Lehrling I

Lehrling Level 1 Syllabus

Theory

Basic Information

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

Longsword

Posture

• Front weighted
• Rear weighted
• Cross stance

Footwork

• Passing step
• Gathering (lead/rear)
• Triangle step
• Double Step
• False/Cross Step
• Stolen Step

Guards/Postures

Principal Guards

• Vom tag
• Ochs
• Pflug
• Alber

Secondary Guards

Low Side Guards

• Wechsel (change)
• Nebenhut (near guard)
• Schranckhut (barrier guard)

High Side Guards

• Zornhut (wrath guard)
• Mittelhut (middle guard)
• Schlussel

Centreline Guards

• Langort (long point)
• Kron (crown)
• Eisenport (iron gate)

Hanging Guards

• Hangetort (hanging point)
• Einhorn (unicorn)

Strikes

Principal Cuts

Cuts need only be performed at slow speed showing form and technique.

• Oberhauw
• Unterhauw
• Mittelhauw
• Zornhauw

Secondary Cuts

Cuts need only be performed at slow speed showing form and technique.

Crooked cut variations:

• Krumphauw (crooked strike)

False edge cuts which parry:

• Glutzhauw (clashing strike)

Thwart cut variations:

• Zwerch (thwart)

Plunging cut variations:

• Sturtzhauw (plunge strike)

Cuts with winding:

• Windthauw (winding strike)

Changing strike variations:

• Wechselhauw (change strike)

Cutting to the Openings

• Meyer Square - row 1 & 2
• Cutting through and to the point

Handworks

Techniques need only be performed at slow speed showing form and understanding of the application of each handwork.

• Hanging parry set
• Oberhauw parry set

Wrestling

• Arm locks 1-5 against a static opponent