Ochs Device 1

The first of two is when you approach against your opponent with the Plunge Strike, which plunges as you hold your point toward him, and hold it steady (as was taught above) so that your thrust is obviously indicated, from which as soon as you can reach your opponent to attack, be it from below or above, wrathful or high traverse, as is shown through the lines, you will now attack through them from one side striking either high traverse or diagonally against him, be it with long or short edge or with the flat. This you bring on forcefully and nimbly Before him, and must force unto him so that he can not come to other work without your leave, then if he would soon try to work against you, then you will already be at his throat with travelling after, cuts, hits, and similar work following, with which you let no work be accomplished, thus now from this lesson’s elementary basis, an example of how to judge this in both attacking and travelling after will be given:

The first of two is when you approach against your opponent with the Plunge Strike, which plunges as you hold your point toward him, and hold it steady (as was taught above) so that your thrust is obviously indicated, from which as soon as you can reach your opponent to attack, be it from below or above, wrathful or high traverse, as is shown through the lines,

you will now attack through them from one side striking either high traverse or diagonally against him, be it with long or short edge or with the flat.

This you bring on forcefully and nimbly Before him, and must force unto him so that he can not come to other work without your leave,

then if he would soon try to work against you, then you will already be at his throat with travelling after, cuts, hits, and similar work following, with which you let no work be accomplished, thus now from this lesson’s elementary basis, an example of how to judge this in both attacking and travelling after will be given:

Interpretation [DP Working notes]

Meister	Lerhling
Waiting in Vom tag, left leg forward	Vom tag, left leg forward, cut a Sturtzhauw with a Passing Step to threaten with the point in Ochs.
Gathering Step back for space	Passing Step forward, Zwerch or Mittelhauw
Parry with the long edge.	Anbinden and Fulen
Take away to strike	Immediately chase wherever he goes with cuts (Nachreisen, Verstullen).