Mittel

The middle denotes that the combatants have engaged and will often be in the bind. This bind may be brief as they strike around, or may be held as the combatants remain on one anothers blade, winding and performing other handworks (when the opponent's go up with the bind this way Meyer describes the situation as the war [krieg]). In this part of the fight we see handworks, and may see ongoing use of provoking, as well as Taker and Hitter strikes.