Andre Lignitzer/John Tse D 2022

Here begins then or now the manner of fencing with short daggers.

The first piece

If someone thrusts you from below towards the face or towards the chest, move in with your left arm and with the left hand take out from inside over his right arm, and press strongly on your left side. Then thrust with the dagger towards his face.

The second piece

If he acts as if he wants to thrust high towards your face, makes the false cut, and wants to thrust to your side, shorten the cut on your left arm and with your left hand turn over his right’s and pierce him strongly against your chest. Then thrust towards his face.

The third piece

If he has the dagger in his hand, the little finger towards the blade, and if he thrusts from above towards your face; raise your left hand from low to high in his right arm and out over his right hand. Take his hand with the dagger in your left and touch the dagger in front of him.

The fourth piece

If he has his dagger on the little finger towards the blade and if he thrust towards your side or the genitals, move in with your left hand from high to low and thrust with your dagger below his right hand. Press down with your left hand and with the right raise well up, take it to your chest and you shoot back or hurl from him on your right side.

The fifth piece

If he has his dagger and little finger towards the blade and if he thrusts from high to low towards you, then take your dagger like him and thrust from low to high out from your left side against his attack below his right hand. With your left hand take his right hand over your blade and press your arms to his and pull down. Thus he loses his dagger.

The sixth piece

If he has pulled his dagger and you point yours and if he thrusts towards you, with your right arm raise from low to high and with your right hand seize behind his own. And with your left hand take his right elbow. Take his arm over and hurl him to the ground.

The seventh piece

If he has his dagger pulled in front of you and if he thrusts from above towards you, shorten the cut on your left arm and with your left hand take his right arm in near his hand and press him to your left side. Throw him behind you. Thus you break his arm. And if you want to throw him over his back, with your right leg jump towards his left side, and with your hand take his right arm from below. Thus you will throw him over his thighs.