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Doubling

Cutting behind the opponent's blade from the bind by reversing your sword over theirs and continuing to cut toward their head.

This can be done with the long or short edge. In a bind from the right, the long edge cut crosses the hands over and cuts with a short mittelhauw into their face straight on or somewhat to their right. The short edge version uses a winding action so that the cut comes as part of the reversing, with a cut with the short edge to the left side of their head.

The former is described in devices and earlier sources, while the latter is described in the Handworks section of Meyer's text.

Application Examples

In which the 'student' demonstrates their knowledge to the 'teacher'.

Application 1: Zornhauw Doubling

In this application the technique is being used in the Krieg. In this case the fencer is acting Indes after having taken the Vor.

Meister	Lehrling
Vom tag, left leg forward	Vom tag, left leg forward
	Take a Passing Step forward to the right foot, cut a strong Zornhauw
Parry the Zornhauw with the long edge	Push the pommel through under the right arm, cut an abbreviated Zwerch like cut to the face behind his blade with or without stepping.