Parry from High Guard 2

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| [[Gathering Step]] stab from the right to their upper left opening
 
| [[Gathering Step]] stab from the right to their upper left opening
| Thrust down over their attacking arm and catch their wrist between your forearm and blade.  In doing this turn your right shoulder in and compass the back leg around to avoid their stroke and get better arm control.
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| Thrust down over their attacking arm from your right, and catch their wrist between your forearm and blade, catching it there by clamping their arm between your wrist and dagger.
 
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| Pull dagger down to the right side with a left [[Side Step]] in in a spiral motion down to your right thigh, gripping their wrist between your dagger and forearm.
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| Pull dagger down to the right side with a left [[Passing Step]] in in a spiral motion down to your right thigh, gripping their wrist between your dagger and forearm.
 
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| Bring your dagger back up to your left and stab in to their exposed right flank/head.
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| Bring your dagger back up to your left and stab in to their exposed right flank/head before their right arm can recover.
 
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Revision as of 03:49, 24 January 2017

Parry from high guard against an attack to the defender's upper left opening .

Canonically these are performed from reverse grip, but variations can be extrapolated from the orthodox grip.

Meyer also says we can extrapolate a variation of this for attacks to the upper right opening.

Meister Lehrling
Oberhut, right leg forward Oberhut, right leg forward
Gathering Step stab from the right to their upper left opening Thrust down over their attacking arm from your right, and catch their wrist between your forearm and blade, catching it there by clamping their arm between your wrist and dagger.
Pull dagger down to the right side with a left Passing Step in in a spiral motion down to your right thigh, gripping their wrist between your dagger and forearm.
Bring your dagger back up to your left and stab in to their exposed right flank/head before their right arm can recover.
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