Defense Against an Opponent Who Cuts a Single and Double Zornhauw

Single Zornhauw

Parries against a single zornhauw using Zornhauw and Oberhauw

Oberhauw as a Parry

• M and S stand in Vom Tag, S right forward
• M moves back and forward, S must maintain the distance
• Intermittently, M cuts with a Zornhauw
• Immediately S triangle steps right and cuts and oberhauw to the blade into Eisenport
• M cuts around with a Zornhauw to the other side
• S cuts a false edge to the opponent's head (a krumphauw/sturtzhauw)
• Withdraw with an Oberhauw

Zornhauw as a Parry

• M stands in Vom Tag, S likewise
• M moves back and forward, S must maintain the distance
• Intermittently, M cuts with a Zornhauw
• Immediately S steps back cutting a zornhauw against his strike
• S Thrusts to the Face
• Withdraw with a tight Oberhauw/Zornhauw through the zirckel on your right side

Double Zornhauw

Parries against a zornhauw which the opponent follows with another zornhauw or zwerch. These are fundamentally identical to the previous drills but now we use the second cut to defend.

Oberhauw as a Parry

• M and S stand in Vom Tag, S right forward
• M moves back and forward, S must maintain the distance
• Intermittently, M cuts with a Zornhauw
• Immediately S triangle steps right and cuts and oberhauw to the blade into Eisenport
• M cuts around with a Zornhauw to the other side
• S cuts a false edge to the blade (a krumphauw)
• Withdraw with an Oberhauw

Zornhauw as a Parry

• M stands in Vom Tag, S likewise
• M moves back and forward, S must maintain the distance
• Intermittently, M cuts with a Zornhauw
• Immediately S steps back cutting a zornhauw against his strike
• S Thrusts to the Face
• M lifts a hanging parry point low right and cuts around a zornhauw from their left
• S krumphauw to the blade, running off to the right side (zirckel)
• Withdraw with a tight Oberhauw/Zornhauw