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

Pike

Sidesword vs. Partisan

Sidesword and Cloak

Sidesword and Dagger

Sections

Book 2 Dussack

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Drill 1 Example 1 (2.4v.1) [1 video]

Drill 1 Example 2 (2.5v.1) [1 video]

Drill 1 Example 3 (2.5v.2) [1 video]

Dussack Drill 2 (2.6r.1)

Dussack Drill 3 Example 1 (2.6v.1)

Dussack Drill 3 Example 2 (2.6v.2)

Dussack Drill 3 Example 3 (2.6v.3)

Dussack Drill 4 Example 1 (2.6v.4)

Dussack Drill 4 Example 2 (2.7v.1)

Six Cuts (2.7v.2)

Cross Change 1 (2.8r.1)

Cross Change 2 (2.8r.2)

Chapter 4

Sturzhauw (Plunge Cut) (2.9r.1)

Krumphauw (Crooked Cut)

Kurtzhauw (Short Cut) (2.9v.1)

Zwingerhauw (Constrainer Cut) (2.10r.1)

Brummerhauw (Roarer Cut) (2.10r.2)

Weckerhauw (Waker Cut) (2.11r.1)

Rosenhauw (Rose Cut) (2.11r.2)

Gefehrhauw (Danger Cut) (2.11v.1)

Entrusthauw (Anger Cut) 1 (2.11v.2)

Entrusthauw (Anger Cut) 2 (2.11v.3)

Fehlhauw (Failing Cut) (2.12v.1)

Blendthauw (Blind Cut) (2.12v.12)

Schnellhauw (Flicking Cut) (2.13v.1)

Windthauw (Winding Cut) (2.13v.3)

Bochhauw (Knocking Cut) (2.13v.4)

Wechselhauw (Change Cut)

Kreutzhauw (Cross Cut) (2.14r.1)

Chapter 5

Opening 1 (2.15v.1)

Opening 2 (2.15v.2)

Opening 3 (2.15v.3)

Opening 4 (2.16r.1)

Opening 5 (2.16r.2)

Opening 6 (2.16r.3)

Chapter 7

Chapter 6

Parrying 1 (2.17r.1)

Parrying 2 (2.17r.2)

Parrying 3 (2.17r.3)

Parrying 4 (2.17r.4)

Parrying 5 (2.18r.1)

Parrying 6 (2.18r.2)

Chapter 8 Wacht (Watch)

Watch Device 1 (2.20r.1)

Watch Device 2 (2.20v.1)

Watch Precept

Watch Device 3 (2.21r.1)

Watch Device 4 (2.21r.2)

Watch Device 5 (2.21v.1)

Watch Device 6 (2.21v.2)

Chapter 9

Stier Device 1 First (2.23r.1)

Stier Device 2 Second (2.23r.2)

Stier Device 3 Third (2.23v.1)

Stier Device 4 Fourth (2.24r.1)

Stier Device 5 Won't Strike (2.24r.2)

Stier Device 6 Too High (2.24v.1)

Stier Device 7 Too Low (2.24v.2)

Stier Device 8 Goad (2.25r.1)

Stier Device 9 Forcefully 1 (2.25v.1)

Stier Device 10 Forcefully 2 (2.25v.2)

Stier Device 11 Body Language (2.26r.1)

Stier Device 12 Danger (2.27r.1)

Stier Device 13 Waker (2.27r.2)

Stier Device 14 Steer (2.27v.1)

Stier Precept

Chapter 10

Zornhut Device 1 First (2.29r.1)

Zornhut Device 2 Second (2.29v.1)

Zornhut Device 3 Point to Face 1 (2.29v.2)

Zornhut Device 4 Point to Face 2 (2.30r.1)

Zornhut Device 5 Sliding 1 (2.30r.2)

Zornhut Device 6 Sliding 2 (2.30v.1)

Zornhut Device 7 Sliding 3 (2.30v.2)

Zornhut Device 8 Laying On (2.30v.3)

Left Device 1 Left Wrath (2.31r.1)

Left Device 2 (2.31r.2)

Left Device 3 Left Steer (2.31v.1)

Left Device 4 Left and Right Steer (2.32r.1)

Left Device 5 Precept (2.32r.2)

