Fechter II

The Fechter II level comprises three main elements:

• Demonstrating the ability to pass on knowledge.
• Completing the understanding of the Meyer Longsword syllabus.
• Demonstrating a more complete knowledge of the secondary weapons.

Previous Levels

The fencer should be able to demonstrate the techniques from the previous levels:

• Neuling
• Lehrling I
• Lehrling II
• Fechter I

Dussack Fundamental

Guards/Postures

Side Guards

• Zornhut(wrath guard)
• Stier (steer)
• Mittelhut (middle guard)
• Eber (boar)
• Wechsel (change)

Centreline Guards

• Wacht (watch)
• Schnitt (slice) or Gerade Versetzung (straight parrying)
• Langort (longpoint)
• Bastei (bastion)
• Bogen (bow)

Principal Cuts

• Oberhauw
• Zornhauw
• Mittelhauw
• Unterhauw

Principle Cutting Sequence Drills

• Dussack Drills 4 - Changing off cuts into one another - specifically the example with six cuts.

Dussack Fundamental

Guards/Postures

• Nebenhut (side guard
• Wechsel (change guard)
• Ochs (ox)
• Eisenport (iron gate)
• Langort (long point)
• Pflug (plough)
• Oberhut (high guard)
• Unterhut (low guard)

Parries

• Slicing Off
• Suppressing
• Going Through
• Setting Off
• Hanging
• Taking Out (with the half edge)

Strikes

Thrusts

• Gesichstich (face thrust)
• Gurgelstich (throat thrust)
• Herzstich (heart thrust)
• Gemechstich (groin thrust)

Principal Cuts

• Oberhauw (high cut)
• Unterhauw (low cut)
• Mittelhauw (middle cut)
• Zornhauw (wrath cut)

Secondary Cuts

Derived from High Cut

• Schielhauw (squinting strike)
• Dempffhauw (suppressing strike)

Derived from Zornhauw

• Achselhauw (Shoulder Cut) or Wehrstreich (Defence Strike)
• Huffthauw (Hip Cut)
• Schenckelhauw (Thigh Cut)

Derived from Mittelhauw

• Halßhauw (Neck Cut)
• Gurtelhauw (Belt Cut)
• Fußhauw (Foot Cut)
• Rundstreich (Round Strike)

Other Cuts

• Handthauw (Hand Cut)
• Doppelhauw (Double Cut)

Fencing Free-play

The students shall demonstrate their ability to fence using the principles from Meyer's system in the following conditions:

• Fight a 2 minute bout at slow speed showing control and flow
• Fight a 2 minute bout at high speed using fechtschule rules
• Fight a 2 minute bout at high speed using tournament rules
• Referee a 2 minute bout between peers

Wrestling & Dagger

All techniques should show control and cooperation between participants - injuries are not what we're looking for.

Application

• Arm locks 1-5 against an opponent striking out dynamically with a dagger strike (moderate speed)

Dagger Guards

• Oberhut (High guard)
• Mittelhut (Middle guard)
• Unterhut (Low guard)
• Kreutzhut (Cross guard)

Applications

• Parry from High Guard 1
• Parry from High Guard 2
• Parry from High Guard 3
• Parry from Low Guard 1
• Parry from Low Guard 2
• Casting opponent backward against a dagger attack.
• Dagger Technique 9 - Another takedown