Vom Tag Device 2
The Second Part
However if he strikes at your left from below, then step quickly out to his left and strike with the long edge onto the strong of his sword, as soon as your sword moves or glides on his, twitch your sword high above yourself again and slash down with the short edge quickly and deeply to his left ear while stepping forward out to his left, he will then want to rush to displace and then drive above against it, so then strike nimbly with the long edge over again to his right ear and in this slashover step full against his right like before, yet stay with the cross high over your head, and mark as soon as he slashes over then fall further with a cut to his arm, if he is not hurt by this but would evade your work, then follow after him (staying on his arm), and when he makes the smallest extraction, then let fly to another opening and strike him away from you.
However if he strikes at your left from below, then step quickly out to his left and strike with the long edge onto the strong of his sword, as soon as your sword moves or glides on his, twitch your sword high above yourself again and slash down with the short edge quickly and deeply to his left ear while stepping forward out to his left, he will then want to rush to displace and then drive above against it, so then strike nimbly with the long edge over again to his right ear and in this slashover step full against his right like before,
yet stay with the cross high over your head, and mark as soon as he slashes over then fall further with a cut to his arm, if he is not hurt by this but would evade your work, then follow after him (staying on his arm), and when he makes the smallest extraction, then let fly to another opening and strike him away from you.
What the Device Teaches Us
- Parrying strongly using Oberhauw
- Cutting around from a parry (Umbschlagen)
- Slicing/pressing the hands (Schneiden, Hendtrucken)
Interpretation [JM Working notes]
| Meister | Lerhling |
|---|---|
| Waiting in Nebenhut, left leg forward | Waiting in Vom tag, left leg forward |
| Unterhauw | Step out to the right and cut Oberhauw onto the strong of their blade. |
| Once you've displaced, twitch back up and Zwerch to their left ear, stepping forward to your right | |
| Drive quickly up to a left Einhorn to defend | Zwerch over to his right ear, stepping across to the left, keeping hands high. As he... |
| ...cuts a left Zornhauw to the upper right opening | Press your sword to his arms, and follow until he pulls away, then cut to a new opening |
