Table of Techniques

All fencers begin with the longsword fundamentals as well as simple grappling techniques. As they grow in experience they will add further techniques to their repertoire and at the level of Freifechter the students are expected to take on other weapons and systems.

SECTION IS UNDER REVIEW AND OUT OF DATE

Longsword Fundamentals

Technique	Description	Neuling	Lehrling	Fechter	Freifechter
Fundamentals & Theory
Parts of the weapon		✓	✓	✓	✓
Gripping the Longsword		✓	✓	✓	✓
Elements of Fencing		✓	✓	✓	✓
Types of Versetzen		✓	✓	✓	✓
The 5 Meisterhauw		✓	✓	✓	✓
The 4 Openings	Including WHY the "Meyer Square" exists.	✓	✓	✓	✓
The Four Times Vor, Nach, Indes, & Gleich		✓	✓	✓	✓
The Three Stages of the Exchange		✓	✓	✓	✓
The Three Types of Strike: Provoker, Hitter, & Taker			✓	✓	✓
Posture
Front Weighted		✓	✓	✓	✓
Rear Weighted		✓	✓	✓	✓
Cross stance		✓	✓	✓	✓
Footwork	These may be assessed individually, or observed during the remainder of the techniques.
Passing		✓	✓	✓	✓
Stolen/Broken		✓	✓	✓	✓
Side/Glide		✓	✓	✓	✓
Gathering (lead/rear)		✓	✓	✓	✓
Triangle step		✓	✓	✓	✓
False/Cross Step		✓	✓	✓	✓
Principal Guards
Vom tag/Tag (Roof/day)		✓	✓	✓	✓
Ochs (Ox)		✓	✓	✓	✓
Pflug (Plough)		✓	✓	✓	✓
Alber (Fool)		✓	✓	✓	✓
Secondary Guards
Wechsel (Change)		✓	✓	✓	✓
Zornhut (Wrath Guard)		✓	✓	✓	✓
Langort (Longpoint)		✓	✓	✓	✓
Nebenhut (Nearguard)		✓	✓	✓	✓
Schranckhut (Barrier Guard)		✓	✓	✓	✓
Kron (Crown)		✓	✓	✓	✓
Hangetort (Hanging Point)		✓	✓	✓	✓
Einhorn (Unicorn)		✓	✓	✓	✓
Schlussel (Key)		✓	✓	✓	✓
Mittelhut (Middle Guard)		✓	✓	✓	✓
Hangetort (Hanging Point)		✓	✓	✓	✓
Guards Progression		✓	✓	✓	✓
Attacking the Openings
Meyer Square - row 1	Using the long/true edge.	✓
Meyer Square - rows 1 - 4	Using the long/true edge.		✓	✓	✓
Meyer Square	Using zwerch		✓	✓	✓
	Using the flats		✓	✓	✓
Meyer's Devices/Plays
Attacking to the Openings Device 127v.1	Solo demonstration of the device slowly.		✓	✓	✓
	Demonstrate with speed and intent against a partner.			✓	✓
Stages of the exchange Example Device 126r.1	Solo demonstration of the device slowly.			✓	✓
	Demonstrate with speed and intent against a partner.			✓	✓
Select a device from the longsword section	Describe each movement and it's purpose with reference to initiative, phase of the exchange, type of technique etc.			✓	✓
	Solo demonstration of the device slowly.			✓	✓
	Demonstrate with speed and intent against a partner.			✓	✓
Principal Strikes
Oberhauw	Application 1 - Entry	✓	✓	✓	✓
	Application 2 - Versetzen (parrying) with Umbschnappen (snapping around)	✓	✓	✓	✓
Unterhauw	Application 1 - Entry	✓	✓	✓	✓
	Application 2 - Versetzen using Absetzen (from Meyer)	✓	✓	✓	✓
Mittelhauw	Application 1 - Entry	✓	✓	✓	✓
	Application 2 - Versetzen using Taking out and Looping Round (Rinde)	✓	✓	✓	✓
Zornhauw	Application 1 - Entry	✓	✓	✓	✓
	Application 2 - Umbschlagen (cutting around) with Ablauffen (flowing off)	✓	✓	✓	✓
	Application 3 - Deceiving by Fehlen (failing)		✓	✓	✓
	Application 4 - Deceiving by Verfliegen (flying away/fleeing)		✓	✓	✓
	Application 5 - Deceiving by Wechseln/Durchwechseln (changing through)		✓	✓	✓
	Application 6 - Striking with Doplieren (doubling)		✓	✓	✓
Secondary Cuts
Zwerch	Application 1 - Entry	✓	✓	✓	✓
	Application 2 - Versetzen	✓	✓	✓	✓
	Application 3 - Deceiving with Fehlen		✓	✓	✓
Kniechelhauw			✓	✓	✓
Krumphauw	Application 1 - Versetzen	✓	✓	✓	✓
Kurtzhauw			✓	✓	✓
Sturtzhauw	Application 1 - entry		✓	✓	✓
	Application 2 - Zirckel		✓	✓	✓
Kronhauw			✓	✓	✓
Schielhauw	Application 1 - "Old" Schielhauw	✓	✓	✓	✓
	Application 2 - "New" Schielhauw		✓	✓	✓
Glutzhauw			✓	✓	✓
Wechselhauw	Application 1 - Versetzen		✓	✓	✓
	Application 2 - Driving		✓	✓	✓
Prellhauw			✓	✓	✓
Windthauw			✓	✓	✓
Blendthauw			✓	✓	✓
Thrusts
Thrusts	Application 1 - Low line entry with Ansetzen	✓	✓	✓	✓
	Application 2 - High line entry with Ansetzen	✓	✓	✓	✓
	Application 3 - High line entry with Absetzen	✓	✓	✓	✓
Other Handworks
Anbinden Techniques	Application 1 - Umbschlagen (cutting around)		✓	✓	✓
	Application 2 - Wechseln/Durchwechseln (changing through)		✓	✓	✓
	Application 3 - Deceiving using Zucken (pulling)		✓	✓	✓
	Application 4 - Schneiden (slicing)		✓	✓	✓
	Application 5 - Hendtrucken (hand pressing) from Below		✓	✓	✓
	Application 6 - Verkehren (reversing) with Sperren (barring)		✓	✓	✓
	Application 7 - Umbschnappen (snapping around) from Below		✓	✓	✓
	Application 8 - Außreissen (wrenching out)		✓	✓	✓
Hengen	Application 1 - hanging		✓	✓	✓
Abschneiden	Application 1 - slicing off			✓	✓
Einlauffen	Application 1 - rear throw			✓	✓
Ringen am Schwert	Application 1 - Sword taking from crossed blades			✓	✓
	Application 2 - Sword taking beneath with hanging			✓	✓
	Application 3 - Sword taking by grabbing the hilt/haft			✓	✓
	Application 4 - Grapple by wrenching between the arms			✓	✓
	Application 5 - Counter to wrenching			✓	✓
Halfswording	Application 1 - Entering with a halfsword parry			✓	✓
	Application 2 - Moving to halfsword with a zwerch			✓	✓
	Application 2 - Locking/Wrenching between the hands with the point			✓	✓
	Application 3 - Throwing by placing the blade over the neck (both directions)			✓	✓
Techniques under Pressure
Static	Partners begin standing still in fixed positions.	✓
Dynamic	Partners perform the drill with moving around as if fencing, but still controlled.		✓
With Intent	The partners perform the drill geared up with intent to hit the opponent.			✓	✓
Fencing
Slow "academic" fencing	This must be slow and flowing, showing control and variety of techniques.	✓	✓	✓	✓
Medium-high speed Fencing	Fencing at a moderate-high speed (in class sparring) showing control, but intent and good judgement, breaking on hits.		✓	✓	✓
Fight a gang of 12 blows	Fence a continuous bout with 12 counted blows.			✓	✓
Tournament Management	Referee peers in a grading bout		✓	✓	✓
	Judge peers in a grading bout		✓	✓	✓

