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| <p>'''To the Well born Lord, Duke Ottbo Count of Solms, Lord of Munzenberg and Sonnewaldt my Gracious Sir'''</p> | | <p>'''To the Well born Lord, Duke Ottbo Count of Solms, Lord of Munzenberg and Sonnewaldt my Gracious Sir'''</p> | ||
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| <p>{{red|b=1|Thorough Descriptions / of the free Knightly and}}''' Noble Art of Fencing / with various Custom'''ary Weapons / with many beautiful and useful illustrated Figures affected and presented.'''</p> | | <p>{{red|b=1|Thorough Descriptions / of the free Knightly and}}''' Noble Art of Fencing / with various Custom'''ary Weapons / with many beautiful and useful illustrated Figures affected and presented.'''</p> | ||
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| '''Of Man and His Divisions<br/>Chapt. 1''' | | '''Of Man and His Divisions<br/>Chapt. 1''' | ||
From One’s divisions one shall come to understand the Openings and Stances, to and from which one will fence, ongoing to grasping the Middle or Handwork which will be described in the course of this Book, even though at first I was willing to sit and describe this subject alone without any other considerations. Then we move on to examine Fencing in all its components and arts, to be at first known from lessons, then from there to be shown, and then onward to be handled, and you shall at first want to take care to demonstrate how it’s properly done, so that not only the Middle or Handwork is attained, but that the Openings shall be minded, from lessons thereon to note taking, and going forward I shall not leave my written lessons behind me to be forgotten. | From One’s divisions one shall come to understand the Openings and Stances, to and from which one will fence, ongoing to grasping the Middle or Handwork which will be described in the course of this Book, even though at first I was willing to sit and describe this subject alone without any other considerations. Then we move on to examine Fencing in all its components and arts, to be at first known from lessons, then from there to be shown, and then onward to be handled, and you shall at first want to take care to demonstrate how it’s properly done, so that not only the Middle or Handwork is attained, but that the Openings shall be minded, from lessons thereon to note taking, and going forward I shall not leave my written lessons behind me to be forgotten. | ||
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| The Long Edge is the full length of edge from the fingers onward, directed against your opponent, the Short or half edge is the one nearest the thumb, between the thumb and index finger, first finger pointing at the fencer’s self, as if it is imitating the other’s weapon. We will speak as well of the spine of the sword, as shown in the previous illustration. | | The Long Edge is the full length of edge from the fingers onward, directed against your opponent, the Short or half edge is the one nearest the thumb, between the thumb and index finger, first finger pointing at the fencer’s self, as if it is imitating the other’s weapon. We will speak as well of the spine of the sword, as shown in the previous illustration. | ||
| Die Langeschneid ist die volle Widerschneid von den fingern hinauß / gerad gegen deinem widerpart / die Kurtze oder halbe schneide heist die so gegen dem daumen oder zwischen dem daumen und zeiger / oder ersten finger gegen den Fechter selbst gekeret / als ob es umb gleichnus willen mit [Vr] andern wehren / also zu reden / der rucken am Schwerdt were / wie auß hie vorgesetzter Figur zusehen. | | Die Langeschneid ist die volle Widerschneid von den fingern hinauß / gerad gegen deinem widerpart / die Kurtze oder halbe schneide heist die so gegen dem daumen oder zwischen dem daumen und zeiger / oder ersten finger gegen den Fechter selbst gekeret / als ob es umb gleichnus willen mit [Vr] andern wehren / also zu reden / der rucken am Schwerdt were / wie auß hie vorgesetzter Figur zusehen. | ||
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| '''Ox''' | | '''Ox''' | ||
The high parts are guarded with the Ox, which is two moded, Right and Left, thus one can stand in the Ox in two modes, namely the Right and Left modes. The right Ox will first be described, stand with your Left Foot forward, holding the Sword with the hilt next to your head, high and on the right side, so that your forward point is directed against your opponent’s face. For the Left Ox reverse this, namely stand with your Right Foot forward, hold your hilt near your head on its Left Side as said above. Thus you have been told of both Ox Guards or Stances, which is being shown by the Left Figure of illustration B above. | The high parts are guarded with the Ox, which is two moded, Right and Left, thus one can stand in the Ox in two modes, namely the Right and Left modes. The right Ox will first be described, stand with your Left Foot forward, holding the Sword with the hilt next to your head, high and on the right side, so that your forward point is directed against your opponent’s face. For the Left Ox reverse this, namely stand with your Right Foot forward, hold your hilt near your head on its Left Side as said above. Thus you have been told of both Ox Guards or Stances, which is being shown by the Left Figure of illustration B above. | ||
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| '''Roof''' | | '''Roof''' | ||
The Guard of the Roof, which is also known as the High Guard, is explained as follows. Stand with your Left Foot forward, hold your Sword high over your head so its point is directly above, consider the figure on the left of the image above, illustration C, which indicates how one can operate from above, that all strikes can be fenced from the Roof or High Guard, which is why this Guard is named the Roof. | The Guard of the Roof, which is also known as the High Guard, is explained as follows. Stand with your Left Foot forward, hold your Sword high over your head so its point is directly above, consider the figure on the left of the image above, illustration C, which indicates how one can operate from above, that all strikes can be fenced from the Roof or High Guard, which is why this Guard is named the Roof. | ||
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| '''Wrathful Guard''' | | '''Wrathful Guard''' | ||
The Wrathful Guard is known as such since the stance has a wrathful bearing, as will be shown. Stand with your left foot forward, hold your sword out from your right shoulder, so that the blade hangs behind you to threaten forward strikes, and mark this well, that all strikes out from the Guard of the Ox can be intercepted from the Wrathful stance, indeed leading from this stance shows unequal bearing from which One can entice onward, whereupon one can move quickly against the other as needed, as is shown by the Figure in illustration E (on the left). | The Wrathful Guard is known as such since the stance has a wrathful bearing, as will be shown. Stand with your left foot forward, hold your sword out from your right shoulder, so that the blade hangs behind you to threaten forward strikes, and mark this well, that all strikes out from the Guard of the Ox can be intercepted from the Wrathful stance, indeed leading from this stance shows unequal bearing from which One can entice onward, whereupon one can move quickly against the other as needed, as is shown by the Figure in illustration E (on the left). | ||
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| '''Long Point''' | | '''Long Point''' | ||
Stand with your Left foot forward, hold your Weapon with outstretched arms out in front of your face, so that you stand and point forward at your opponent’s face, and thus you stand in the Guard of the Long Point, which you can see in the picture in illustration A. | Stand with your Left foot forward, hold your Weapon with outstretched arms out in front of your face, so that you stand and point forward at your opponent’s face, and thus you stand in the Guard of the Long Point, which you can see in the picture in illustration A. | ||
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| '''Changer''' | | '''Changer''' | ||
This Guard shall now be fully described, stand with your Right foot forward, hold your weapon with the point or Weak stretched out from close at your side aimed at the ground, so that the short edge stands toward your opponent, such as can be seen from the right figure in illustration D above. | This Guard shall now be fully described, stand with your Right foot forward, hold your weapon with the point or Weak stretched out from close at your side aimed at the ground, so that the short edge stands toward your opponent, such as can be seen from the right figure in illustration D above. | ||
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| However, the Barrier Guard is when you hold your Sword with crossed hands in front of you with the point at the ground, which is seen from the figure in illustration F. | | However, the Barrier Guard is when you hold your Sword with crossed hands in front of you with the point at the ground, which is seen from the figure in illustration F. | ||
| Die Schranckhut aber ist / wann du dein Schwerdt mit geschrenckten henden vor dir mit dem ort auff der Erden heltest / wie in volgender Figur deren Buchstaben das F. ist / augenscheinlich zuersehen. | | Die Schranckhut aber ist / wann du dein Schwerdt mit geschrenckten henden vor dir mit dem ort auff der Erden heltest / wie in volgender Figur deren Buchstaben das F. ist / augenscheinlich zuersehen. | ||
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| '''Key''' | | '''Key''' | ||
The Key is shown by the left figure in illustration D, stand with your Left foot forward, and hold your Sword with the haft and crossed arms in front of your chest, so that the short edge lies on your Left Arm, and the point is aimed at your opponent’s face. Thus is this stance or guard rightly made. | The Key is shown by the left figure in illustration D, stand with your Left foot forward, and hold your Sword with the haft and crossed arms in front of your chest, so that the short edge lies on your Left Arm, and the point is aimed at your opponent’s face. Thus is this stance or guard rightly made. | ||
