Neuling Syllabus

After a month or so of training unranked students will be eligible for the rank of neuling (novice/newcomer). At this point they will know the principle cuts and guards of the Meyer system, and be able to perform basics footwork competently.

Training Duration to Reach this: 4 – 6 weeks

Theory

Basic Information

• 4 Openings (high/low)
• Parts of the weapon
• Gripping the Longsword

Longsword

Posture

• Front Weighted
• Rear Weighted

Footwork

• Passing
• Stolen/Broken
• Side/Glide
• Gathering (lead/rear)

Principal Guards

• Vom tag
• Ochs
• Pflug
• Alber

Secondary Guards

• Wechsel
• Zornhut
• Langort
• Hangetort

Principal Cuts

• Oberhauw
• Unterhauw
• Mittelhauw
• Zornhauw

Cutting to the Openings

• Meyer Square - row 1 & 2

Defence

• Demonstrate a long edge parry from pflug vs:

 *    Oberhauw
 *    Unterhauw

• Demonstrate a hanging point parry from alber vs:

 *    Oberhauw
 *    Unterhauw