Core Curriculum Videos
Level 1
Beginning Exercises: This is a simple video of a student working through the ten beginning exercises of the Cateran System: 1) first, second, and third 2) first and third 3) advancing and retreating 4) traversing 5) guards 6) 1 and 2 figure eight 7) three and four figure eight 8- the seven cuts 9) the three thrusts 10) the manual exercise.
Doubling: The ten doubling exercises: 1) 77 2) 77 with legs 3) 77 with 5 and 6 4) 1 and 2 5) 1 and 2 with legs 6) 1 and 2 with 3 and 4 7) 2 and 1 8- 2 and 1 with legs 9) 2 and 1 with 4 and 3 10) freeform doubling.
Doubling Solo: The ten doubling exercises performed solo: 1) 77 2) 77 with legs 3) 77 with 5 and 6 4) 1 and 2 5) 1 and 2 with legs 6) 1 and 2 with 3 and 4 7) 2 and 1 8- 2 and 1 with legs 9) 2 and 1 with 4 and 3 10) freeform doubling.
Level 1 Lessons: The ten lessons of Regimental Highland Broadsword, level 1 of the Cateran System: 1) Plain Playing 2) Timing 3) Slipping the Leg 4) Slipping the Body 5) Double Attacks 6) Feints 7) Invitations 8- Actions on the Blade 9) Commands 10) Counter-Disarms.
Level 1 Lessons Solo: The ten lessons of Regimental Highland Broadsword, level 1 of the Cateran System, performed solo: 1) Plain Playing 2) Timing 3) Slipping the Leg 4) Slipping the Body 5) Double Attacks 6) Feints 7) Invitations 8- Actions on the Blade 9) Commands 10) Counter-Disarms.
The Bouting Exercise: An exercise in applying the ten lessons of Regimental Highland Broadsword in a bout against an uncooperative opponent.
Level 2
Equilibrio Exercises: The ten equilibrio exercises of level 2 of the Cateran System: 1) fore traverse 2) back traverse 3) inside and outside 4) the guards 5) 1 and 2 figure eight 6) 3 and 4 figure eight 7) 1,2,3, and 4 8- 1, 2,3,4, and 7 9) parries 10) freeform equilibrio.
Level 2 Lessons: The ten lessons of Old Style Broadsword, level 2 of the Cateran System: 1) Plain Playing 2) Timing 3) Slips 4) Double Attacks 5) Feints 6) Invitations 7) Battering 8- Bearing 9) Turkish Disarm 10) Lock.
Level 3
Highland Charge Exercises: The ten Highland Charge exercises of level 3 of the Cateran System: 1) cut 2 2) cut 3 3) the bind 4) the lift 5) lift and chop 6) invite and bind 7) hanging bing 8- underarm bind 9) hanging lift 10) drop and thrust.
Level 3 Lessons: The ten lessons of Sword and Targe, level 3 of the Cateran System: 1) Guard of the Highlander 2) Attacking the Legs 3) The Bind 4) The Lift 5) The Escape 6) Single Combat 7) Pitching to a Hanging 8- Hanging Thrust 9) The Highland Charge 10) Countering the Charge.
Sword and Targe Bouting Exercises: Ten games to teach you how to apply the ten lessons of sword and targe in a bouting context.
Level 4
Shield and Cleek Exercise: An introduction to the MacGregor Method, a system for using any hand-to-hand weapon according to the principles of the Highland broadsword. Includes the Shield and Cleek Exercise, one of the fundamentals of this system.
Combination Exercise: Instructions in the MacGregor Method, a system for using any hand-to-hand weapon according to the principles of the Highland broadsword. Includes the Combination Exercise, one of the fundamentals of this system.
Strike and Fly Out Exercise: Instructions in the MacGregor Method, a system for using any hand-to-hand weapon according to the principles of the Highland broadsword. Includes the Strike and Fly Out Exercise, one of the fundamentals of this system.
Enclose and Command Exercise: Instructions in the MacGregor Method, a system for using any hand-to-hand weapon according to the principles of the Highland broadsword. Includes the Enclose and Command Exercise, one of the fundamentals of this system.
The Cudgel Family: Instructions in the MacGregor Method, a system for using any hand-to-hand weapon according to the principles of the Highland broadsword. Includes several examples of weapons in the cudgel family, one of the four families of weapons taught in the MacGregor Method.
Cateran Society Youtube Channels
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