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| '''Unicorn''' | | '''Unicorn''' | ||
Come into pre-fencing with your Left foot forward, wings out from both sides, as if you would stand in the forenamed Key guard, drive with crossed hands overhead on your Right, so that the point is aimed high above and outward, thus it is named Unicorn, and stand as shown by the figure on the Right of illustration E. | Come into pre-fencing with your Left foot forward, wings out from both sides, as if you would stand in the forenamed Key guard, drive with crossed hands overhead on your Right, so that the point is aimed high above and outward, thus it is named Unicorn, and stand as shown by the figure on the Right of illustration E. | ||
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| Firstly if you will execute the high or Vertex Strike, you will find yourself in three Stances, first in the start you will stand in the Roof, in the Middle in the Long Point, and end up in the Fool, so you have moved directly from above through the Line from A to E via three Guards or Stances. If you then drive farther on upward from below to displace with crossed hands, you will find yourself in three more Stances, at the start in the Iron Door, in the Middle the Hanging Point, and in the end full above you in the Unicorn, then grip your Sword with the haft before your chest, so that the half edge lies on your left arm. Now you stand in the Key, and thus you come have onward and drove on along Line A and E from one stance into the other. | | Firstly if you will execute the high or Vertex Strike, you will find yourself in three Stances, first in the start you will stand in the Roof, in the Middle in the Long Point, and end up in the Fool, so you have moved directly from above through the Line from A to E via three Guards or Stances. If you then drive farther on upward from below to displace with crossed hands, you will find yourself in three more Stances, at the start in the Iron Door, in the Middle the Hanging Point, and in the end full above you in the Unicorn, then grip your Sword with the haft before your chest, so that the half edge lies on your left arm. Now you stand in the Key, and thus you come have onward and drove on along Line A and E from one stance into the other. | ||
| Erstlich so du den odern oder Scheitelhauw thust findestu drey Leger / dann im anfang ligstu im Tag / im Mittel im Langenort / am endt im Olber / also hastu in der geraden Lini von ober herab von A und E drey Huten oder Leger / fehrestu widerumb von unden herauff mit geschrenckten händen zur versatzung / befindestu abermals drey Leger / Nemlich im anfang die Eysenport / im mittel das Hangentort / im endt ubersich in voller höh das Einhorn / ziehest du dein Schwerdt mit dem hefft vor die Brust / das die halbe schneide auff deinem Lincken Arm ligt / so stehestu im Schlüssel / also kommestu im auff und abfahren in der Lini A. und E. auß einem Leger in das ander. | | Erstlich so du den odern oder Scheitelhauw thust findestu drey Leger / dann im anfang ligstu im Tag / im Mittel im Langenort / am endt im Olber / also hastu in der geraden Lini von ober herab von A und E drey Huten oder Leger / fehrestu widerumb von unden herauff mit geschrenckten händen zur versatzung / befindestu abermals drey Leger / Nemlich im anfang die Eysenport / im mittel das Hangentort / im endt ubersich in voller höh das Einhorn / ziehest du dein Schwerdt mit dem hefft vor die Brust / das die halbe schneide auff deinem Lincken Arm ligt / so stehestu im Schlüssel / also kommestu im auff und abfahren in der Lini A. und E. auß einem Leger in das ander. | ||
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The Middle or Traversing Strike can execute most effects the Wrathful Strike can, the difference is only that while the Wrathful Strike is a forceful high point, the Diagonal Traverse is brought full on. How the upper lines are traversed is shown in both illustration C (background) and illustration G (background). Such lines are also applicable to Dusack. | The Middle or Traversing Strike can execute most effects the Wrathful Strike can, the difference is only that while the Wrathful Strike is a forceful high point, the Diagonal Traverse is brought full on. How the upper lines are traversed is shown in both illustration C (background) and illustration G (background). Such lines are also applicable to Dusack. | ||
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| '''Under Strike''' | | '''Under Strike''' | ||
This you execute thusly, strike so that you move into the Right Ox (more is said about this in the next chapter) and thus can bring your opponent fencer into range, and step to strike from below traversing above into their left arm, while coming into position with the hilt high above your head, and thus complete. Regarding this, see the figures fighting against the left in the background of illustration B. | This you execute thusly, strike so that you move into the Right Ox (more is said about this in the next chapter) and thus can bring your opponent fencer into range, and step to strike from below traversing above into their left arm, while coming into position with the hilt high above your head, and thus complete. Regarding this, see the figures fighting against the left in the background of illustration B. | ||
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| '''Glancing Strike''' | | '''Glancing Strike''' | ||
The Glancing Strike is also a High strike, but has been so named in that one closes with a small glancing blow, which is done thus: put yourself in the Guard of the Roof or Wrath (as shown in the third chapter) with your left foot forward, from which you will be striking, and while striking be sure to wind your short edge against his strike, and hit with inverting hands at the same time as closing with him, step fully with your Right Foot toward his left side, and so quickly take his head, thus have you done it rightly, and will stand as shown by the figures fighting on the left side of illustration G. | The Glancing Strike is also a High strike, but has been so named in that one closes with a small glancing blow, which is done thus: put yourself in the Guard of the Roof or Wrath (as shown in the third chapter) with your left foot forward, from which you will be striking, and while striking be sure to wind your short edge against his strike, and hit with inverting hands at the same time as closing with him, step fully with your Right Foot toward his left side, and so quickly take his head, thus have you done it rightly, and will stand as shown by the figures fighting on the left side of illustration G. | ||
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| '''Arc Strike''' | | '''Arc Strike''' | ||
This strike is described thus: stand in the Wrath Guard with your left foot forward, when your opponent strikes, step with your right foot fully away from his strike and against his left side, strike with the long edge and crossed hands against his strike, or between his pommel and blade, diagonally over his hands, and fully overshoot his arms to lay on the blade, as shown in illustration D by the figures on the upper right hand side. | This strike is described thus: stand in the Wrath Guard with your left foot forward, when your opponent strikes, step with your right foot fully away from his strike and against his left side, strike with the long edge and crossed hands against his strike, or between his pommel and blade, diagonally over his hands, and fully overshoot his arms to lay on the blade, as shown in illustration D by the figures on the upper right hand side. | ||
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| '''Thwart''' | | '''Thwart''' | ||
You send yourself into the Thwarter thus: assume the primary stance of Wrathful Guard to the right (as shown in the previous chapter), that is you put your left foot forward and hold your sword over your right shoulder, as if you would strike a wrathful strike, and when your opponent strikes you from the roof or above, strike closely with your short edge, breaking against his strike from below, holding your hilt high above to displace near your head, and strike to close by stepping full onto his Left side, thus displacing and closing against the other as shown by the left background figures of illustration H. This can be executed to the left thus striking his right side with a changed point, in that you will strike against his right by engaging with the long edge. | You send yourself into the Thwarter thus: assume the primary stance of Wrathful Guard to the right (as shown in the previous chapter), that is you put your left foot forward and hold your sword over your right shoulder, as if you would strike a wrathful strike, and when your opponent strikes you from the roof or above, strike closely with your short edge, breaking against his strike from below, holding your hilt high above to displace near your head, and strike to close by stepping full onto his Left side, thus displacing and closing against the other as shown by the left background figures of illustration H. This can be executed to the left thus striking his right side with a changed point, in that you will strike against his right by engaging with the long edge. | ||
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| '''Short Strike''' | | '''Short Strike''' | ||
This is a secretive attack, and is described thus: when your opponent strikes you from above, stand as if you would respond with a Arc Strike, that is to bind his sword with the half edge, but let it fall and drive through under his sword, strike with the half edge and crossed arms over his right arm to hit his head, thus you have closed off his sword with the long edge, and accomplished the Short Strike, and stand as is shown by the smaller figure (mid background) on the left of illustration B fighting against the right. | This is a secretive attack, and is described thus: when your opponent strikes you from above, stand as if you would respond with a Arc Strike, that is to bind his sword with the half edge, but let it fall and drive through under his sword, strike with the half edge and crossed arms over his right arm to hit his head, thus you have closed off his sword with the long edge, and accomplished the Short Strike, and stand as is shown by the smaller figure (mid background) on the left of illustration B fighting against the right. | ||
