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Revision as of 03:37, 27 June 2016
The longsword is the subject of the majority of historical fencing manuals from the medieval/high medieval period. While many of the texts also describe other weapons, the longsword provides a common thread throughout. Meyer also uses many of the lessons from the longsword as a basis for his other weapon treatises.
From its earliest days the longsword was a battlefield weapon and remained in use as such through the 14th and 15th centuries, eventually fading into disuse as a common battlefield weapon at the close of the 16th century. During this period, however, it also became the weapon of choice for judicial duels, as well as one of the central weapons in competitive schulefechten. This last application became the central focus of the longsword during the 16th century with the rise in popularity of fencing as a sport amongst the citizens of German towns and cities.
In Meyer Free Scholars the longsword is used to teach all of the principles of armed combat that apply to other weapons, and as such takes up the greater part of the basic syllabus. Longsword techniques integrate directly with ringen with one transitioning smoothly into the other as the flow of combat dictates.
Basic Information
- 4 Openings (high/low)
- Parts of the weapon
- Gripping the weapon
Posture
- Front weighted
- Rear weighted
- Cross stance
Footwork
Guards
Principal Guards
Secondary Guards
Low Side Guards
High Side Guards
Centreline Guards
Hanging Guards
Principal Cuts
Secondary Cuts
- Zwerch
- Krumphauw
- Sturtzhauw
- Kronhauw
- Wechselhauw
- Kurtzhauw
- Prellhauw
- Blendthauw
- Windthauw
- Kneichelhauw
- Schielhauw
- Glutzhauw
Cutting to the Openings
- Meyer Square
- Example Device 127v.1
Parrying & Handwork Sets
This set of techniques comprise some simple drills intended to illustrate some of the more interesting handworks in Meyer's system.
Deceptions/entries
- Flying off
- Failing
- Pulling
- Changing through
- Chasing after
Stages of the Fight
Devices from Vom Tag
- First play
- Second play
- Third play
- Fourth play
- Fifth play ("another")
- Breaking the High Guard
Devices from Zornhut
- First play
- Second play
- Third play
- Fourth play
- Fifth play ("another")
- "Rule"
- Left zornhut
Devices from Ochs
- First play
- Second play
- Third play
- Fourth play
Devices from Einhorn
- First play
- Second play
- Third play
- Fourth 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