Fechter II

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Progression of Engagement

Know onset, handworks, withdrawal Understand vor, nach, gleich, indes Example Device 126r.1

Basic Knowledge

4 openings to body/head Parts of the sword Gripping the sword Types of Parrying

WRESTLING/GRAPPLING

Arm locking Wrestling Ringen am Schwert

LONGSWORD

Stances

Front weighted Rear weighted Cross stance

Footwork

Passing Triangle Double Triangle Stolen/Broken Side/Glide Gathering

Principle Guards

Vom tag Ochs Pflug Alber

Secondary Guards

Wechsel Nebenhut Schranckhut Zornhut Mittelhut Schlussel Eisenport Langenort Hangetort Einhorn

Principal Cuts

Oberhauw Unterhauw Mittelhauw Zornhauw

Secondary Cuts

Zwerch Krumphauw Sturzhauw Kronhauw Wechselhauw Kurtzhauw Prellhauw Blendthauw Windthauw Kneichelhauw Schielhauw Glutzhauw

Cutting to the Openings

Meyer Square - row 1 & 2 Meyer Square - row 3 & 4 Meyer Square - On Point Meyer Square - Parrying Example Device 127v.1

Parrying & Handworks

Hanging parries Long-edge/straight parries Crossguard parries Oberhauw parries

Deceptions/entries

Flying off Failing Pulling Changing through Chasing after

Devices from Vom Tag

First play Second play Breaking the High Guard

Devices from Zornhut

First play Second play

Devices from Ochs

First play Second play

Devices from Einhorn

First play Second play

Devices from Schlussel

First play Second play

Devices from Hanging Point

First play Second play

Devices from Eisenport

First play Second play

Devices from Nebenhut

First play

Devices from Mittelhut

First play Second play

POLEARMS (optional)

Guards

High/over guard Middle guard/straight parrying/field Low/under guard Rudder guard Near guard

Staff Strikes (with applications)

True edge strike from above True edge strike from below Alternating high/low strike Alternating low/high strike Continuous diagonals from above Continuous diagonals from below

Thrusts

Crest strike Sweeping strike

DUSSACK (optional)

Guards

Wrath guard Steer Middleguard Boar Change Watch Slice Longpoint Bastion Bow

Strikes

Scheitel Zornhauw Zwerch/middle Unterhauw First cutting drill Second cutting drill Third cutting drill Fourth drill Example with 6 cuts Change cross through the middle Cross change

DAGGER (optional)

Guards

High guard Middle guard Low guard Cross gaurd

Application

High guard applications Low guard application