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| '''Bounce Strike''' | | '''Bounce Strike''' | ||
This one is twofold, one the single, the other one named the double. The single is made thus: when your adversary strikes at you from above, meet his strike with a Zwerch, as soon as it connects, twitch the sword around the head, and strike from your left with the outward flat towards his ear, as shown by the large figures on the right hand side of Illustration K, so that the sword bounces back again, thus twitch it during the rebounding swing back around the head again, strike with the Zwerch towards the left, thus it is completed. | This one is twofold, one the single, the other one named the double. The single is made thus: when your adversary strikes at you from above, meet his strike with a Zwerch, as soon as it connects, twitch the sword around the head, and strike from your left with the outward flat towards his ear, as shown by the large figures on the right hand side of Illustration K, so that the sword bounces back again, thus twitch it during the rebounding swing back around the head again, strike with the Zwerch towards the left, thus it is completed. | ||
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| Do the double thus: just as your adversary brings his sword in the air to work against you while closing in, place yourself in the right Ochs, twitch your sword around your head, and strike with the inward flat strongly against his blade from your right side so that your pommel touches your forearm during the strike, as it is depicted in the large picture in Illustration I, and can be seen on the left hand side. However, while striking step well around towards his left with your right foot, and as soon as it hits or connects, pull it upwards and wrench out simultaneously towards your left side and nimbly strike from the outside with inverted hands again towards the same opening, that is with the inverted flat when it strongly rebounds in a ricochet motion, thus you have done it right. | | Do the double thus: just as your adversary brings his sword in the air to work against you while closing in, place yourself in the right Ochs, twitch your sword around your head, and strike with the inward flat strongly against his blade from your right side so that your pommel touches your forearm during the strike, as it is depicted in the large picture in Illustration I, and can be seen on the left hand side. However, while striking step well around towards his left with your right foot, and as soon as it hits or connects, pull it upwards and wrench out simultaneously towards your left side and nimbly strike from the outside with inverted hands again towards the same opening, that is with the inverted flat when it strongly rebounds in a ricochet motion, thus you have done it right. | ||
| Den Doppeln mach also / als bald im zufechten dein widerpart sein Schwerdt in die lufft bringt zur arbeit / so stell dich in den Rechten Ochsen (davon im nechsten Capitel) zucke das Schwerdt umb dein Haupt / unnd Hauw mit inwendiger flech von deiner Rechten starck wider seine klinge / das dir dein Knopf im schlag unden an die spindel rühre / wie solchs an dem grossern Bild in der Figur I verzeichnet / gegen der Lincken handt zusehen / im streich aber trit mit deinem rechten fuß wol umb seinen Lincke / und so bald es glitzt oder rühret / so ruck es ubersich / reiß in des gegen der Lincken seiten gleich mit auß / und schlage behend außwendig mit ebichter handt wider '''[XIIIIr]''' umb zu derselben Blöß hinein / nemlich mit letzer oder ebichter fleche / als wann es sich in einem widerprell also herte umbprellt / so hastu ihn recht gemacht. | | Den Doppeln mach also / als bald im zufechten dein widerpart sein Schwerdt in die lufft bringt zur arbeit / so stell dich in den Rechten Ochsen (davon im nechsten Capitel) zucke das Schwerdt umb dein Haupt / unnd Hauw mit inwendiger flech von deiner Rechten starck wider seine klinge / das dir dein Knopf im schlag unden an die spindel rühre / wie solchs an dem grossern Bild in der Figur I verzeichnet / gegen der Lincken handt zusehen / im streich aber trit mit deinem rechten fuß wol umb seinen Lincke / und so bald es glitzt oder rühret / so ruck es ubersich / reiß in des gegen der Lincken seiten gleich mit auß / und schlage behend außwendig mit ebichter handt wider '''[XIIIIr]''' umb zu derselben Blöß hinein / nemlich mit letzer oder ebichter fleche / als wann es sich in einem widerprell also herte umbprellt / so hastu ihn recht gemacht. | ||
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| '''Wound Strike''' | | '''Wound Strike''' | ||
The Wound Strike is described as follows: if your opponent strikes from above, then strike against his sword with crossed hands from the left and below, so that your pommel sits under your right arm, and thus quick to glide, step strongly from him from your left side with your left foot, swing your sword’s pommel out farther in an arc toward your left side so that the swing moves your long edge over his right arm behind his pommel or hits atop his right arm, as is shown by the figure in the right side foreground of illustration H, and closely thereafter your sword flies out from close to your side, and again strikes against the hands through the cross, so it is done. | The Wound Strike is described as follows: if your opponent strikes from above, then strike against his sword with crossed hands from the left and below, so that your pommel sits under your right arm, and thus quick to glide, step strongly from him from your left side with your left foot, swing your sword’s pommel out farther in an arc toward your left side so that the swing moves your long edge over his right arm behind his pommel or hits atop his right arm, as is shown by the figure in the right side foreground of illustration H, and closely thereafter your sword flies out from close to your side, and again strikes against the hands through the cross, so it is done. | ||
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| And now stands the whole Handwork applied in binding or staying, Travelling After, Cutting, Chopping Down, Walking Around, Misleading, Flowing Off, Putting Away, Displacing, Twitching, Doubling, Overturning, Capturing, Avoiding, Circling, Channeling, Winding, Winding Through, Changing, Changing Through, Cutting Away, Hand Punching, Shooting Ahead, Hanging, Moving Out, Blocking, Adjusting, Grappling, Closing, etc. | | And now stands the whole Handwork applied in binding or staying, Travelling After, Cutting, Chopping Down, Walking Around, Misleading, Flowing Off, Putting Away, Displacing, Twitching, Doubling, Overturning, Capturing, Avoiding, Circling, Channeling, Winding, Winding Through, Changing, Changing Through, Cutting Away, Hand Punching, Shooting Ahead, Hanging, Moving Out, Blocking, Adjusting, Grappling, Closing, etc. | ||
| '''[XVIIrv]''' Und steht zwar die ganze Handtarbeit vornemlich im Binden oder bleiben / Nachreisen / Schneiden / Umbschlagen / Umblauffen / Verfüren / Verfliigen / Absetzen / Versetzen / Zucken / Doplieren / Verkehren / Schnappen / Felen / Zirckeln / Rinden / Winden / Durchwinden / Wechseln / Durchwechseln / Abschneiden / Hendtrucken / Vorschieben / Hengen / Außreissen / Sperren / Verstellen / Übergreiffen / Einlauffen / rc. | | '''[XVIIrv]''' Und steht zwar die ganze Handtarbeit vornemlich im Binden oder bleiben / Nachreisen / Schneiden / Umbschlagen / Umblauffen / Verfüren / Verfliigen / Absetzen / Versetzen / Zucken / Doplieren / Verkehren / Schnappen / Felen / Zirckeln / Rinden / Winden / Durchwinden / Wechseln / Durchwechseln / Abschneiden / Hendtrucken / Vorschieben / Hengen / Außreissen / Sperren / Verstellen / Übergreiffen / Einlauffen / rc. | ||
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| '''Circle''' | | '''Circle''' | ||
When you stand in the bind before your opponent, and both you and he drive the swords foreward in the air overhead, but neither will give away an opening to the other, then the Circle is an especially good work model at need which you will execute thus: Strike with the half edge and crossed hands from above toward his right side forward through above, so that both your hands stay overhead, but in striking cross your right hand boldly over your left, thereby you will want to reach or graze his right ear with the half edge, the sword thus clips him with your arms under yourself, then step with the right foot to take on his right side or to bring yourself back, and strike a direct splitting strike to his head. | When you stand in the bind before your opponent, and both you and he drive the swords foreward in the air overhead, but neither will give away an opening to the other, then the Circle is an especially good work model at need which you will execute thus: Strike with the half edge and crossed hands from above toward his right side forward through above, so that both your hands stay overhead, but in striking cross your right hand boldly over your left, thereby you will want to reach or graze his right ear with the half edge, the sword thus clips him with your arms under yourself, then step with the right foot to take on his right side or to bring yourself back, and strike a direct splitting strike to his head. | ||
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| '''How one shall fence to the four Openings<br/>Chapt. 10''' | | '''How one shall fence to the four Openings<br/>Chapt. 10''' | ||
While up until now, artful reader, my attentive clarification of all servicable elements of sword fighting, such that each would be seriously raised by diligent practice, will be sufficient guide to understand all parts set after here, therefore I will now go forward to show, in one Stance after another, how one will behave therein and also how all fencing from it shall be. While forward you will come to judge all your strikes and actions from or against Man’s four divisions, following on you must similarly be prepared to address the four openings, necessary to go on to the onset of Fencing from the stances. That I properly report on this part, I will now set out and give the following example: | While up until now, artful reader, my attentive clarification of all servicable elements of sword fighting, such that each would be seriously raised by diligent practice, will be sufficient guide to understand all parts set after here, therefore I will now go forward to show, in one Stance after another, how one will behave therein and also how all fencing from it shall be. While forward you will come to judge all your strikes and actions from or against Man’s four divisions, following on you must similarly be prepared to address the four openings, necessary to go on to the onset of Fencing from the stances. That I properly report on this part, I will now set out and give the following example: | ||
