Book 5 Quarterstaff, Halberd, and Pike
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Quarterstaff
Postures or Guards
Oberhut (High Guard)
Underhut (Low Guard)
Nebenhut (Side Guard)
Mittelhut (Middle Guard)
Steurhut (Rudder Guard)
Gerade Versatzung (Straight Parrying)
Devices from the Oberhut (High Guard)
Oberhut Device 1 (3.18r.1)
Oberhut Device 2 (3.18r.2)
Oberhut Device 3 (3.18v.1)
Oberhut Device 4 (3.18v.2)
Devices from the Underhut (Low Guard)
Underhut Device 1 (3.19r.1)
Underhut Device 2 (3.19v.1)
Underhut Device 3 (3.19v.2)
Underhut Device 4 (3.20r.1)
Underhut Device 5 (3.20r.2)
Underhut Device 6 (3.20v.1)
Underhut Device 7 (3.20v.2)
Devices from the MIttelhut (Middle Guard)
Mittelhut Device 1 (3.21r.1)
Mittelhut Device 2 (3.21v.1)
Mittelhut Device 3 (3.21v.2)
Devices from the Gerade Versatzung (Straight Parrying)
Gerade Versatzung Device 1 (3.22v.1)
Gerade Versatzung Device 2 (3.23r.1)
Gerade Versatzung Device 3 (3.23r.2)
Gerade Versatzung Device 4 (3.23v.1)
Gerade Versatzung Device 5 (3.23v.2) The Brain Blow
Gerade Versatzung Device 6 (3.24r.1) The Crest Stroke
Gerade Versatzung Device 7 (3.24r.2)
Gerade Versatzung Device 8 (3.25r.1)
Gerade Versatzung Device 9 (3.25r.2)
Gerade Versatzung Device 10 (3.25v.1)
Gerade Versatzung Device 11 (3.25v.2)
Deceitful Devices/Pulling/Winding/Driving
A Deceitful Device 1 (3.26r.1)
A Deceitful Device 2 (3.26r.2)
How you shall thrust with one hand... (3.26r.3)
Another in which you shall wind... (3.26v.1)
An artful and shrewd thrust to use... (3.26v.2)
Another in which you shall deliver a thrust... (3.27r.1)
Another how you shall thrust before him... (3.27v.1)
A good stroke in which you turn around (3.27v.2)
Another with a Middle Blow (3.28v.1)
Pulling the Thrusts 1 (3.28v.2)
Pulling the Thrusts 2 (3.29r.1)
Pulling the Thrusts 3 (3.29r.2)
Winding 1 (3.29v.1)
Winding 2 (3.29v.2)
Winding 3 (3.30r.1)
Winding 4 (3.30r.2)
A taking of the Staff (3.30r.3)
Driving 1 (3.30v.1)
Driving 2 (3.30v.2)
Another one in which you go through (3.31r.1)
Concerning the Halberd
Cross Cut from Above (3.32r.1)
Cross Cut from Below (3.32r.2)
Driving Diagonally through the opponent (3.32v.1)
Another Driving (3.32v.2)
The Oberhauw (High Cut)
The First Device with the High Cut (3.33r.1)
The Second Device with the High Cut (3.33r.2)
Another with this High Cut (3.34r.1)
The Underhauw (Low Cut)
With the Low Cut (3.34r.2)
Another (3.34v.1)
A device with the Middle Cut (3.34v.2)
Wrenching/Changing Through
Wrenching (3.35r.1)
How you shall conduct yourself with Changing Through... (3.35r.2)
Item, thrust in on one side... (3.35r.3)
Or when are thrusting in... (3.35r.4)
Further note when you have bound... (3.35r.5)
If you stand before an opponent in the middle...(3.36r.1)
How you shall plant your halberd in front on his neck
Position yourself with your halberd... (3.36r.2)
Or when an opponent thrusts in at your right... (3.36r.3)
In the Onset, see that you catch... (3.36r.4)
If an opponent sends your halberd... (3.37r.1)
When you stand with your left foot forward... (3.37r.2)
Item, again cut a High Round Stroke... (3.37r.3)
Also you shall particularly note... (3.37r.4)
Item, thrust earnestly against his right... (3.37r.5)
Some Counters against the Postures
Counter 1 (3.38r.1)
Counter 2 (3.38r.2)
Counter 3 (3.38r.3)
Counter 4 (3.38r.4)
Counter 5 (3.38r.5)
Counter 6 (3.38r.6)
Counter 7 (3.38r.6)
Counter 8 (3.38v.1)
A Wrath Cut
Wrath Cut 1 (3.38v.2)
Wrath Cut 2 (3.38v.3)
Wrath Cut 3 (3.38v.4)
Combat with the Pike
Postures or Guards
Oberhut (High Guard)
Mittelhut (Middle Guard)
Gerade Versatzung (Straight Parrying)
Nebehut (Side Guard)
Wechsel (Change Guard)
Oberhut zum StoB (High Guard for the Thrust)
Underhut (Low Guard)
Dempffhut (Suppressing Guard)
Concerning Thrusts, and how you shall carry them out fluidly in the work
Device 1 (3.40r.1)
Device 2 (3.40v.1) Thrust from below
Fighting from the Oberhut (High Guard)
Oberhut 1 (3.40v.2)
Oberhut 2 (3.41r.1)
Fighting from the Underhut (Low Guard)
Underhut 1 (3.41r.3)
Working in the Before
Device 1 (3.41r.3)
Device 2 (3.41r.4)
Device 3 (3.41v.2)
Mittelhut (Middle Guard)
Mittelhut 1 (3.41v.3)
Mittelhut 2 (3.41v.4)
Mittelhut 3 (3.41v.5)
Dempffhut (Suppressing Guard)
Dempffhut 1 (3.41v.6)
Dempffhut 2 (3.42v.1)
Dempffhut 3 (3.42v.2)
Nebenhut (Side Guard)
Nebenhut 1 (3.42v.3)
Nebenhut 2 (3.42r.1)
Nebenhut 3 (3.43r.2)
Nebenhut 4 (3.43r.3)
The Second Part concerning the Pike
Counters for the Postures in the Pike, along with other shrewd devices
Device 1 (3.43r.4) In the onset...
Device 2 (3.43v.1) Or bind him with a similar guard...
Device 3 (3.43v.2) Now against those who do not...
Device 4 (3.43v.3) Item, change through again with...
Device 5 (3.43v.4) Now if you hold your pike...
Device 6 (3.43v.5) Winding Through
Precept (3.44v)
Device 1 (3.44v) Precept
Device 2 (3.44v.1) If an opponent encounters you...
Device 3 (3.44v.2) Contrarily, when an opponent will strike...
Device 4 (3.44v.3) If you wish to strike out...
Device 5 (3.44v.4) If you find your opponent...
Device 6 (3.45r.1) Chasing
Precept (3.45r.2)
Device 1 (3.45r.2) Concerning the loss of control...
Device 2 (3.45r.3) Hold your pike in the Low Guard...
Device 3 (3.45r.4) Item, hold your pike in the High Guard...
Device 4 (3.45v.1) How you shall swing your pike...
Device 5 (3.45v.2) Another thrust with one hand
Running In
Running In 1 (3.46r.1)
Running In 2 (3.46r.2)
A brief lesson in how to use your pike in earnest cases...
Device 1 (3.46v.1) And frstly, if your opponent...
Device 2 (3.47r.1) Now if he is so strong...
Device 3 (3.47r.2) In the Onset, hold your pike...
Device 4 (3.47r.3) In the Onset, after you have...