View source for Polearm Parrying Set 2 - Straight Thrust

In which the 'student' demonstrates their knowledge to the 'teacher' of defences against a high strike from the various guard positions.

== Response to an straight thrust from a defender in [[Oberhut]] ==

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! Meister
! Lehrling
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| Left lead leg [[Mittelhut]] 
| Left lead leg [[Oberhut]] on the left
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| [[Gathering Step]] thrust
| [[Triangle Step]] left, strike down from above to the opponent's weapon, parrying it downward into [[Mittelhut]]
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| Thrust with the point into [[Mittelhut]] on point.
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== Response to a straight thrust from a defender in [[Unterhut]] ==

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! Meister
! Lehrling
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| Left lead leg [[Mittelhut]] on the left
| Left lead leg [[Unterhut]] on the right
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| [[Gathering Step]] thrust
| Jerk left across to [[Mittelhut]] to deflect the thrust
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| Immediately spring out to the right with the right foot and thrust to the torso.
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== Response to a straight thrust from a defender in [[Mittelhut]] ==


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! Meister
! Lehrling
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| Left lead leg [[Mittelhut]] on the left
| Left lead leg [[Mittelhut]] 
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| [[Gathering Step]] thrust
| Parry with the weak in a straight parrying, pressing his staff and feinting a thrust
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| Jerk to the right
| Change through ([[Durchwechseln]]) under his staff and spring to the right, thrusting to his face (note, we can suppress his staff as we do so with our foible then thrust).
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== Response to a straight thrust from a defender in [[Steurhut]] ==

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! Meister
! Lehrling
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| Left lead leg [[Mittelhut]]
| Left lead leg [[Steurhut]] 
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| [[Gathering Step]] thrust
| Bring the but around in a clockwise circle to the right side, while rotating the lead hand clockwise almost in place, thus using the weak of the staff to parring to the right.
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| Thrust to the torso in [[Mittelhut]]
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