Abschneiden

Abschneiden (slicing off, slicing away) is one of the 17 Hauptstucke in the recital of Johannes Liechtenauer, and means a slicing action that maintains pressure while pulling the blade out from the opponent’s, essentially similar to taking off, only with different orientation of the blades.

Primary Sources

Johannes Liechtenauer's Recital (1300s) 

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Pseudo-Peter von Danzig's Gloss of the Recital (before 1452) 

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Sigmund Schining ain Ringeck's Gloss of the Recital (before 1508) 

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Hans Talhoffer's Illustrations of the Recital (1467) 

Illustrations from Archetype	Complete Translation by Cory Winslow	Archetype (1467)  by Gustav Hergsell	Kassel Version (1600s)	Munich Version (1820)
	[31] He attacks after the lower opening.	[12r] Der gryfft nach der vnderen blosz	[103r] Page:2° Ms.iurid. 29 103r.png	[21r] Page:Cod.icon.394 21r.png
	[32] He slices from above therein.	der schnit von oben daryn.

Peter Falkner's Illustrations of the Recital (ca. 1495) 

Illustrations	Complete Translation by Christian Trosclair	Vienna Version (1495)  Transcribed by Dierk Hagedorn
	Four are the Slices With two above and two below. Slice against the hard From below in both drives.	[11r] Vier sind der schnidt Zwen oben zwen vnden / mit Schneidt wider die hertt Von vndan In baiden gefertt

Video Interpretations

{{#evp:youtube|GPjE-QwOjts| Hugh Knight, Die Schlachtschule (2014)|left}}

{{#evp:youtube|hRqke6b_RWQ| Sword Carolina (2015)|left}}