Hanging parry set
From Scholar Victoria
In which the 'student' demonstrates their knowledge to the 'teacher'.
Contents |
Response to an Oberhauw
| Teacher | Student |
|---|---|
| Vom tag, left leg forward | Alber, right leg forward |
| Passing Step Oberhauw | Triangle Step right Hangetort parry |
| Fall through to Alber | Double Triangle Step right cut around with a Zornhauw |
Response to a Zwerch
| Teacher | Student |
|---|---|
| Vom tag, left leg forward | Alber, right leg forward |
| Passing Step Zwerch | Passing Step forward Hangetort parry with the blade almost vertical |
| Reach forward with left hand and grasp crossguard/schilt | |
| Passing Step back with left foot, twist Teacher's sword out to the left and cut over with a single handed cut with the right hand. |
Response to a Mittelhauw
| Teacher | Student |
|---|---|
| Zornhut, left leg forward | Alber, right leg forward |
| Passing Step Mittelhauw | Passing Step forward Hangetort parry with the blade angled. |
| Maintain the Bind | Reverse blade (verkehren) so the point is to the right and lays over their sword and wrench right Außreissen. |
| Cut behind their blade to their face. |
Optional Advanced Movement
Continued from the previous technique
| Teacher | Student |
|---|---|
| Lift hands up to counter the reversing. | Release the left hand, allow the blade to flip back around to point left, underneath their sword. |
| Grip blade with left hand in a half sword. | |
| Move blade up under forearms and hand pressing (Hendtrucken). | |
| Triangle Step to the left, slice over the arms with the halfsword grip (Schneiden). |

