Schlussel Device 2
Don’t go to other stances with your opponent, but force them out from you by striking, if he strikes just then from above or from below, from the right or from the left, then mark just as he strikes in, then shoot your Long Point in front of you into his face, and at the same time as shooting forward twist your long edge against his oncoming strike, when you have caught his strike on the strong of your long edge, then stay hard on his blade and wind in nimbly outward to his head, but if he goes nimbly off from your sword striking to the other side, then strike or rush him (while his sword is still driving out) to his head or arms, hurry soon after this to bind again on his sword and think of travelling after, slices, wrenches out, and misleading.
Basically from this forward Guard you fence elements in the Before and shall attack through it, thus you can take off to the elements to which one breaks the High Guard acting from this Key.
Don’t go to other stances with your opponent, but force them out from you by striking, if he strikes just then from above or from below, from the right or from the left, then mark just as he strikes in, then shoot your Long Point in front of you into his face,
and at the same time as shooting forward twist your long edge against his oncoming strike,
when you have caught his strike on the strong of your long edge, then stay hard on his blade and wind in nimbly outward to his head, but if he goes nimbly off from your sword striking to the other side, then strike or rush him (while his sword is still driving out) to his head or arms,
hurry soon after this to bind again on his sword and think of travelling after, slices, wrenches out, and misleading.
Basically from this forward Guard you fence elements in the Before and shall attack through it, thus you can take off to the elements to which one breaks the High Guard acting from this Key.
What the Device Teaches Us
- Straight Parrying with a thrust (Gerade versetzung)
- Winding from the bind (Winden)
- Chasing after (Nachreisen)
Interpretation [DP Working notes]
| Meister | Lerhling |
|---|---|
| Having been driven back to any gaurd (we'll use Vom tag, left leg forward) | Waiting in Schlussel, left leg forward |
| Using any diagonal strike from above,below,left, or right (we'll use Zornhauw with a Passing Step) | Thrust out at the opponent and turn the long edge against their cut, thus threatening and parrying at once (Gerade versetzung) |
| Wind high so his sword is on the outside of yours and attack the head | |
| Step back, take off from his sword to cut around to another opening. | Rush onto him chasing after with slices to the arms or attacks to the head (Nachreisen, Schneiden) |
| Parry | Use the various devices from the bind as necessary (wrenching, slicing, pulling, and so on). |
