Parrying Set 1

In which the 'student' demonstrates their knowledge to the 'teacher' of various parries inspired by the devices against attacks at various openings.

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  Against attack from above
  
  Starting in Oberhut
  
  P1 Left lead leg Oberhut on the left
  P2 Left lead leg Oberhut on the left
  P1 Gathering step strike from above
  P2 Triangle step left, strike down from above to the opponent's weapon, parrying it downward (with a halberd this may go all the way to Unterhut)
  P2 Cut with the false edge into Mittelhut on point.
  
  Starting in Unterhut

  Starting in Mittelhut

  Starting in Steurhut
  P1 Left lead leg Oberhut on the left
  P2 Left lead leg Steurhut 
  P1 Gathering step strike from above
  P2 Rotate the point clockwise into Mittelhut, parrying aside
  P2 Thrust  
  
  
 */ 

Response to an Oberhauw from a defender in Oberhut

Meister	Lehrling
Left lead leg Oberhut on the left	Left lead leg Oberhut on the left
Gathering step strike from above	Triangle step left, strike down from above to the opponent's weapon, parrying it downward (with a halberd this may go all the way to Unterhut)
	Cut with the false edge into Mittelhut on point.

Response to an Oberhauw from a defender in Unterhut

Meister	Lehrling
Left lead leg Oberhut on the left	Left lead leg Unterhut on the right
Gathering step strike from above	Triangle step right, strike upward from below to the opponent's weapon, parrying it upward through toward Oberhut
	Cut with the true edge into Mittelhut behind their weapon, over their arms.

Response to an Oberhauw from a defender in Mittelhut

  P1 Left lead leg Oberhut on the left
  P2 Left lead leg Mittelhut 
  P1 Gathering step strike from above
  P2 Parry with a thrusting Oberhut, parrying on the haft or strong and thrusting simultaneously
  

Meister	Lehrling
Left lead leg Oberhut on the left	Left lead leg Unterhut on the right
Gathering step strike from above	Parry with a thrusting Oberhut, parrying on the haft or strong and thrusting simultaneously