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

Meister	Lehrling
Left lead leg Mittelhut	Left lead leg Oberhut on the left
Gathering Step thrust	Triangle Step left, strike down from above to the opponent's weapon, parrying it downward into Mittelhut
	Thrust with the point into Mittelhut on point.

Response to a straight thrust from a defender in Unterhut

Meister	Lehrling
Left lead leg Mittelhut on the left	Left lead leg Unterhut on the right
Gathering Step thrust	Jerk left across to Mittelhut to deflect the thrust
	Immediately spring out to the right with the right foot and thrust to the torso.

Response to a straight thrust from a defender in Mittelhut

Meister	Lehrling
Left lead leg Mittelhut on the left	Left lead leg Mittelhut
Gathering Step thrust	Parry with the weak in a straight parrying, pressing his staff and feinting a thrust
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).

Response to a straight thrust from a defender in Steurhut

Meister	Lehrling
Left lead leg Mittelhut	Left lead leg Steurhut
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.
	Thrust to the torso in Mittelhut