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| However if you would become practiced in this, then you shall always change with the first strike, and when you first strike to his upper left opening, and then the second is to his lower right opening, and then further as taught above (as is shown by the outer digits in the printed figure), then you shall again strike first to his lower left, then a second to his upper right, and then further as the second set of digits in the previous figure show. The next strike is first struck to his upper right then to his lower left, then further as shown by the third set. The last strike is first struck to his right, then further as is shown by the inner digits, and first learn this as instructed with the long then with the half edge, then lastly with the flat as judged into the work. When you can do such, then follow ahead to the next part, namely that you must understand the four openings before the strikes just taught can be retained, or onward your sword’s blade will be held off and you will be repulsed with better countering strikes, these are thus the two Main Elements of Fencing, the Origins from which all other elements flow forth, onward follows the third, a large element which is and is named the Practice. One comes to the Practice thus: when you can lead your strikes from the stances to all of Man’s divisions, which in the First part of fencing must be taken in the Before thus into the work, and yet your opponent is the same, and is also nimble in the Second stage of displacing, working off or stopping you and your strikes, so that you cannot reach your chosen destination for your strikes, then we come thus to the Third part which is the Practice, which is the most cunning, and teach it as you did the strikes where you were aware, that while every point can be futile or pointless, twitch off closely and nimbly from there to strike again onward, or feint over to let it go off and then lead on to another opening. When he also displaces himself, then twitch off yourself as well, and thus let fly from one opening to another so long and much as you are able to reach to a hit. However, so that such lessons will be marked and understood , I will demonstrate with a few good examples so that my objective will be simply and distinctly taught, presented, and set out, with which the goodly Reader will sufficiently judge all secondary and ongoing elements, and thus can take understanding from it in the Middle work thus: | | However if you would become practiced in this, then you shall always change with the first strike, and when you first strike to his upper left opening, and then the second is to his lower right opening, and then further as taught above (as is shown by the outer digits in the printed figure), then you shall again strike first to his lower left, then a second to his upper right, and then further as the second set of digits in the previous figure show. The next strike is first struck to his upper right then to his lower left, then further as shown by the third set. The last strike is first struck to his right, then further as is shown by the inner digits, and first learn this as instructed with the long then with the half edge, then lastly with the flat as judged into the work. When you can do such, then follow ahead to the next part, namely that you must understand the four openings before the strikes just taught can be retained, or onward your sword’s blade will be held off and you will be repulsed with better countering strikes, these are thus the two Main Elements of Fencing, the Origins from which all other elements flow forth, onward follows the third, a large element which is and is named the Practice. One comes to the Practice thus: when you can lead your strikes from the stances to all of Man’s divisions, which in the First part of fencing must be taken in the Before thus into the work, and yet your opponent is the same, and is also nimble in the Second stage of displacing, working off or stopping you and your strikes, so that you cannot reach your chosen destination for your strikes, then we come thus to the Third part which is the Practice, which is the most cunning, and teach it as you did the strikes where you were aware, that while every point can be futile or pointless, twitch off closely and nimbly from there to strike again onward, or feint over to let it go off and then lead on to another opening. When he also displaces himself, then twitch off yourself as well, and thus let fly from one opening to another so long and much as you are able to reach to a hit. However, so that such lessons will be marked and understood , I will demonstrate with a few good examples so that my objective will be simply and distinctly taught, presented, and set out, with which the goodly Reader will sufficiently judge all secondary and ongoing elements, and thus can take understanding from it in the Middle work thus: | ||
| Damit du aber solches dester geübter werdest / so soltu mit dem ersten hauw alwegen umbwechseln / also wann du einmal deinen ersten hauw zur Lincken obern Blöß / unnd den andern zu seiner Rechten undern Blöß / unnd also fürtan wie oben gelehrt (wie solches die ausserste ziffer in disem hiebey getrucktem Figürlein anzeigen) gehauwen hast / so soltu demnoch auch den ersten gegen seiner Lincken undern / den andern gegen seiner Rechten obern / und dann fürter wie die ander zal im gedachten Figürlein lehrt / darnach so hauwe den ersten zu seiner Rechten unden / den andern zu seiner Lincken oben / und also fürter wie dich die drit zal weist / zum letzten hauwe deinen ersten gegen seiner Rechten / und fürter wie solches die inere zal außweisset / unnd das alles lerne erstlich wie gemelt mit langer dan mit halber schneid / und letzlich mit der fleche in das werck richten / wandu nun solches wol kanst / so folget nu ferner das ander stuck / nemlich das du solche vier Blösse wissest vor solchen gelerte häuwen zu bewaren / und eintwederst die mit deiner schwerts klingen auffhaltest oder '''[XXVIIIv]''' welches besser mit gegen häuwen von dir abweisest / dises seind also die zwey Hauptstuck im Fechten / daraus alle ander stuck herfliessen un ist das Original / Ferner folget nun für das drit ein zufellig stuck welches eigentlich zu rede die Practick heißt und ist / welche Practick ist diese / wan du nun deine Häuw aus den Legern wol zu allen theilen des Mans führen kanst / welches das erste stuck im fechten so im Vor ins werck bracht werden muß / und aber dein gegenfechter ist gleich / und behend auch fertig mit dem andern stuck der versatzung / dir deine häuw im Nach abzuschaffen oder auff halten / damit du dein fürgenommen ziel mit solchen Häuwen nicht erreichen kanst / Derwegen kompt nun das dritte stuck das ist die Practick genant / welches ist der list / und lehrt dich wie du dein Häuw wo du gewahr wirst / das solche an einem ort vergeblich oder unfruchtbar seind / bald unnd behendig von dannen ehe dann solcher Hauw antrifft wider abzukest / oder fehl füruber gehen lassest / und den einer andern Blöß zuführest / will er daselbst auch versetzen / so zuck daselbst auch ab / und laß also verfliegen von einer Blös zur andern / so lang unnd vil biß du eine ereilen kanst zu treffen / Damit aber solches vom lernenden desterbas gemerckt und verstanden mag werden / will ich demselbigen zu gut etliche exempel so meines erachtens einfeltig unnd deutlich lehren / dargegen und setzen / aus welchen der gutherzig Leser gnugsamen bericht / allerley beyfellige und verführte stuck / so hievor in mitler arbeit erzelt / dieselbigen zuverstehn nehmen kann / also: | | Damit du aber solches dester geübter werdest / so soltu mit dem ersten hauw alwegen umbwechseln / also wann du einmal deinen ersten hauw zur Lincken obern Blöß / unnd den andern zu seiner Rechten undern Blöß / unnd also fürtan wie oben gelehrt (wie solches die ausserste ziffer in disem hiebey getrucktem Figürlein anzeigen) gehauwen hast / so soltu demnoch auch den ersten gegen seiner Lincken undern / den andern gegen seiner Rechten obern / und dann fürter wie die ander zal im gedachten Figürlein lehrt / darnach so hauwe den ersten zu seiner Rechten unden / den andern zu seiner Lincken oben / und also fürter wie dich die drit zal weist / zum letzten hauwe deinen ersten gegen seiner Rechten / und fürter wie solches die inere zal außweisset / unnd das alles lerne erstlich wie gemelt mit langer dan mit halber schneid / und letzlich mit der fleche in das werck richten / wandu nun solches wol kanst / so folget nu ferner das ander stuck / nemlich das du solche vier Blösse wissest vor solchen gelerte häuwen zu bewaren / und eintwederst die mit deiner schwerts klingen auffhaltest oder '''[XXVIIIv]''' welches besser mit gegen häuwen von dir abweisest / dises seind also die zwey Hauptstuck im Fechten / daraus alle ander stuck herfliessen un ist das Original / Ferner folget nun für das drit ein zufellig stuck welches eigentlich zu rede die Practick heißt und ist / welche Practick ist diese / wan du nun deine Häuw aus den Legern wol zu allen theilen des Mans führen kanst / welches das erste stuck im fechten so im Vor ins werck bracht werden muß / und aber dein gegenfechter ist gleich / und behend auch fertig mit dem andern stuck der versatzung / dir deine häuw im Nach abzuschaffen oder auff halten / damit du dein fürgenommen ziel mit solchen Häuwen nicht erreichen kanst / Derwegen kompt nun das dritte stuck das ist die Practick genant / welches ist der list / und lehrt dich wie du dein Häuw wo du gewahr wirst / das solche an einem ort vergeblich oder unfruchtbar seind / bald unnd behendig von dannen ehe dann solcher Hauw antrifft wider abzukest / oder fehl füruber gehen lassest / und den einer andern Blöß zuführest / will er daselbst auch versetzen / so zuck daselbst auch ab / und laß also verfliegen von einer Blös zur andern / so lang unnd vil biß du eine ereilen kanst zu treffen / Damit aber solches vom lernenden desterbas gemerckt und verstanden mag werden / will ich demselbigen zu gut etliche exempel so meines erachtens einfeltig unnd deutlich lehren / dargegen und setzen / aus welchen der gutherzig Leser gnugsamen bericht / allerley beyfellige und verführte stuck / so hievor in mitler arbeit erzelt / dieselbigen zuverstehn nehmen kann / also: | ||
