Lehrling II

Lehrling Level 2 Syllabus

Lehrling Level 2 studends should have a firm grasp of all of the basic cuts and guards, as well as an understanding of the various handworks (expressed in the parrying/deception sets) used in Meyer. They should also understand the point of the attacks to th 4 openings as desribed by Meyer, and other fundamental theory concerning engagement and tactics.

New additions from Lehrling I are underlined.

Theory

Basic Information

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

Engagement Theory

Stages of the Exchange

• Zufechten (onset/beginning)
• Mittel (middle)
• Abzug (withdrawal)

Longsword

Posture

• Front weighted
• Rear weighted
• Cross stance

Footwork

• Passing step
• Gathering (lead/rear)
• Triangle step
• Double Step
• False/Cross Step
• Stolen Step

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Guars/Postures

Principal 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

• Langort (long point)
• Kron (crown)
• Eisenport (iron gate)
• Schlussel (key)

Hanging Guards

• Hangetort (hanging point)
• Einhorn (unicorn)

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Attacks

Thrusts

• Straight Thrust
• Winding Thrust

Principal Cuts

Principal cuts should be performed at higher speed, while maintaining form and balance.

• Oberhauw
• Unterhauw
• Mittelhauw
• Zornhauw

Secondary Cuts

Secondary cuts should be performed at moderate speed, while maintaining form and balance. They need not be as fast or agressive as the principal cuts.

Crooked cut variations:

• Krumphauw (crooked strike)
• Kurtzhauw (short strike)

Thwart cut variations:

• Zwerch (thwart)
• Kneichelhauw (wrist strike)

Plunging cut variations:

• Sturtzhauw (plunge strike)
• Kronhauw ( crown strike)

False edge cuts which parry:

• Schielhauw (squinting strike)
• Glutzhauw (clashing strike)

Changing strike variations:

• Wechselhauw (change strike)
• Prellhauw (rebound strike)

Cuts with winding:

• Windthauw (winding strike)
• Blendthauw (blind strike)

Cutting to the Openings

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

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Handworks

Handworks need only be performed at slower speed; coordination, form, and technique are the priority.

Parrying Sets

• Hanging parry set
• Long edge parry set
• Oberhauw parry set
• Crossguard parry set

Deceptions/entries

• Verfliegen (Flying off)
• Fehlen (Failing)
• Zucken (Pulling)
• Durchwechseln (Changing Through)
• Nachreissen (Chasing)

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Meyer's Devices/Plays

• Attacking to the Openings Device 127v.1

Fencing Free-play

The students shall demonstrate their ability to fence using the principles from Meyer's system in the following conditions:

• Fight a 2 minute bout at slow speed showing control and flow
• Fight a 2 minute bout at moderate speed using fechtschule rules
• Fight a 2 minute bout at moderate speed using tournament rules

Dagger & Wrestling

Guards

• Oberhut (High guard)
• Mittelhut (Middle guard)
• Unterhut (Low guard)
• Kreutzhut (Cross guard)

Application

• Arm locks 1-5 against an opponent striking out dynamically (slow speed)