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 3 Sidesword (Rappier)

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Oberhut (High Guard)

Ochs (Ox)

Underhut (Low Guard)

Eisenport (Iron Gate)

Pflug (Plow)

Langort (Longpoint)

Chapter 4

Schedekhauw (Scalp Cut) 1 or Oberhut (High Cut) (2.55v.1) [1 video]

Schedekhauw (Scalp Cut) 2 or Oberhut (High Cut) (2.56r.1) [1 video]

Dempfthauw (Suppressing Cut) 1 (2.56r.2) [1 video]

Dempfthauw (Suppressing Cut) 2 (2.56v.1)

Schielhauw (Squinting Cut) 1 (2.57r.1) [1 video]

Schielhauw (Squinting Cut) 2 (2.57r.2) [1 video]

Oberhauw Schlims (Diagonal High Cut) 1 or Zornhauw (Wrath Cut) (2.57v.1)

Oberhauw Schlims (Diagonal High Cut) 2 or Defense Stroke

Upper Cross (2.58r.1)

Middle Cross (2.58r.2)

Lower Cross (2.58r.3)

Huffthauw (Hip Cut) 1 (2.58v.2) [1 video]

Huffthauw (Hip Cut) 2 (2.59r.1) [1 video]

Rundstreich (Round Strike) (2.59r.2) [2 videos]

Doppel Rundstreich (Double Round Strike) (2.59v.1) [2 videos]

Halsshauw (Neck Cut) (2.60r.1) [2 videos]

Fusshauw (Foot Cut)

Mittelhauw (Middle Cut)

Handthhauw (Hand Cut) [2 videos]

Doppelhauw (Double Cut) (2.60v.1) [1 video]

Chapter 5

Oberstich (High Thrust) (2.61r.1) [1 video]

Gesichstich (Face Thrust) 1 (2.62r.1) [1 video]

Gesichstich (Face Thrust) 2 (2.62r.2)

Gurgelstich (Throat Thrust) (2.62r.3) [1 video]

Herzstich (Heart Thrust) (2.62v.1) [1 video]

Gemechstich (Groin Thrust) 1 (2.62v.2)

Gemechstich (Groin Thrust) 2 (2.62v.3)

Verkehrter Stich (Reversed Thrust) (2.63v.1) [1 video]

Doppelstich (Double Thrust) 1 (2.63v.2) [1 video]

Doppelstich (Double Thrust) 2 (2.64r.1) [1 video]

Doppelstich (Double Thrust) 3 (2.64r.2) [1 video]

Verfierte Stich (Deceitful Thrust) 1 (2.64r.3) [1 video]

Verfierte Stich (Deceitful Thrust) 2 (2.64r.4) [1 video]

Fliegender Stich (Flying Thrust) 1 (2.64r.5)

Fliegender Stich (Flying Thrust) 2 (2.64v.1) [1 video]

Chapter 6

Cut to Thrust 1 (2.65r.1) [1 video]

Cut to Thrust 2 (2.65r.2) [1 video]

Thrust to Cut 1 (2.65r.3) [1 video]

Thrust to Cut 2 (2.65r.4) [1 video]

Chapter 7

Deceiving 1 (2.65v.1)

Deceiving 2 (2.66v.1)

Deceiving 3 (2.66v.2)

Deceiving 4 (2.67v.1)

Deceiving 5 (2.67v.2)

Absetzen (Setting Off) (2.68r.1)

Abschneiden (Slicing Off) (2.68r.2)

Dempffen (Suppressing) (2.68r.3)

Durchgehn (Going Through) (2.68v.1)

Verhengen (Hanging) (2.68r.1)

Sperren (Barring) (2.70r.1)

Aussschlagen (Striking Out) 1 (2.70r.2)

Aussschlagen (Striking Out) 2 (2.70r.3)

Aussnemen (Taking Out) (2.70v.1)

Chapter 8

Wechseln (Changing) 1 (2.70v.2)

Wechseln (Changing) 2 (2.71r.1)

Nachreisen (Chasing) 1 (2.71r.2)

Nachreisen (Chasing) 2 (2.71v.1)

Winden (Winding) (2.71v.2)

Part 2

Right Ochs 1 (2.72r.1)

Right Ochs 2 (2.73v.1)

Abwechseln (Changing Off) 1 (2.73v.2)

Gerade Versatzung (Straight Parrying)

Against Gerade Versatzung (Straight Parrying)

Oberhut (High Guard) [1 video]

Underhut (Low Guard) on the Left

Underhut (Low Guard) on the Right, Nebenhut (Side Guard)

Pflug (Plow)

Einlauffen (Running In)

Summary

Rapier and Dagger

Rapier and Cloak

Rapier vs Partisan

Hidden Thrust from Image I [1 video]

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)