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 4 Dagger and Wrestling

Dagger

Oberhut (High Guard) [5 videos]

Underhut (Low Guard)

Chief Parries [2 videos]

Kreutzhut (Cross Guard) [3 videos]

Casting (Throwing) [1 video]

Disarms [3 videos]

Aussreissen (Wrenching)

A Counter Against the Deceit

A device in which you go through

Grappling

Precepts [2 videos]

Wrestling

Wrestling 1 (3.13v.2)

Wrestling 2 (3.13v.3)

Wrestling 3 (3.13v.4)

Wrestling 4 (3.13v.5)

Wrestling 5 (3.14r.1)

Wrestling 6 (3.14r.2)

Wrestling 7 (3.14r.3)

Wrestling 8 (3.14r.4)

Wrestling 9 (3.14r.5)

Wrestling 10 (3.14r.6)

Wrestling 11 (3.14r.7)

Wrestling 12 (3.14v.1)

Wrestling 13 (3.14v.2)

Wrestling 14 (3.14v.3)

Wrestling 15 (3.14v.4)

Wrestling 16 (3.14v.5)

Wrestling 17 (3.15v.1)

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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)