Sélénia special

Requirements
Latéral croisé, Croisé jambe

Short description
This is a feint of Latéral Croisé to the head, followed by a Croisé Jambe

Principle
This skill aims at forcing your opponent into protecting his open side with a crossed body parry. This start position is the hardest possible from which they can switch to a crossed leg parry.

Strengths
Easy skill to perform. Can be either a great engage or the follow-up of most situations. The only fast riposte available to your opponent is a CT, which is easy enough to anticipate.

Weaknesses
CJ is an attack that is quite plain and easy to read. This type of chaining (feint + attack) is also a risk to lose the priority if someone decides to counterattack the first feint. It's also not quite usefull against people who are using a defensive guard, as they will close the side you're feinting to.

How to use it?
The key point is to have your stick on the same side as your opponent, because this principle only works the open side of your opponent. This skill is used more efficiently after your parry, with a lot of pressure on the riposte (fast armé, full body intention), as your opponent is more likely to get tensed, which will make the second parry even harder to perform.

When feinting, make sure that you will keep your attack going further as long as your oponnent is not in a full/almost full parry position. You should switch to the CJ only when you're a few centimeters from their parry.

Grinding this skill
Like most feints, this skill works best if your first attack is easy to read. The cleaner your feint is, the more your opponent will bite. Practice your LC repeatedly with both hands. Note that a high majority of people are right-handed, which means you should put a bit more effort on your left-hand practice. However, Canne de combat is a sport where a lot of people will be able to use both hands, especially for defense, so don't neglect your right side either. Try to practice both LC and CJ separately. When you start practicing both attacks together, have someone check your body position to make sure it's no different from a regular LC, or a regular CJ. When you practice your LC, practice it all the way to the target. If you only practice it as a feint, it will be read as so, and won't be efficient anymore.