four, disengage to three A - parry three, riposte to five B - parry five, handoff, riposte to one A - offhand parry, compass right, riposte to four B - offhand parry, compass right, envelope over blade, riposte to eight A - parry eight, riposte, feint to four, disengage to three Call is 3, 5, offhand 1, offhand 4, 8