AMERICAN JUKENJUTSU: Drills For Systems

Burton's Bayonet System Drill 1853

Note:  Preparatory command is followed by a hyphen and then the command of execution.  Commands for points and parries include an immediate return to guard on completion of the point or parry.

1.    Stand on - guard, front - point, carte - parry, advance - arms

2.    Stand on - guard, tierce - parry, front - point, advance - arms

3.    Stand on - guard, retire right about - face, front - point, head - parry, stamp feint, front - point, advance - arms

4.    Prepare for cavalry, stand on - guard, high - point, prime - parry, prime - point, advance - arms

5.    Stand on - guard, backward 1 step - march, lance - point, advance - arms

6.    Stand on - guard, forward 1 step - march, lance - point, advance - arms

7.    Stand on - guard, forward 2 steps - march, left - point, backward 2 steps - march, right - point, advance - arms

8.    Stand on - guard, to the right - face, left circle - parry, left - point, front, advance - arms

9.    Stand on - guard, low - point, backward one step - march, lance - point, backward one step - march, front - point, advance - arms

10.    Stand on - guard, retire left about - face, high - point, right close one step - march, carte - point, double circle - parry, tierce - point, advance - arms

11.    Stand on - guard, forward 2 steps - march, prime - parry, prime - point, guard against cavalry, form squares of four, advance - arms

12.    Stand on - guard, left half face, prime right - point, prime right - parry, right half face, right circle - parry, front - point, advance - arms

13.    Stand on - guard, left close one step - march, prime left - parry, prime left - point, advance - arms

14.    Stand on - guard, to the left - face, to the left about - face, backward two steps - march, lance - point, advance - arms

15.    Stand on - guard, to the right about - face, feint point head, point open line, advance - arms.