Quite welcome. Always happy to help.

The jump lunge is performed at relatively short distances and, while not impossible, I have found extending the arm to full extension before the explosive body movement forward does not impart a time advantage. But since this move is also not something to be done without first having control of the opposing blade, this separation of action between your sword extension and torso movement to prevent triggering your opponent's defense too soon is a moot point.

​@RobertChildsRapier thank you for your response. You state that to do this move, first one should have control over the opponent's blade. I am wondering how you achieve this initiating from beyond lunge range. Do you put your blade into a position that opposes the opponent's rapier when you are in mid jump, thereby closing off their line to you? Thank you for your comments.

@AttaraxHistoricalFencing Your body, sword and dagger each move together but each has a different objective. Body explodes forward (very short motion), sword moves to target, dagger engages the opposing weapon. This technique is done across a short distance such that your opponent cannot avoid the dagger engagement even if he knew it was coming. Give no tells and it cannot be avoided.

@@RobertChildsRapier I appreciate the clarification and it's very helpful in my own rapier fencing. As I review some of my own footage, I realize how instead of hopping forward and thrusting with the rapier while also hoping to parry the expected counterattack with the dagger after it has been started, I could instead proactively attempt to constrain the opponent's rapier with my dagger instead, seeing as I am already committing myself when I hop forward. That way, even if the opponent disengages and attempts to counterthrust me, I have a better idea where his rapier is going to going be since he'll be obliged to disengage off my dagger and will only have certain options available, and also he will be delayed as he'll have to disengage first before attacking. I am sure this tip will improve my rapier and dagger! Thank you!

There are several varieties of these surprise style attacks. Been some decent discussion on a few of them on a Facebook post The fleche and my own preference, the Jump Lunge, are but two examples. Ultimately, we each have to decide what works best for ourselves and, ideally, mold whatever that preferred attack is to best suit our individual style. As far as I'm concerned, if you're doing that then you're doing it right.

I have not done tests to compare the speed of a jump lunge to that of a regular lunge but I can tell you the reach of a jump lunge--especially once mastered--is CONSIDERABLY longer than that of a regular lunge. The ability to surprise an opponent with a fast execution across such a range is significant.

Hey, if that is one of your signature attacks then we are in it together. This is a technique that sees regular use in my practice.

@@RobertChildsRapier The move you've described is how I ended up walking through dozens of bouts when I first started in the sca. Controlled, explosive attacks with immediate recovery.

@@herozone2104 It is definitely a useful means of surprising the opponent.

The pronunciation of fleche comes from how it was spoken to me when I first learned fencing a few decades ago. Just kind of stuck ever since. If I ever decide to take up the French language, though, I will undoubtedly have to change that. :)

@@RobertChildsRapier like I said it is a super common mispronunciation in english. I call it frenchifying. People see the word and guess at its pronunciation and enough people say it wrong...like I had someone laugh at me once because I pronounced Deus Ex Machina correctly as they thought it was doos ex mashina. Things like vini, vedi, vici make sense because the classical latin sounds a bit silly or saying majee instead of magee for magi make sense from an english perspective. I mainly mention as american and english sports fencers who use fleche as an english word might be like what is he talking about? Matt Easton finally started saying sallet because of Ian so small victories for the word nerds lol

@@TyLarson Yes, I'm afraid the only foreign language under my belt is Japanese. It frightens me to think how many European words I am probably butchering with pronunciation.

Definitely not a technique for those without good knees. Fortunately, I have found there to be workarounds for just about every limitation a fencer might have.