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

Initiative

• Vor (before)
• Nach (after)
• Gleich (simultaneously)
• Indes (instantly)

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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Strikes

Principal Cuts

Cuts need only be performed at slow speed showing form and technique.

• Oberhauw
  • Application 1 - Oberhauw Entry
  • Application 2 - Oberhauw Parry
• Unterhauw
  • Application 1 - Unterhauw Entry
  • Application 2 - Unterhauw Parry
• Mittelhauw
  • Application 1 - Mittelhauw Entry
  • Application 2 - Mittlehauw Parry
• Zornhauw
  • Application 1 - Zornhauw Entry
  • Application 2 - Zornhauw Parry
  • Application 3 - Zornhauw Ablauffen
  • Application 4 - Zornhauw Fehlen

Secondary Cuts

Cuts need only be performed at slow speed showing form and technique.

Crooked cut variations:

• Krumphauw (crooked strike)
  • Application 1 - Krumphauw to the Arms/Head
  • Application 2 - Krumphauw as a Parry

• Kurtzhauw (short strike)

Thwart cut variations:

• Zwerch (thwart)
  • Application 1 - Zwerch Entry
  • Application 2 - Zwerch as Absetzen
  • Application 3 - Zwerch Verfliegen

• Kneichelhauw (wrist strike)

Plunging cut variations:

• Sturtzhauw (plunge strike)
  • Application 1 - Plunge Strike Entry

• Kronhauw ( crown strike)

False edge cuts which parry:

• Schielhauw (squinting/schield strike)
  • Application 1 - Schielhauw Entry
  • Application 2 - Schielhauw Absetzen
  • Application 3 - Schielhauw Ablauffen
  • Application 4 - Schielhauw Fehlen

• Glutzhauw (clashing strike)

Changing strike variations:

• Wechselhauw (change strike)
  • Application 1 - Wechselhauw
  • Application 2 - Wechselhauw Driving

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

Verfuhren (deceiving)

• Verfliegen (Flying off)
• Ablauffen (Running off)
• Fehlen (Failing)
• Zucken (Pulling)
• Durchwechseln (Changing Through)
• Zirckel (the Circle)

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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)