501. GENERAL
Followup movements are attack movements which naturally and
harmoniously follow other attack movements. The followup movement is
executed from the completed position of the previous movement, rather
than after recovery to the guard position. To ensure a successful
attack a bayonet fighter follows each movement with another attack
movement until he has killed his opponent. All attack movements are
designed so that the attacker is in position to deliver another attack
movement should his initial attack not be successful. For example, if
the attacker delivers a slash which is blocked, he is in excellent
position to followup with a vertical butt stroke. Ideally, the followup
movement is executed in the same plane as the previous movement, and it
is in keeping with this principle that the followup movements listed in
the following paragraph are designed. The most important principle is
to follow the initial attack with another offensive action so that the
initiative is not lost. The key principle here is aggressiveness rather
than a memorized technique. Aggressiveness is the real spirit of the
followup attack. Show no mercy, for the enemy will show none.
502. LIST OF MOVEMENTS
The below listed combinations allow the best transition from one attack
movement to another with the least amount of wasted motion. This
enables the bayonet fighter to stay on the attack without having to
return to the guard position after an unsuccessful initial attack, thus
risking loss of the initiative.
a. Guard, slash, vertical butt stroke or horizontal butt stroke,
recover to guard position.
b. Guard, parry left, vertical butt stroke or horizontal butt stroke,
smash, slash, recover to guard position.
c. Guard, jab, vertical butt stroke, smash, slash, recover to guard
position.
d. Guard, parry right, jab, recover to guard position.
e. Guard, block slash, vertical butt stroke, smash, recover to guard
position.
f. Guard, block vertical butt stroke, slash or jab, horizontal butt
stroke, recover to guard position.
g. Guard, block vertical butt stroke, horizontal slash, vertical butt
stroke, smash, recover to guard position.