Lehrling I

Lehrling Level 1 Syllabus

Theory

Basic Knowledge

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

Longsword

Stances

• Front weighted
• Rear weighted
• Cross stance

Footwork

• Passing
• Triangle (single/double)
• Stolen/Broken
• Side/Glide
• Gathering (lead/read)

Principle Guards

• Vom tag (from the day/roof)
• Alber (fool)
• Ochs (ox)
• Pflug (plough)

Secondary Guards

Low Side Guards

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

High Side Guards

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

Centreline Guards

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

Hanging Guards

• Hangetort (hanging point)
• Einhorn (unicorn)

Principal Cuts

• Oberhauw
• Unterhauw
• Mittlehauw
• Zornhauw

Secondary Cuts

• Zwerch (thwart)
• Krumphauw (crooked cut)
• Sturtzhauw (plunge cut)
• Wechselhauw (change cut)
• Glutzhauw (clashing cut)

Cutting to the Openings

• Meyer Square - row 1 to 4
• Cutting through and to the point
• Cutting as parries

Parrying Sets

• Long Edge Parries
• Hanging Point Parries

Wrestling

• Arm locks 1-5 against a static opponent