DO you know any fencing tricks/techniques that can help me attack someone by surprise?

Like what can I do so that they completely leave a line open so I can lunge, or what can I do to get them off-guard so I can get them?





I need any tricks/techniques to be better at fencing!|||Use the beat to lightly tap the opponent's blade feeling for them to resist. If they overcomitt to resisting your beat to get them offline then the next time feint a beat to the blade, circle under their blade and lunge. This is easier to do if you learn how to use tight circular movements as a standard part of your beating the blade.





You can also use the rising beat with force off one of their feints to quickly riposte.





The key to what you want to do is sensitivity, to be able to feel how much pressure they have comitted against your blade and to be able to manipulate that pressure. You need to be able to read their body language and footwork correctly for intent.





It's challenging since they are also attempting to do the same. It's about practice over time and being able to learn and recognize general cues of intent.





Surprise attacks are about doing something the other person has never seen before. They are much easier to successfully do against novices. The better strategy is to focus on technique, timing, and rhythm. If you can recognize your opponent's rhythm and manipulate it at will then you will have a huge advantage.|||As you have asked for TRICKS rather than training, here are a list of the top of my head from those popular to throw of people at the club, just remember they tend not to work so well in competition or against those who have seen them a million times before. Other than the last which is a rarely used advanced move favoured by a past world champion.





Dropping the rear hand for no reason sharply as if you are about to lungs, then lunging as they move to engage the false blow. Play with this it's a mainstay and is usefull for a long time.





Standing up at your full hight and walking firmly and with speed towards the opponent with sword arm fully extended towards them. This doesn't tend to work more than a few times but with practice can also have a good lifespan when you add your normal techniques.





Lunging to the point of almost falling face first on the ground, placing the off hand to the ground in order to continue moving the extended arm and push yourself up and under the oponents guard for the point.|||ISDS has a great answer.





One that I did when I was fencing in high school was lower my foil and turn slightly to open a target. You're creating a 6 inch square where you're undefended to invite them in. As they commit, turn back away (narrow yourself) and thrust in at their chest. They'll glide past, and you'll make contact.





Fencing's not easy by any stretch, but learning to control where your opponent will attack will make you a far better fencer.|||read george silvers works on the english school of fencing its amazing and ever since reading i have dumped most of what i have learned in epee/foil for this truer style of both cut and thrust sword fighting that doesnt even use the lunge





http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Silv鈥?/a> - info on the man





http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/paradoxes.ht鈥?/a> - basically just $#!7 talking about the foil (1599)





http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/brief.html - instruscions on how to sword fight... for real!!! (1604)





EDIT


Also what he calls "true times" really screws with modern sport fencers for some reason thats why i recomended this text|||By surprise we trick by attack some target,after they defense then we change to attack another target.


Open our weak point,lie them to attack then surprise them with trap.|||Stop, let down your guard, then point above and behind them and shout "LOOK OUT THERES A BAT" then when they are shocked and turn around to look, you lunge in and score the point|||Step on the opponents feet.|||Yes, focus and practice!|||Maybe surprise them by yelling and screaming like u lost ur mind....