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| Note: twitch with a high strike from the right with the half edge to his left, but in the air cross over your hands and slash with the half edge to his left ear, as is shown by the top two figures in illustration C, twitch your hands again thus crosswise over you, and slash again with a traverse from below to his left ear, then again onward strike the traverse from below to his left with an advance step, twitch nimbly near your left above you, and thrust through in this off-twitch with your pommel under your right arm, and quickly again with crossed arms from your high right into his left, in this way slash with the flat below and above on the one side, that goes to both sides, and mark when you will slash to the lower right opening, which will be with the flat, long or short, then your hands will cross, but when you slash to his hight righ opening, then your hands will not always be crossed, from here mark the following example: | | Note: twitch with a high strike from the right with the half edge to his left, but in the air cross over your hands and slash with the half edge to his left ear, as is shown by the top two figures in illustration C, twitch your hands again thus crosswise over you, and slash again with a traverse from below to his left ear, then again onward strike the traverse from below to his left with an advance step, twitch nimbly near your left above you, and thrust through in this off-twitch with your pommel under your right arm, and quickly again with crossed arms from your high right into his left, in this way slash with the flat below and above on the one side, that goes to both sides, and mark when you will slash to the lower right opening, which will be with the flat, long or short, then your hands will cross, but when you slash to his hight righ opening, then your hands will not always be crossed, from here mark the following example: | ||
| Item zuck mit halber schneid von dem Rechten ein hohen streich zu seiner Lincken / aber in der lufft verschrenck dein hend / und schlag mit halber schneide zu seinem lincken ohr / wie du solches an den zweyen obern Bilder zur Lincken in der Figur so mit dem C. verzeichnet sehen kanst / zuck deine hende also kreutzweiß wider ubersich / unnd schlag mit einer zwirch wider von Unden zu seinem lincken Ohr / also auch herwiderumb Hauw die zwirch von Unden zu seiner Lincken mit einem zutrit / zuck behendt neben deiner Rechten ubersich / unnd stoß in solchem auffzucken dein Knopff under dein rechten Arm durch / und schnell also mit geschrenckten henden wider von deiner Rechten Oben hinein zu seiner Lincken / auff diese weise schlag es auch mit der flech Unden und Oben auff einer seiten zusamen / das gehet zu beiden seiten / und merck wann du zur Rechten undern Blöß schlechst / es sey flech / lang oder kurtz / so kommen dein hend kreutzweiß / aber wann du '''[XXXr]''' zu seiner Rechten obern Blösse schlechst / so kommen deine hende nicht alwegen kreutzweiß / hievon merck auff folgend Exempel. | | Item zuck mit halber schneid von dem Rechten ein hohen streich zu seiner Lincken / aber in der lufft verschrenck dein hend / und schlag mit halber schneide zu seinem lincken ohr / wie du solches an den zweyen obern Bilder zur Lincken in der Figur so mit dem C. verzeichnet sehen kanst / zuck deine hende also kreutzweiß wider ubersich / unnd schlag mit einer zwirch wider von Unden zu seinem lincken Ohr / also auch herwiderumb Hauw die zwirch von Unden zu seiner Lincken mit einem zutrit / zuck behendt neben deiner Rechten ubersich / unnd stoß in solchem auffzucken dein Knopff under dein rechten Arm durch / und schnell also mit geschrenckten henden wider von deiner Rechten Oben hinein zu seiner Lincken / auff diese weise schlag es auch mit der flech Unden und Oben auff einer seiten zusamen / das gehet zu beiden seiten / und merck wann du zur Rechten undern Blöß schlechst / es sey flech / lang oder kurtz / so kommen dein hend kreutzweiß / aber wann du '''[XXXr]''' zu seiner Rechten obern Blösse schlechst / so kommen deine hende nicht alwegen kreutzweiß / hievon merck auff folgend Exempel. | ||
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| '''The Fourth Part''' | | '''The Fourth Part''' | ||
Mark in Pre-Fencing when you have come to hold your sword high above in the guard of the Roof to beware that he not then rush to strike, so that you can stay in the Before, cross your hands over your head, (the right over the left) so that it appears as if you would stab to his face, step under this toward him with your right foot and twitch your sword then to your left over your head and strike him thus with the short edge through a crafty traverse from your right to his left ear, twitch nimbly back off again and drive against his lower right opening with a long traverse, let it not stay but twitch above you again in the same flight and let the third flow off deep to his left ear with the short edge, and slash the short edge again with crossed hands into to his right ear, as soon as this hits, step back with the left foot and strike with the long edge from below to his left arm to be as shown by the figure fighting against the right in the left background of illustration G above, mark here when you step off in this Understrike if he would strike to your lower left opening, then step to him with your left foot and fall with crossed hands and the short edge onto his sword, strike him thus an Understrike as shown in the other figure fighting against the right in the just considered picture. Now mark further just as he then pulls his sword over himself again, then pull your sword with crossed hands full to your left and, just as he slashes again, take his oncoming strike from your left against his right with your outward flat, high traverse out strongly so that your sword flies overhead in full flight and your hands cross over each other in the air while your sword flies, then step full against his right, but still keep your hands high and let the half edge flow off in a twitch near his right ear (as this hits or grazes), and just then strike long with an off step. I have described this part in particular as still many good moves can be taken and be fought from here, therefore you should learn not just this alone, but think forward with diligence. Thus I will describe yet another part with a different start. | Mark in Pre-Fencing when you have come to hold your sword high above in the guard of the Roof to beware that he not then rush to strike, so that you can stay in the Before, cross your hands over your head, (the right over the left) so that it appears as if you would stab to his face, step under this toward him with your right foot and twitch your sword then to your left over your head and strike him thus with the short edge through a crafty traverse from your right to his left ear, twitch nimbly back off again and drive against his lower right opening with a long traverse, let it not stay but twitch above you again in the same flight and let the third flow off deep to his left ear with the short edge, and slash the short edge again with crossed hands into to his right ear, as soon as this hits, step back with the left foot and strike with the long edge from below to his left arm to be as shown by the figure fighting against the right in the left background of illustration G above, mark here when you step off in this Understrike if he would strike to your lower left opening, then step to him with your left foot and fall with crossed hands and the short edge onto his sword, strike him thus an Understrike as shown in the other figure fighting against the right in the just considered picture. Now mark further just as he then pulls his sword over himself again, then pull your sword with crossed hands full to your left and, just as he slashes again, take his oncoming strike from your left against his right with your outward flat, high traverse out strongly so that your sword flies overhead in full flight and your hands cross over each other in the air while your sword flies, then step full against his right, but still keep your hands high and let the half edge flow off in a twitch near his right ear (as this hits or grazes), and just then strike long with an off step. I have described this part in particular as still many good moves can be taken and be fought from here, therefore you should learn not just this alone, but think forward with diligence. Thus I will describe yet another part with a different start. | ||
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| '''Wrath Guard''' | | '''Wrath Guard''' | ||
