Beating a Taller Opponent | Fencing Lesson

The key in this lesson is paying attention to opponents front foot. If you are engaging with a TALLER opponent and they have an active arm but a front foot that doesn't move towards you then you have no business reaching past their wrist/knee or toe (short attacks only)...However if opponent starts committing with a front foot towards you, with intent to score , then you have a perfect opportunity for attack on prep. Basic Idea: We attack on prep in order to bring a taller opponent closer to us.