In this training game, you'll use a homemade deck of "technique cards" to play Longsword Twister, by randomly moving through attacks, from one ward to another. 

What you'll need:

• A deck of cards with technique and finish position written on each one. For example: zornhau (technique) and pflug (finish position). 
• A friend/training partner to shuffle the deck and call out the techniques on the cards.

Set a certain number of cards (e.g., five) and work through the techniques as they are called, then repeat them in a smooth, continual flow.

While this exercise can work with any set of techniques, no matter what style/method of fencing you're practicing, here are a few suggestions from the German techniques used for training at San Diego Longsword:

Techniques

• Zornhau
• Zwerchau
• Krumphau
• Thrust to Longpoint
• Schnappen
• Half Sword Transition and Thrust

Finish Positions

• Ochs
• Alber
• Nebenhut
• Vom Tag
• Longpoint
• Pflug

Mix these techniques/positions on your cards (or any others you want to train with) and draw randomly to work through a challenging series of movements. Have fun!