Fechter II
From Scholar Victoria
The Fechter II level comprises three main elements:
- Demonstrating the ability to pass on knowledge.
- Completing the understanding of the Meyer Longsword syllabus.
- Demonstrating a more complete knowledge of the secondary weapons.
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Previous Levels
The fencer should be able to demonstrate the techniques from the previous levels:
Longsword
Ringen am Schwert (Wrestling at the Sword):
- Application 1
- Application 2
- Application 3
- Application 4
- Application 5
Meyer's Devices/Plays
- Explain and Demonstrate any 2 devices from the guards
Dagger
All techniques should show control and cooperation between participants - injuries are not what we're looking for.
Application
Precepts
Fechter II candidates shall be able to explain/show Meyer's 5 dagger precepts:
- The First Precept
- The Second Precept
- The Third Precept
- The Fourth Precept
- The Fifth Precept
Guards
Application
- Casting opponent backward against a dagger attack.
- Dagger Technique 9 - Another takedown
High guard parries
- Parry from High Guard 1 (against high left attacks using the dagger blade)
- Parry from High Guard 2 (against high left attacks using the wrist)
- Parry from High Guard 3 (against attacks by attacking the arm)
- Parry from High Guard 4 (against attacks by counterthrusting)
Low guard parries
- Parry from Low Guard 1 (against high attacks using the wrist)
- Parry from Low Guard 2 (against high attacks using the dagger blade)
Off hand parries
- Off Hand Parry 1 (against high attacks using a pommel stroke)
- Off Hand Parry 2 (against high attacks using a high arm break)
- Off Hand Parry 3 (against attacks using redirecting)
Fencing Free-play
The students shall demonstrate their ability to fence using the principles from Meyer's system in the following conditions:
- Fight a 2 minute bout at slow speed showing control and flow
- Fight a 2 minute bout at high speed using fechtschule rules
- Fight a 2 minute bout at high speed using tournament rules
- Referee a 2 minute bout between peers
Bouts may be fought with the primary or secondary weapon.
Secondary Weapons
Fencers must choose a specialisation from the following 3 weapons.
- Dussack
- Rappier
- Polearms
For their weapon of choice they must understand the fundamentals listed below:
Dussack Fundamental
Guards/Postures
Side Guards
Centreline Guards
- Wacht (watch)
- Schnitt (slice) or Gerade Versetzung (straight parrying)
- Langort (longpoint)
- Bastei (bastion)
- Bogen (bow)
Principal Cuts
Principle Cutting Sequence Drills
- Dussack Drills 1 - Specifically cuts into longpoint
- Dussack Drills 3 - The beginning of deceiving by changing off cuts - specifically cuts above and below
- Dussack Drills 4 - Changing off cuts into one another - specifically the example with six cuts.
Rappier Fundamental
Guards/Postures
- Nebenhut (side guard
- Wechsel (change guard)
- Ochs (ox)
- Eisenport (iron gate)
- Langort (long point)
- Pflug (plough)
- Oberhut (high guard)
- Unterhut (low guard)
Parries
- Slicing Off
- Suppressing
- Going Through
- Setting Off
- Hanging
- Taking Out (with the half edge)
Strikes
Thrusts
- Gesichstich (face thrust)
- Gurgelstich (throat thrust)
- Herzstich (heart thrust)
- Gemechstich (groin thrust)
Principal Cuts
- Oberhauw (high cut)
- Unterhauw (low cut)
- Mittelhauw (middle cut)
- Zornhauw (wrath cut)
Secondary Cuts
Derived from High Cut
- Schielhauw (squinting strike)
- Dempffhauw (suppressing strike)
Derived from Zornhauw
- Achselhauw (Shoulder Cut) or Wehrstreich (Defence Strike)
- Huffthauw (Hip Cut)
- Schenckelhauw (Thigh Cut)
Derived from Mittelhauw
- Halßhauw (Neck Cut)
- Gurtelhauw (Belt Cut)
- Fußhauw (Foot Cut)
- Rundstreich (Round Strike)
Other Cuts
- Handthauw (Hand Cut)
- Doppelhauw (Double Cut)
Polearm Fundamental
Fundamentals
Guards
- Oberhut (High/over guard)
- Mittelhut (Middle guard/straight parrying/field)
- Unterhut (Low/under guard)
- Steurhut (Tiller/Rudder guard)
- Nebenhut (Near guard)
- Vom tag (From the day/roof)