When at the onset you come into the Wrath Guard, then step as soon as you can reach him and strike a quick Wrath Strike, which he must defend from, to his left ear. Nimbly follow the strike over with an Under Strike against his lower right opening, thus you have now attacked. Under this as and when he is reached for work and the arms show he will strike, then fall low with your sword onto his arm and behind his charge so that he can not come to work, as he will then not be able to rightly defend from this, then thrust to him with an incomplete shove from yourself, that he likewise shows that he would fall, and meanwhile slash to the next opening that you know you have, but if he reaches this and strikes you off, then be there again with the cut or displacement, and fall against his strike on the blade, if he goes off the blade again, then cut him on the arm again, but if he stays on your sword then thrust his sword aside with your hilt and nimbly let your sword fly again to the next opening and swing to him after your need. Thus now you shall fight with all elements of the sword to the body, and from the body to the sword, but where he would twitch or flow off from you, then always use the cut for help, and where you can’t cut, then there can be no useful fencing, but where you can do it rightly, then swing to him as you will. He who can break the cut himself, you will find less, but he who cannot rightly lead the cut will soon be broken. | When at the onset you come into the Wrath Guard, then step as soon as you can reach him and strike a quick Wrath Strike, which he must defend from, to his left ear. Nimbly follow the strike over with an Under Strike against his lower right opening, thus you have now attacked. Under this as and when he is reached for work and the arms show he will strike, then fall low with your sword onto his arm and behind his charge so that he can not come to work, as he will then not be able to rightly defend from this, then thrust to him with an incomplete shove from yourself, that he likewise shows that he would fall, and meanwhile slash to the next opening that you know you have, but if he reaches this and strikes you off, then be there again with the cut or displacement, and fall against his strike on the blade, if he goes off the blade again, then cut him on the arm again, but if he stays on your sword then thrust his sword aside with your hilt and nimbly let your sword fly again to the next opening and swing to him after your need. Thus now you shall fight with all elements of the sword to the body, and from the body to the sword, but where he would twitch or flow off from you, then always use the cut for help, and where you can’t cut, then there can be no useful fencing, but where you can do it rightly, then swing to him as you will. He who can break the cut himself, you will find less, but he who cannot rightly lead the cut will soon be broken. | ||
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| rowspan="2" | If you stand in the right Wrath stance and your opponent strikes from his right to your left, then with a step of your right foot drive with displacement under his blade and over your head, and catch his strike on your flat with your thumb underneath, and the blade hanging below you somewhat to the ground, but as soon as in glides then step with the left foot to his right side, and wind the short edge under his sword inward to his head, as shown by the small middle figures in illustration L. When you have wound, then hold your sword with the short edge on his, and wrench the sword out following against your right above you, as shown by the small middle figures in illustration F, thus that your hands complete the wrench high in the air and crossed over, and slash in (keeping your hands high) with an inwinding flat to his lower right opening, as soon as he swipes against it in displacement, then don’t pull but twitch high again and strike a glide strike to his left ear, but in this strike let the blade swing in deep over your hands and fence quickly away from him. | | rowspan="2" | If you stand in the right Wrath stance and your opponent strikes from his right to your left, then with a step of your right foot drive with displacement under his blade and over your head, and catch his strike on your flat with your thumb underneath, and the blade hanging below you somewhat to the ground, but as soon as in glides then step with the left foot to his right side, and wind the short edge under his sword inward to his head, as shown by the small middle figures in illustration L. When you have wound, then hold your sword with the short edge on his, and wrench the sword out following against your right above you, as shown by the small middle figures in illustration F, thus that your hands complete the wrench high in the air and crossed over, and slash in (keeping your hands high) with an inwinding flat to his lower right opening, as soon as he swipes against it in displacement, then don’t pull but twitch high again and strike a glide strike to his left ear, but in this strike let the blade swing in deep over your hands and fence quickly away from him. | ||
| rowspan="2" | Stehestu im rechten Zornleger / und hauwet dein widerpart von seiner Rechten gegen deiner Lincken auff dich zu / so fahr mit verschieben under sein kling uber dein Haupt / und fang sein Hauw auff dein flech / das dein Daumen unden standt / unnd die kling neben deiner Lincken etwas gegen der erden undersich hang / mit einem zutrit deines Rechten fuß / in dem es aber glützt / so trit mit dem Lincken fuß auff sein rechte seiten / unnd windt jhm die kurtze schneid under sein Schwerdt einwerts zum Kopff / wie die kleinen mitlern bossen in der Figur L. anzeigen wenn du nun gewunden / so behalt dein Schwerdt mit kurtzer an dem seinen / und reiß folgents mit dem Schwert gegen deiner Rechten ubersich auß / wie dich solches die mitlern kleinen Bidler in der Figur F. lehren / also das '''[XXXVr]''' sich dein hend noch ende des risses in der lufft verschrecken / schlag jn (doch das dein hendt in der höh bleiben) mit inwendiger flech / zu seiner rechten undern Blös / als bald er jhm aber nachwischet zur versatzung / so laß nit rühren / sonder zuck wider ubersich / und hauw ein glützhauw zu seinem Lincken ohr / in solchem streich aber laß die kling uber dein hand dieff ein schwingen / und ficht dich also mit geschwindigkeit von jhm wegk. | | rowspan="2" | Stehestu im rechten Zornleger / und hauwet dein widerpart von seiner Rechten gegen deiner Lincken auff dich zu / so fahr mit verschieben under sein kling uber dein Haupt / und fang sein Hauw auff dein flech / das dein Daumen unden standt / unnd die kling neben deiner Lincken etwas gegen der erden undersich hang / mit einem zutrit deines Rechten fuß / in dem es aber glützt / so trit mit dem Lincken fuß auff sein rechte seiten / unnd windt jhm die kurtze schneid under sein Schwerdt einwerts zum Kopff / wie die kleinen mitlern bossen in der Figur L. anzeigen wenn du nun gewunden / so behalt dein Schwerdt mit kurtzer an dem seinen / und reiß folgents mit dem Schwert gegen deiner Rechten ubersich auß / wie dich solches die mitlern kleinen Bidler in der Figur F. lehren / also das '''[XXXVr]''' sich dein hend noch ende des risses in der lufft verschrecken / schlag jn (doch das dein hendt in der höh bleiben) mit inwendiger flech / zu seiner rechten undern Blös / als bald er jhm aber nachwischet zur versatzung / so laß nit rühren / sonder zuck wider ubersich / und hauw ein glützhauw zu seinem Lincken ohr / in solchem streich aber laß die kling uber dein hand dieff ein schwingen / und ficht dich also mit geschwindigkeit von jhm wegk. | ||
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| If your counterpart strikes to you from above, then step and strike to him from your right with a high traversing Middle Strike, thus also through and away from his long edge strike in flight so that your blade flies over with the half edge against his left ear but, as soon as you near it, flow off and twitch over your head from your right to your left, step and slash him with an inverted flat from your left to his right ear, high traversing through the middle line shown on the larger figure on the right of illustration A. | | If your counterpart strikes to you from above, then step and strike to him from your right with a high traversing Middle Strike, thus also through and away from his long edge strike in flight so that your blade flies over with the half edge against his left ear but, as soon as you near it, flow off and twitch over your head from your right to your left, step and slash him with an inverted flat from your left to his right ear, high traversing through the middle line shown on the larger figure on the right of illustration A. | ||
| Hauwet dein gegentheil von Oben auff dich / so trit und hauw jhm von deiner Rechten / mit einem uberzwerchen Mittelhauw seinen herfliegenden streich mit langer schneid von dir wegk auch durch / das dir dein klinge wider umbfliege mit halber schneide gegen seinem lincken Ohr / neben demselbigen las abermals ablauffen / unnd zuck als bald von deiner Rechten gegen deiner Lincken wider umb dein Haupt / trit unnd schlag jhm mit ebicher letzer flech von deiner Lincken zu seinem Rechten ohr / uberzwerch durch die Mittellinien / wie solche an dem grossern Bidld in der Figur A. zur rechten Handt zu sehen. | | Hauwet dein gegentheil von Oben auff dich / so trit und hauw jhm von deiner Rechten / mit einem uberzwerchen Mittelhauw seinen herfliegenden streich mit langer schneid von dir wegk auch durch / das dir dein klinge wider umbfliege mit halber schneide gegen seinem lincken Ohr / neben demselbigen las abermals ablauffen / unnd zuck als bald von deiner Rechten gegen deiner Lincken wider umb dein Haupt / trit unnd schlag jhm mit ebicher letzer flech von deiner Lincken zu seinem Rechten ohr / uberzwerch durch die Mittellinien / wie solche an dem grossern Bidld in der Figur A. zur rechten Handt zu sehen. | ||
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| '''With the Ox''' | | '''With the Ox''' | ||
I hope you have taken and judged how you will apply your strikes and elements against your opponent’s four openings with sufficient guidance from the parts taught up to now, also how at times how you should apply a wind, cut, note the flowing off, circle, and flying off with stepping, which are not counted alone as such from this, indeed pre-fencing from all other stances shall also be understood. So now, because the Ox is an especially good stance to engage your opponent, I will give a short lesson and rules on how you shall engage your opponent in the Before, rush, and force displacement from it. | I hope you have taken and judged how you will apply your strikes and elements against your opponent’s four openings with sufficient guidance from the parts taught up to now, also how at times how you should apply a wind, cut, note the flowing off, circle, and flying off with stepping, which are not counted alone as such from this, indeed pre-fencing from all other stances shall also be understood. So now, because the Ox is an especially good stance to engage your opponent, I will give a short lesson and rules on how you shall engage your opponent in the Before, rush, and force displacement from it. | ||
