The 1 Advance or Jump Lunge Game aka The Glove Game
Focus Areas: Footwork (Changing Directions, Sense of Distance, Explosive Lunge)
Appropriate Level: Advanced Beginner to Advanced
Summary/Rules:
The 1 advance or jump lunge game has very simple rules. Each fencer goes in-turn trying to hit the other with their glove to the stomach or chest using only an advance or jump lunge. The fencers will continue taking turns until one of them has landed and then they will begin again. You can play to a score of 3 or 5 and usually you trade off deciding who will go first. The fencer who is on the defense can move back as many steps as they want, but they want to control how far they go since in order to score they will need to be able to hit their opponent once they have completed their action. Some basic strategies include changing up the speed and length of the lunge on the attack and for the defender they can try to anticipate when and where their opponent is falling short and start their action immediately afterwards. The objective of the game is to get really good at making your opponent think they can reach you, but ultimately having them end up just short so you can hit them just your arm or with an advanced lunge. This is a great and essential game for saber fencers to master.
