Freifechter

Revision as of 13:33, 30 September 2016

To become a fencing master the student must have full knowledge of all of Meyer’s texts… we don’t expect anyone to reach this for a while.

Training Duration:

As long as it takes...

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE Progression of Engagement Know onset, handworks, withdrawal Understand vor, nach, gleich, indes Example Device 126r.1 Basic Knowledge 4 openings to body/head Parts of the sword Gripping the sword Types of Parrying WRESTLING/GRAPPLING Arm locking Wrestling Ringen am Schwert LONGSWORD Stances Front weighted Rear weighted Cross stance Footwork Passing Triangle Double Triangle Stolen/Broken Side/Glide Gathering Principle Guards Vom tag Ochs Pflug Alber Secondary Guards Wechsel Nebenhut Schranckhut Zornhut Mittelhut Schlussel Eisenport Langenort Hangetort Einhorn Principal Cuts Oberhauw Unterhauw Mittelhauw Zornhauw Secondary Cuts Zwerch Krumphauw Sturzhauw Kronhauw Wechselhauw Kurtzhauw Prellhauw Blendthauw Windthauw Kneichelhauw Schielhauw Glutzhauw Cutting to the Openings Meyer Square - row 1 & 2 Meyer Square - row 3 & 4 Meyer Square - On Point Meyer Square - Parrying Example Device 127v.1 Parrying & Handworks Hanging parries Long-edge/straight parries Crossguard parries Oberhauw parries Deceptions/entries Flying off Failing Pulling Changing through Chasing after Devices from Vom Tag First play Second play Third play Fourth play Fifth play ("another") Breaking the High Guard Devices from Zornhut First play Second play Third play Fourth play Fifth play ("another") "Rule" Left zornhut Devices from Ochs First play Second play Third play Fourth play Devices from Einhorn First play Second play Third play Fourth play Devices from Schlussel First play Second play Devices from Hanging Point First play Second play Devices from Eisenport First play Second play Devices from Nebenhut First play Devices from Mittelhut First play Second play POLEARMS (optional) Guards High/over guard Middle guard/straight parrying/field Low/under guard Rudder guard Near guard Staff Strikes (with applications) True edge strike from above True edge strike from below Alternating high/low strike Alternating low/high strike Continuous diagonals from above Continuous diagonals from below Thrusts Crest strike Sweeping strike DUSSACK (optional) Guards Wrath guard Steer Middleguard Boar Change Watch Slice Longpoint Bastion Bow Strikes Scheitel Zornhauw Zwerch/middle Unterhauw First cutting drill Second cutting drill Third cutting drill Fourth drill Example with 6 cuts Change cross through the middle Cross change DAGGER (optional) Guards High guard Middle guard Low guard Cross gaurd Application High guard applications Low guard application