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| In the pre-fencing when you have come into the guard of the Ox through a plunge, then strike (as soon as you can reach him) a serious and forceful Wrath Strike from your right to his left ear with a long right foot step, as soon as the strike touches or hits, then almost twitch off again and strike over against his left arm, also with the long edge, but with this strike step with your left foot to his right and take your head out to the side behind your blade, just then he may be ready either to strike or otherwise with his sword stretched out ahead to displace, so at first let your blade hang behind you from your right arm, and meanwhile twitch your grip over your head to your right and take his blade (he is stretched out from striking or displacing) with your long edge or flat and strongly and forcefully high traverse out from your right to his left so that you break out fully with your blade, and in this outward stride let your blade fly above again in a traverse over your head against his left ear, from there twitch your sword over your head again and strike a strong strike swinging in to his right ear with the flat outward, in a flat strike as shown by the larger figure on the right hand side of illustration K, also mark diligently that you step fully out with the left foot to his right side in this strike, from this flatstrike or Bounce Strike twitch your sword high over your head, keeping your hands high, and let the blade fly over with the long edge to his right arm, and yet don’t impact, but traverse nimbly to his left ear while stepping back with the right foot, and sign off. This play, when you have arranged it thus, gives you thus the cut held (as taught above) in reserve, with which you can make more room, either in fencing the full play, or onward in taking another part. | | In the pre-fencing when you have come into the guard of the Ox through a plunge, then strike (as soon as you can reach him) a serious and forceful Wrath Strike from your right to his left ear with a long right foot step, as soon as the strike touches or hits, then almost twitch off again and strike over against his left arm, also with the long edge, but with this strike step with your left foot to his right and take your head out to the side behind your blade, just then he may be ready either to strike or otherwise with his sword stretched out ahead to displace, so at first let your blade hang behind you from your right arm, and meanwhile twitch your grip over your head to your right and take his blade (he is stretched out from striking or displacing) with your long edge or flat and strongly and forcefully high traverse out from your right to his left so that you break out fully with your blade, and in this outward stride let your blade fly above again in a traverse over your head against his left ear, from there twitch your sword over your head again and strike a strong strike swinging in to his right ear with the flat outward, in a flat strike as shown by the larger figure on the right hand side of illustration K, also mark diligently that you step fully out with the left foot to his right side in this strike, from this flatstrike or Bounce Strike twitch your sword high over your head, keeping your hands high, and let the blade fly over with the long edge to his right arm, and yet don’t impact, but traverse nimbly to his left ear while stepping back with the right foot, and sign off. This play, when you have arranged it thus, gives you thus the cut held (as taught above) in reserve, with which you can make more room, either in fencing the full play, or onward in taking another part. | ||
| Wann du im zufechten durch den Sturtz in die Hut des Ochsens kommest / so hauwe (als bald du jhn erlangen kanst) einen gewaltigen Zornhauw von deiner Rechten schlims gegen seinem Lincken ohr / mit einem weiten zutrit deines Rechten fußes / als bald der Hauw immer rühret oder trifft / so bald zucke wider umb und hauwe dar'''[XXXVIv]'''gegen uber zu seinem lincken Arm / auch mit Langer schneide / zu solchem Hauw aber trit wol mit deinem Lincken gegen seiner Rechten / und nim dein Kopff wol mit beiseits aus / hinder dein klingen / in dem wirt er villeicht fertig sein / eintweders zuhauwen oder sonst sein Schwerdt fürsich ausstrecken zu versetzen / Derhalben so laß dein klingen von seinem rechten Arm hinder dir abhangen / und zucke dieweil gleichwol dein Heft umb dein Kopff gegen deiner Rechten / und nime jhm sein klingen (er führe die im herhauwen / oder zu versatzung ausgestreckt) mit deiner Langen schneide oder flech / gewaltig und starck von deiner Rechten gegen seiner Lincken uberzwerch aus / also das du mit deiner klingen gantz durch brechest / unnd laß also dein klingen in solchem außnehmenden lauff / in einem flug mit einer Zwirch wider Oben umb deinen Kopff gegen seinem lincken ohr fliegen / von dannen zuck dein Schwerdt wider umb dein Kopff / und hauwe mit außwendiger fleche / einen starcken eingeschwungenen streich / außwendig zu seinem rechten ohr / Wie du solchen flechstreich an dem grossern Bild zur Rechten hand in der Figur K. fürgemalt sihest / auch merck fleissig das du mit dem lincken Fuß in solchem streich wol auß / auff sein rechte seiten trettest / von solchen flechstreich oder Brellhauw zucke dein Schwerdt hoch über dein Kopff / behalt also die hendt in solcher höhe / und laß die klingen umbfliegen mit Langer schneid zu seinem rechten Arm / und doch nicht rühren / sonder Zwirch behendt mit einem abtrit deines rechten Fuß / gegen seinem lincken Ohr / und zeich ab. Dises stuck wann es dir schon gesteckt würde / so hast du doch (wie oben gelehrt) den Schnit im vorraht / mit welchem du dir wider blatz machen kanst / eintweder das stuck vollen auß zufechten / oder ein ander stuck für zu nehmen. | | Wann du im zufechten durch den Sturtz in die Hut des Ochsens kommest / so hauwe (als bald du jhn erlangen kanst) einen gewaltigen Zornhauw von deiner Rechten schlims gegen seinem Lincken ohr / mit einem weiten zutrit deines Rechten fußes / als bald der Hauw immer rühret oder trifft / so bald zucke wider umb und hauwe dar'''[XXXVIv]'''gegen uber zu seinem lincken Arm / auch mit Langer schneide / zu solchem Hauw aber trit wol mit deinem Lincken gegen seiner Rechten / und nim dein Kopff wol mit beiseits aus / hinder dein klingen / in dem wirt er villeicht fertig sein / eintweders zuhauwen oder sonst sein Schwerdt fürsich ausstrecken zu versetzen / Derhalben so laß dein klingen von seinem rechten Arm hinder dir abhangen / und zucke dieweil gleichwol dein Heft umb dein Kopff gegen deiner Rechten / und nime jhm sein klingen (er führe die im herhauwen / oder zu versatzung ausgestreckt) mit deiner Langen schneide oder flech / gewaltig und starck von deiner Rechten gegen seiner Lincken uberzwerch aus / also das du mit deiner klingen gantz durch brechest / unnd laß also dein klingen in solchem außnehmenden lauff / in einem flug mit einer Zwirch wider Oben umb deinen Kopff gegen seinem lincken ohr fliegen / von dannen zuck dein Schwerdt wider umb dein Kopff / und hauwe mit außwendiger fleche / einen starcken eingeschwungenen streich / außwendig zu seinem rechten ohr / Wie du solchen flechstreich an dem grossern Bild zur Rechten hand in der Figur K. fürgemalt sihest / auch merck fleissig das du mit dem lincken Fuß in solchem streich wol auß / auff sein rechte seiten trettest / von solchen flechstreich oder Brellhauw zucke dein Schwerdt hoch über dein Kopff / behalt also die hendt in solcher höhe / und laß die klingen umbfliegen mit Langer schneid zu seinem rechten Arm / und doch nicht rühren / sonder Zwirch behendt mit einem abtrit deines rechten Fuß / gegen seinem lincken Ohr / und zeich ab. Dises stuck wann es dir schon gesteckt würde / so hast du doch (wie oben gelehrt) den Schnit im vorraht / mit welchem du dir wider blatz machen kanst / eintweder das stuck vollen auß zufechten / oder ein ander stuck für zu nehmen. | ||
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| '''Unicorn''' | | '''Unicorn''' | ||
Note, come into the pre-fencing with your left foot forward and strike upward from your right with the short edge, one time, twice, through in front of your face, and the third time stay in the long point with your sword thus stretched out in front of you, turn the long edge above you toward your right so that your pommel goes through under your right arm and your hands cross over one another, drive thus upward with crossed hands, thus you stand in the Unicorn, as was told of before, from then strike ahead (seeing that your left foot stays forward) with two consecutive upstrikes, the first from your right, the other from your left, both hard upward near his body so that in the second upstrike your hands cross over again as before. Drive thus nimbly upward flying off again into the Unicorn, raise your left foot somewhat up, then soon set it quickly down again, with such faking and displays you pull him in so that he then strikes to your left opening, yet just as he strikes then let your blade sink down in front of you, and then twitch your sword over your head, strike thus with the long edge high traversing from your right (with an advancing step of the same foot) against his oncoming strike, such that you catch his strike in the high traverse on the strong of your sword, as soon as the swords glide together, then burst with your right foot still forward against his left side, and raise your sword above you rushing a bit from his blade. Yet while you (as was told) drive a bit above you, then thrust your pommel through under your right arm so that your hands become crossed, quickly and nimbly with an inward flat oe short edge (with the next intended step out to his left) behind his sword to his head, as the small figures on the left side of illustration C show, you thus expose your left opening, he will rush to do the same, thus do no more then pull your pommel out from under your right arm again, and wind your sword into the long point so that your long edge turns to stand against his blade, thus you stand in direct displacement, as is shown by the other smaller figures in the same illustration, | Note, come into the pre-fencing with your left foot forward and strike upward from your right with the short edge, one time, twice, through in front of your face, and the third time stay in the long point with your sword thus stretched out in front of you, turn the long edge above you toward your right so that your pommel goes through under your right arm and your hands