Finally, finally my Destreza feels pretty good.
As per previous post, I've been stepping away from their sword while using Weak Under Strong, and stepping toward their sword while using Line in Cross. It works well, but it seems like certain positions put me into stalemate.
If, for example, my opponent keeps their hand low in an Italian and mostly pointing their sword towards me and disengages readily, this can prevent both Line in Cross and Weak Under. As long as I don't deviate from those stances though, it means my opponent can't really hit me either. It's a stalemate, which relies on one or the other of us to mess up or to decide to stop fighting.
Thinking about the philosophical basis of Destreza, it makes sense that Viedma would make special note to teach us a pair of techniques that can defend us all the time, and not necessarily hit our opponent. Ideally, after a while, we will decide that duels are absurd and then leave without anyone being killed.
However, there are another pair of techniques - Weak Over Strong and Narrowing. I believe that if I used these judiciously, I could create more opportunities to go for the kill.
I suppose we will learn more about this tonight.
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