Dagger & Grappling

Technique	Description	Neuling	Lehrling	Fechter	Freifechter
Grapples to arm
Joint locking techniques	Against a static opponent		✓	✓	✓
	Against an opponent striking			✓	✓
	Against an opponent with dagger				✓
Dagger Guards & Application
Oberhut	Parry from High Guard 1			✓	✓
	Parry from High Guard 2			✓	✓
	Parry from High Guard 3			✓	✓
Unterhut	Parry from Low Guard 1			✓	✓
	Parry from Low Guard 2			✓	✓
Mittelhut				✓	✓
Kreutzhut				✓	✓
Casting opponent backward	Defence against dagger attack			✓	✓
Dagger Technique 9 - Another Takedown	Defence against dagger attack			✓	✓

Secondary Weapons - Dussack, Rappier, Polearms

Students attempting the Freifechter grading can choose other weapons to study from:

• Dussack
• Rappier
• Polearms

They may choose a weapon from another system if they so desire, so long as their peers approve it for grading.

Technique	Description	Neuling	Lehrling	Fechter	Freifechter
Guards
Demonstrate	Demonstrate all of the guard positions - each is a separate gradable item				✓
Attacks
Slow Demonstration	Demonstrate each attack slowly in context				✓
	Against an opponent dynamically				✓
	Against an opponent with intent				✓
Devices
Choose 4 to 6 devices (depending on device length)	Select 3 devices which demonstrate some key aspects of the system				✓
	Explain each device slowly with a partner				✓
	Demonstrate the device dynamically with a partner				✓