Table of Techniques

All fencers begin with the longsword fundamentals as well as simple grappling techniques. As they grow in experience they will add further techniques to their repertoire and at the level of Freifechter the students are expected to take on other weapons and systems.

Longsword Fundamentals

Technique	Description	Neuling	Lehrling	Fechter	Freifechter
Fundamentals & Theory
Parts of the weapon		✓	✓	✓	✓
Gripping the Longsword		✓	✓	✓	✓
Elements of Fencing		✓	✓	✓	✓
Types of Versetzen		✓	✓	✓	✓
The 5 Meisterhauw		✓	✓	✓	✓
The 4 Openings		✓	✓	✓	✓
The Four Times Vor, Nach, Indes, & Gleich		✓	✓	✓	✓
The Three Stages of the Exchange		✓	✓	✓	✓
The Three Types of Strike: Provoker, Hitter, & Taker			✓	✓	✓
Tactical Approaches			✓	✓
Posture
Front Weighted		✓	✓	✓	✓
Rear Weighted		✓	✓	✓	✓
Cross stance		✓	✓	✓	✓
Footwork
Passing		✓	✓	✓	✓
Stolen/Broken		✓	✓	✓	✓
Side/Glide		✓	✓	✓	✓
Gathering (lead/rear)		✓	✓	✓	✓
Triangle step		✓	✓	✓	✓
False/Cross Step		✓	✓	✓	✓
Principal Guards
Vom tag		✓	✓	✓	✓
Ochs		✓	✓	✓	✓
Pflug		✓	✓	✓	✓
Alber		✓	✓	✓	✓
Secondary Guards
Wechsel		✓	✓	✓	✓
Zornhut		✓	✓	✓	✓
Langort		✓	✓	✓	✓
Nebenhut		✓	✓	✓	✓
Schranckhut		✓	✓	✓	✓
Kron		✓	✓	✓	✓
Hangetort		✓	✓	✓	✓
Einhorn		✓	✓	✓	✓
Guards Progression		✓	✓	✓	✓
Attacking the Openings
Meyer Square - row 1	Principal cuts only	✓	✓	✓	✓
Meyer Square - row 1 & 2	Using zwerchs		✓	✓	✓
Meyer Square - row 1 to 4				✓	✓
Meyer's Devices & Plays
Attacking to the Openings Device 127v.1				✓	✓
Example Device 126r.1	Stages of the exchange			✓	✓
Principal Strikes
Oberhauw	Application 1 - Entry	✓	✓	✓	✓
	Application 2 - Versetzen	✓	✓	✓	✓
Unterhauw	Application 1 - Entry	✓	✓	✓	✓
	Application 2 - Versetzen/Absetzen	✓	✓	✓	✓
Mittelhauw	Application 1 - Entry	✓	✓	✓	✓
	Application 2 - Versetzen	✓	✓	✓	✓
Zornhauw	Application 1 - Entry	✓	✓	✓	✓
	Application 2 - Ablauffen	✓	✓	✓	✓
	Application 3 - Fehlen		✓	✓	✓
	Application 4 - Verfliegen		✓	✓	✓
	Application 5 - Wechseln		✓	✓	✓
	Application 6 - Doplieren		✓	✓	✓
Secondary Cuts
Zwerch	Application 1 - Entry	✓	✓	✓	✓
	Application 2 - Versetzen	✓	✓	✓	✓
	Application 3 - Fehlen		✓	✓	✓
Kniechelhauw			✓	✓	✓
Krumphauw	Application 1 - Versetzen	✓	✓	✓	✓
Kurtzhauw			✓	✓	✓
Sturtzhauw	Application 1 - entry		✓	✓	✓
	Application 2 - Zirckel		✓	✓	✓
Kronhauw			✓	✓	✓
Schielhauw	Application 1 - "Old" Schielhauw	✓	✓	✓	✓
	Application 2 - "New" Schielhauw		✓	✓	✓
Glutzhauw			✓	✓	✓
Wechselhauw	Application 1 - Versetzen		✓	✓	✓
	Application 2 - Driving		✓	✓	✓
Prellhauw			✓	✓	✓
Windthauw			✓	✓	✓
Blendthauw			✓	✓	✓
Thrusts
Thrusts	Application 1 - Low line entry	✓	✓	✓	✓
	Application 2 - High line entry	✓	✓	✓	✓
Handworks
Anbinden Techniques	Application 1 - Umbschlagen		✓	✓	✓
	Application 2 - Wechseln		✓	✓	✓
	Application 3 - Zucken		✓	✓	✓
	Application 4 - Schneiden		✓	✓	✓
	Application 5 - Hendtrucken		✓	✓	✓
	Application 6 - Verkehren		✓	✓	✓
	Application 7 - Unbchnappen		✓	✓	✓
	Application 8 - Außreissen		✓	✓	✓
Hengen	Application 1 - hanging		✓	✓	✓
Abschneiden	Application 1 - slicing off			✓	✓
Einlauffen	Application 1 - rear throw			✓	✓
Ringen am Schwert	Application 1 - crossed blades			✓	✓
	Application 2 - sword taking on blade			✓	✓
	Application 3 - sword taking on hilt			✓	✓
	Application 4 - wrenching between hands			✓	✓
	Application 5 - counter to wrenching			✓	✓
Halfswording	Application 1 - Halfsword Entry			✓	✓
	Application 2 - Zwerch Entry			✓	✓
	Application 2 - Locking/Wrenching			✓	✓
	Application 3 - Throwing			✓	✓
Techniques under Pressure
Static demonstration of techniques only		✓
Techniques should be demonstrated dynamically with footwork			✓
All techniques should be demonstrated with speed & intent				✓	✓
Fencing
2 Minute bout	Slow, flowing, minimal gear	✓	✓	✓	✓
2 Minute bout	Medium (class speed)		✓	✓	✓
2 Minute bout	High intensity (tournament)			✓	✓
2 Minute bout	Refereeing			✓	✓

Dagger & Grappling

Technique	Description	Neuling	Lehrling	Fechter	Freifechter
Grapples to arm
Joint locking techniques	Against a static opponent		✓	✓	✓
	Against an opponent striking			✓	✓
	Against an opponent with dagger				✓
	Dagger Guards & Application
Oberhut	Parry from High Guard 1			✓	✓
	Parry from High Guard 2			✓	✓
	Parry from High Guard 3			✓	✓
Unterhut	Parry from Low Guard 1			✓	✓
	Parry from Low Guard 2			✓	✓
Mittelhut				✓	✓
Kreutzhut				✓	✓
Casting opponent backward	Defence against dagger attack			✓	✓
Dagger Technique 9 - Another Takedown	Defence against dagger attack			✓	✓

Dussack

Dussack specific specialisation is covered in the Scholar Victoria google classroom; it will be transferred to the wiki in due course.

Rappier

Dussack specific specialisation is covered in the Scholar Victoria google classroom; it will be transferred to the wiki in due course.

Polearms

Dussack specific specialisation is covered in the Scholar Victoria google classroom; it will be transferred to the wiki in due course.