Mittelhut

Middle Guard

A high side guard which forms one of the secondary guards in Meyer. The mittelhut is not illustrated in Meyer's text for longsword, but is shown for dussack and is also shown in Mair (shown above).

A middle guard held to the side of the body; a natural start and end point for a mittelhauw strike. Care should be taken not to let the elbow and hands extend too far in front of the body lest they become a target.

The mittelhut can be font or back weighted posture. A back weighted mittelhut can transition to a zornhut simply by turning the torso away from the opponent so the point turns toward the opponent behind the fencer's back.