Four steps to fencing greatness

Top fencer recommends the following Four Steps:

1. Pick some aspect of your fencing that you want to work on
2. Think of a few related actions that can happen in a real bouting scenario
3. Find a partner and create a drill giving him the option to use variations of those actions
4. As you improve, add more options and increase the speed

https://www.betterfencer.com/articles/soren-thompson-on-fencing-training