German Footwork Patterns

Notes

• If you are doing this with newer fencers, I like to substitute fleche with advance or jump lunge
• I also like to substitute cross overs for check steps.
  • Cross over back is fine, but I would not ever do cross forward
  • I will note these in each pattern
• If no recovery is specified after a lunge, that means recover back
• If fleche is not the end of a pattern, tell fencers not to run out the fleche, otherwise they will run out of space

Patterns

1. Small Advance | Advance | Jump Lunge
2. Advance | Small Advance | Cross Over Forward Lunge/Check Forward Lunge
3. Advance Lunge –> Recover Forward | Advance | Jump Lunge
4. Advance | Small Advance | Cross Over Forward/Check Forward | Lunge
5. Jump Lunge | Advance Lunge –> Recover Forward | Fleche
6. Jump Forward | Advance | Advance | Jump Lunge –> Recover Forward | Fleche
7. Jump Lunge –> Recover Forward | Fleche
8. Fleche | Jump Lunge | Fleche | Advance Lunge
9. Advance | Jump Lunge –> Recover Forward | Lunge
10. Advance | Jump Lunge –> Recover Forward | Jump Lunge –> Recover Forward | Cross Over Forward/Check Forward | Advance Lunge –> Recover Forward
11. Retreat | Crossover Back/Check Back | Advance Lunge
12. Small Retreat | Retreat | Advance Lunge –> Recover Forward | Jump Lunge
13. Cross Over Back/Check Back | Retreat | Advance Lunge | Cross Back/Check Back | Retreat | Advance Lunge
14. Retreat | Jump Back | Small Advance | Jump Lunge
15. Advance Lunge | Retreat | Retreat | Cross Back/Check Back | Jump Lunge
16. Retreat x3 | Jump Lunge –> Recover Forward | Advance Lunge
17. Jump Lunge | Retreat | Cross Over Forward Lunge/Check Forward Lunge
18. Advance Lunge | Cross Over Back/Check Back | Retreat | Cross Over Back/Check Back | Advance Lunge –> Recover Forward | Cross Over Forward Lunge/Check Forward Lunge
19. Advance | Jump Lunge | Cross Over Back/Check Back | Fleche
20. Advance | Retreat x3 | Jump Lunge | Cross Over Back/Check Back | Advance | Cross Over Forward Lunge/Check Forward Lunge