Left Device 6 Counter (2.32v.1)

Chapter 11

Gerade Versatzung Device 1 Example (2.33v.1)

Gerade Versatzung Device 2 (2.33v.2)

Gerade Versatzung Device 3 Another (2.33v.3)

Gerade Versatzung Device 4 (2.34r.1)

Gerade Versatzung Device 5 (2.34r.2)

Gerade Versatzung Device 6 Set off, hand in, and draw up (2.34r.3)

Gerade Versatzung Device 7 Set off, step out, and slice (2.34r.4)

Gerade Versatzung Device 8 (2.34v.1)

Gerade Versatzung Device 9 (2.34v.2)

Gerade Versatzung Device 10 (2.34v.3)

Gerade Versatzung Device 11 Precept (2.35r.1)

Gerade Versatzung Device 12 (2.35r.2)

Gerade Versatzung Device 13 Swift and Deceitful (2.35r.3)

Gerade Versatzung Device 14 (2.35v.1)

Chapter 12

Bogen Device 1 (2.36v.1)

Bogen Device 2 (2.36v.2)

Bogen Device 3 (2.36v.3)

Bogen Device 4 Precept (2.37r.1)

Bogen Device 5 (2.37r.2)

Bogen Device 6 (2.37r.3)

Bogen Device 7 (2.37v.1)

Bogen Device 8 Counter (2.37v.2)

Bogen Device 9 (2.37v.3)

Bogen Device 10 (2.37v.4)

Bogen Device 11 Flicking (2.37v.5)

Bogen Device 12 (2.38r.1)

Bogen Device 13 (2.38r.2)

Bogen Device 14 Middle (2.38r.3)

Bogen Device 15 (2.38r.4)

Bogen Device 16 Change Through (2.38v.1)

Bogen Device 17 Turn Point Inwards (2.39v.1)

Bogen Device 18 (2.39v.2)

Bogen Device 19 (2.39v.3)

Bogen Device 20 (2.39v.4)

Bogen Device 21 (2.39v.5)

Bogen Device 22 (2.39v.6)

Bogen Device 23 Slice Off (2.40v.1)

Bogen Device 24 Precept (2.40v.2)

Bogen Device 25 (2.40r.3)

Bogen Device 26 (2.40r.4)

Bogen Device 27 Chasing (2.41r.1)

Bogen Device 28 (2.41r.2)

Bogen Device 29 (2.41r.3)

Chapter 13

Eber Device 1 (2.42r.1)

Eber Device 2 (2.42r.2)

Eber Device 3 (2.42r.3)

Eber Device 4 (2.42v.1)

Eber Device 5 (2.42v.2)

Eber Device 6 (2.42v.3)

Eber Device 7 (2.42v.4)

Eber Device 8 (2.43r.1)

Chapter 14

Mittelhut Device 1 (2.44r.1)

Mittelhut Device 2 (2.44r.2)

Mittelhut Device 3 (2.44v.1)

Mittelhut Device 4 (2.44v.2)

Mittelhut Device 5 (2.44v.3)

Mittelhut Device 6 (2.45r.1)

Mittelhut Device 7 (2.45r.2)

Mittelhut Device 8 (2.45r.3)

Mittelhut Device 9 (2.45v.1)

Chapter 15

Weschel Device 1 (2.45v.2)

Weschel Device 2 (2.46r.1)

Weschel Device 3 (2.46r.2)

Weschel Device 4 (2.47r.1)

Weschel Device 5 (2.47r.2)

Weschel Device 6 (2.47r.3)

Weschel Device 7 (2.47v.1)

Weschel Device 8 (2.47v.2)

Weschel Device 9 (2.47v.3)

Chapter 16

Chapter 17

Grappling Device 1 (2.47v.4)

Grappling Device 2 (2.48r.1)

Grappling Device 3 (2.48r.2)

Grappling Device 4 (2.48r.3)

Grappling Device 5 (2.48r.4)

Grappling Device 6 (2.48v.1)

Grappling Device 7 (2.48v.2)

Grappling Device 8 (2.49r.1)

Grappling Device 9 (2.49r.2)

Conclusion

Conclusion Device 1 (2.49v.1)

Conclusion Device 2 (2.49v.2)

Search by

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)