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A Thorough Description of the Art of Fencing
Gründtliche Beschreibung der Kunst des Fechtens
Authors
Joachim Meyer
Translations
Wiktenauer Entry
The Art of Combat: A German Martial Arts Treatise of 1570
by Jeffrey Forgeng
Weapons
Dagger
Dussack
Halberd
Longsword
Pike
Quarterstaff
Sidesword
Sidesword vs. Partisan
Sidesword and Cloak
Sidesword and Dagger
Wrestling
Sections
Book 5 Quarterstaff, Halberd, and Pike
Pike
Postures or Guards
Concerning Thrusts, and how you shall carry them out fluidly in the work
Fighting from the Oberhut (High Guard)
Fighting from the Underhut (Low Guard)
Working in the Before
Mittelhut (Middle Guard)
Dempffhut (Suppressing Guard)
Nebenhut (Side Guard)
Counters for the Postures in the Pike, along with other shrewd devices
Precept 1 (3.44v)
Precept 2 (3.45r.2)
Running In
A brief lesson in how to use your pike in earnest cases...
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Guard
Alber (Fool)
(1 plays)
Einhorn (Unicorn)
(1 plays)
Hangetort (Hanging Point)
(1 plays)
Kron (Crown)
(1 plays)
Langort (Long-point)
(8 plays)
Nebenhut (Side Guard)
(1 plays)
Ochs (Ox)
(2 plays)
Pflug (Plow)
(1 plays)
Schlussel (Key)
(1 plays)
Schrankhut (Crossed Guard)
(1 plays)
Tag (Day)
(8 plays)
Wechsel (Changer)
(9 plays)
Zornhut (Wrath Guard)
(3 plays)
Technique
Ablauffen (Running Off)
(3 plays)
Ausreissen (Wrenching)
(1 plays)
Cut
(9 plays)
Durchwinden (Winding Through)
(1 plays)
Einschiessen (Shooting In)
(2 plays)
Fehien (Failing)
(7 plays)
Flank Cut, Outside
(1 plays)
Flat Strike, Inside
(1 plays)
Flat Strike, Outside
(2 plays)
Hendtrucken (Pressing Hands)
(1 plays)
High Cut
(3 plays)
Kreutzhauw (Cross Cut)
(1 plays)
Krumphau (Crooked Cut)
(1 plays)
Kurtzhauw (Short Cut)
(1 plays)
Long Edge Cut
(4 plays)
Mutate
(2 plays)
Oberhau (High Cut)
(2 plays)
Parry
(4 plays)
Parry with Outside Flat
(1 plays)
Pull up for a stroke
(2 plays)
Rinde (Looping)
(1 plays)
Scheibe (Slice)
(2 plays)
Schielhauw (Squinting Cut)
(1 plays)
Schielhauw, Crossed Arms (Squinting Cut)
(2 plays)
Schneller (Flick)
(1 plays)
Short Edge Cut
(4 plays)
Short Edge Cut, Crossed Arms
(6 plays)
Slip
(2 plays)
Streich (Slash)
(9 plays)
Umbschlagen (Striking Around)
(2 plays)
Underhauw (Under Cut)
(10 plays)
Verkehren (Reversing)
(2 plays)
Zornhuaw (Wrath Cut)
(7 plays)
Zwerch (Thwart)
(12 plays)
Target
Arm (Unspecified)
(1 plays)
Arms
(1 plays)
Elbow
(1 plays)
Face
(6 plays)
Hands
(1 plays)
Head
(6 plays)
Left Ear
(12 plays)
Left Head
(2 plays)
Left Side
(2 plays)
Lower-Left Opening
(6 plays)
Lower-Right Opening
(1 plays)
Nearest Opening
(1 plays)
Right Ear
(11 plays)
Rigth Arm
(6 plays)
Sword
(4 plays)
Upper-Left Opening
(4 plays)
Wrist
(1 plays)
Footwork
Pass left foot to his right
(8 plays)
Pass right foot forward
(6 plays)
Pass right foot to his left
(6 plays)
Spring to opponent's left
(1 plays)
Step
(2 plays)
Step Back
(3 plays)
Step back with left foot
(2 plays)
Step back with right foot
(1 plays)
Step forward with left foot
(1 plays)
Step forward with right foot
(1 plays)
Step to opponent with left behind right
(2 plays)
Step to Opponent's Left
(2 plays)
Step wide with left foot
(1 plays)
Withdraw
(1 plays)