Crossguard parry set
In which the 'student' demonstrates their knowledge to the 'teacher' of various parries inspired by the devices against attacks at various openings.
Right vom tag Passing step oberhau outside
Wipe away the strike
Left Pflug
Gathering step fwd, Kron catch
Wrench/shove away
False edge cut down to right ear (plunging strike)
Let blade pass down to the left and come around to an oberhau in a circle (zirckel), step left while doing so.
Contents |
Response to an Oberhauw
Teacher | Student |
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Vom tag, left leg forward | Eisenport, right leg forward |
Passing Step Oberhauw | Gathering Step forward Kron parry |
Shove up and to the side (Außreissen) with the crossguard. | |
Bring the sword around over in a false edge cut with crossed arms overhead, cutting down vertically at the upper right opening/right shoulder. | |
Swipe away the incoming cut with the long edge | Keeping the downward momentum bring the sword around past the left side and around overhead in a circle ((Zirckel), then take a broad Glide Step to the left, cut with the long edge and extended arms, leaning away from the Teacher's sword reach. |
Response to a Zwerch
Teacher | Student |
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Vom tag, left leg forward | Eisenport, right leg forward |
Passing Step Zwerch | Crossguard catch in the angle of the long edge and crossguard beneath the blade. |
Lift the blade and Passing Step forward left, releasing the left hand and grasping the Teacher's haft between their hands, palm away from them. The right hand keeps the sword trapped so they don't move away to their left with it. | |
Bring their haft out to the left then with a Passing Step back bring it straight down to your mid thing to unbalance/disarm them. Cut with the right hand. |
Response to a Mittelhauw
Teacher | Student |
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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 (Doplieren). |
Optional advanced movement continued from the previous technique
Teacher | Student |
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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). |
Response to an Unterhauw
Teacher | Student |
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Nebenhut, left leg forward | Alber, right leg forward |
Passing Step Unterhauw to lower opening | Cross Step forward Schranckhut parry. |
Bring pommel forward and rotate sword from beneath the Teacher's and over his arms, into his head with a snapping (Umbschnappen). |
Mid High Right vom tag Passing step zwerch outside
Release right hand from sword & step behind Left Pflug Passing step crossguard catch strong on strong Release left, plunge through behind their right arm, grab own forearm. Figure 4 lock. Step through with right for throw/break Mid Low Right zornhut Passing step mittelhau
Parry hangen Left Pflug Passing step pflug catch Lift and run under to wrestle (einlauffen)
Low
Right Nebenhut
Passing step unterhau low
Passing step back, parry right schranckhut Left Pflug Passing step left, pflug catch Wrench blade down and cut right knee (wrenching)