Core Library
The Core Library is the official beginner foundation of the Saber Standard: CM-A through CM-E. Every Saberist starts here. These five movements establish targeting, attack/parry pairing, role-switching, flow, and the basic vocabulary that every later movement — Extended or Community — builds on.
Work down the table in order. CM-C is taught in two parts: its completes must be understood before the full sequence can be performed.
CM-D is the threshold in this sequence, not simply the next item. Through CM-A to CM-C one Saberist attacks and the other defends from start to finish, so a student reads one active row and one answering it. From CM-D the attack changes hands mid-sequence and both rows are active — the point at which the notation starts describing a dialogue rather than a run of attacks. Expect it to take longer than the movements before it.
| Preview | Movement | Focus | Reference |
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CM-A | The 1st target points & the basic attack/parry relationship | Full written notation on this site |
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CM-B | Corners — shoulder and hip angle attacks | Full written notation on this site |
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CM-C — Part 1 | Completes and complete-across — swings that carry through instead of stopping | Full written notation on this site |
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CM-C — Part 2 | The full CM-C sequence, plus parry modifiers. Learn Part 1 first | Full written notation on this site |
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CM-D | Switching between attacker and defender roles | Full written notation on this site |
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CM-E | Special moves and counters | Full written notation on this site |
What's next
Once CM-A through CM-E feel clean and repeatable at slow speed, move on to the Extended Library.