Ablauffen

Running/Flowing Off

The act of redirecting a cut smoothly as soon as they parry so that their blade runs off to the outside, allowing you to cut around. This differs from Fehlen in that it is done after they have parried the sword aside, rather than before.

Application Examples

In which the 'student' demonstrates their knowledge to the 'teacher' of a failing attack which moves to the side.

Meister	Lehrling
Oberhut, left leg forward	Oberhut, left leg forward
	Passing Step, Zornhauw fast with the point forward.
Pass back with a cut as a long edge parry.	As they parry allow your blade to be taken aside down and right, and lift the hands so their weapon slides off to your right almost in a circle (Zirckel) by their left side.
	Step left and cut over with a Zornhauw to the upper right opening.

This is a very common technique and is demonstrated in:

• Long edge parry set #2