cross over one another, drive thus upward with crossed hands, thus you stand in the Unicorn, as was told of before, from then strike ahead (seeing that your left foot stays forward) with two consecutive upstrikes, the first from your right, the other from your left, both hard upward near his body so that in the second upstrike your hands cross over again as before. Drive thus nimbly upward flying off again into the Unicorn, raise your left foot somewhat up, then soon set it quickly down again, with such faking and displays you pull him in so that he then strikes to your left opening, yet just as he strikes then let your blade sink down in front of you, and then twitch your sword over your head, strike thus with the long edge high traversing from your right (with an advancing step of the same foot) against his oncoming strike, such that you catch his strike in the high traverse on the strong of your sword, as soon as the swords glide together, then burst with your right foot still forward against his left side, and raise your sword above you rushing a bit from his blade. Yet while you (as was told) drive a bit above you, then thrust your pommel through under your right arm so that your hands become crossed, quickly and nimbly with an inward flat oe short edge (with the next intended step out to his left) behind his sword to his head, as the small figures on the left side of illustration C show, you thus expose your left opening, he will rush to do the same, thus do no more then pull your pommel out from under your right arm again, and wind your sword into the long point so that your long edge turns to stand against his blade, thus you stand in direct displacement, as is shown by the other smaller figures in the same illustration, | ||
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| or when you have crossed the half edge inward toward his head with crossed hands, so that you have given an opening on your left side, if he rushes (as described before) to fence the same way, then keep your hands crossed, pull your head full to the right, and shoot to him with your blade fully over his, the closer to his hilt the better, thus wrench his blade out to your left, as is shown by the small figures on the right hand side of illustration D, and, when this wrench out comes near your left side, drive out with your hands and slash over them with the hald edge deep to his left ear, after which you come nimbly with your long edge onto his sword after pulling out at your pleasure. | | or when you have crossed the half edge inward toward his head with crossed hands, so that you have given an opening on your left side, if he rushes (as described before) to fence the same way, then keep your hands crossed, pull your head full to the right, and shoot to him with your blade fully over his, the closer to his hilt the better, thus wrench his blade out to your left, as is shown by the small figures on the right hand side of illustration D, and, when this wrench out comes near your left side, drive out with your hands and slash over them with the hald edge deep to his left ear, after which you come nimbly with your long edge onto his sword after pulling out at your pleasure. | ||
| oder wann du jhn also mit geschrenckten henden die halb schneide einwerts gegen seinem Kopff geschrenckt hast / damit du dann dein lincke seiten bloß geben / ficht er dann (wie vor gemelt) derselbigen eilents zu / so behalt deine hendt also kreutzweis / und entziehe jhm dein Kopff wol gegen deiner Rechten / und schiesse jhm mit deiner klingen wol uber die seine / jhe neher bey seinem Schilt jhe '''[XXXVIIIr]''' besser / reisse jhm also sein klingen gegen deiner Lincken auß / wie du in der Figur so mit dem D. verzeichnet / in den kleinern Bilder zur Rechten hand sihest / und wann du mit solchem ausreissen nahet zu deiner Lincken kommest / so fahr mit den henden auff und schlag mit halber schneide uber dein hand / wider zu seinem lincken ohr dieff hinein / nach solchem komme jhm behend mit Langer schneid wider an sein Schwerdt / so stehestu im Langen ort demnach ziehe ab nach deinem gefallen. | | oder wann du jhn also mit geschrenckten henden die halb schneide einwerts gegen seinem Kopff geschrenckt hast / damit du dann dein lincke seiten bloß geben / ficht er dann (wie vor gemelt) derselbigen eilents zu / so behalt deine hendt also kreutzweis / und entziehe jhm dein Kopff wol gegen deiner Rechten / und schiesse jhm mit deiner klingen wol uber die seine / jhe neher bey seinem Schilt jhe '''[XXXVIIIr]''' besser / reisse jhm also sein klingen gegen deiner Lincken auß / wie du in der Figur so mit dem D. verzeichnet / in den kleinern Bilder zur Rechten hand sihest / und wann du mit solchem ausreissen nahet zu deiner Lincken kommest / so fahr mit den henden auff und schlag mit halber schneide uber dein hand / wider zu seinem lincken ohr dieff hinein / nach solchem komme jhm behend mit Langer schneid wider an sein Schwerdt / so stehestu im Langen ort demnach ziehe ab nach deinem gefallen. | ||
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| Or when you thus come to be in the Unicorn in front of your opponent, then mark Just As he strikes from above to let your blade drive over your head and bind on his sword from your right high traversing to your left and, as soon as he goes off above from this, then let your blade snap over again so that your right hand comes over your left and fall forward to his arms with the short edge and crossed hands while he is still driving off, as is shown by the outermost figures on the right hand of illustration I, then thrust away forcefully out from your left side with your hilt and strike nimbly when he shows his next opening, or follow after him until you can have your advantage. | | Or when you thus come to be in the Unicorn in front of your opponent, then mark Just As he strikes from above to let your blade drive over your head and bind on his sword from your right high traversing to your left and, as soon as he goes off above from this, then let your blade snap over again so that your right hand comes over your left and fall forward to his arms with the short edge and crossed hands while he is still driving off, as is shown by the outermost figures on the right hand of illustration I, then thrust away forcefully out from your left side with your hilt and strike nimbly when he shows his next opening, or follow after him until you can have your advantage. | ||
| Oder wann du also vor deinem gegenman in das Einhorn komen bist / so merck in dem er herhauwet von Oben / so laß deine klingen umb deinen Kopff verfahren / und bind jhm von deiner Rechten uberzwerch gegen seiner Lincken an sein Schwerdt / und als bald er von dem selbigen ubersich abgeht / so laß dein klingen wider umb schnappen / also das dein Rechte hand uber die Lincke komme / und fall jhm mit kurtzer schneid und geschrenckten henden dieweil er noch also im auffahren ist / vornen für die Arm / wie an dem eussersten kleinen Bild in der Figur mit dem I. verzeichnet gegen der Rechten hand sehen kanst / stoß in also mit deinem Schilt gewaltig von dir gegen deiner Lincken zur seiten aus / und hauwe behend dieweil er dummelt der nechsten Blöß zu / oder hal jn also mit nach folgen auff / biß du deinen vortheil haben kanst. | | Oder wann du also vor deinem gegenman in das Einhorn komen bist / so merck in dem er herhauwet von Oben / so laß deine klingen umb deinen Kopff verfahren / und bind jhm von deiner Rechten uberzwerch gegen seiner Lincken an sein Schwerdt / und als bald er von dem selbigen ubersich abgeht / so laß dein klingen wider umb schnappen / also das dein Rechte hand uber die Lincke komme / und fall jhm mit kurtzer schneid und geschrenckten henden dieweil er noch also im auffahren ist / vornen für die Arm / wie an dem eussersten kleinen Bild in der Figur mit dem I. verzeichnet gegen der Rechten hand sehen kanst / stoß in also mit deinem Schilt gewaltig von dir gegen deiner Lincken zur seiten aus / und hauwe behend dieweil er dummelt der nechsten Blöß zu / oder hal jn also mit nach folgen auff / biß du deinen vortheil haben kanst. | ||
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| '''Hanging Point''' | | '''Hanging Point''' | ||
In the pre-fencing strike forcefully from your left above you through toward his face in a sweep, once, twice, and the third time don’t let your sword swing out before your face but twist it into the Hanging Point, as shown on the right hand side of figure F and as taught before, and do this a number of times until you see your opportunity to attack with an element, but if your opponent strikes to you during this (while you stand thus in the Hanging Point) from above, or high traverse, or from below to your fingers, or against your head on the left, then step soon out to your left with the left foot behind the right, and twitch at the same time as he strikes, your sword thus hangs from above you against your right shoulder, from here step and strike at the same time as him left to his head, pull the pommel hard to your inward arm in this strike onto the flat, then swing your blade on forcefully to his head. hold your pommel thus hard on your arm and wrench thus out above you with outstretched blade to your left, let this wrench thus fly over your head and traverse strike strong to his left. | In the pre-fencing strike forcefully from your left above you through toward his face in a sweep, once, twice, and the third time don’t let your sword swing out before your face but twist it into the Hanging Point, as shown on the right hand side of figure F and as taught before, and do this a number of times until you see your opportunity to attack with an element, but if your opponent strikes to you during this (while you stand thus in the Hanging Point) from above, or high traverse, or from below to your fingers, or against your head on the left, then step soon out to your left with the left foot behind the right, and twitch at the same time as he strikes, your sword thus hangs from above you against your right shoulder, from here step and strike at the same time as him left to his head, pull the pommel hard to your inward arm in this strike onto the flat, then swing your blade on forcefully to his head. hold your pommel thus hard on your arm and wrench thus out above you with outstretched blade to your left, let this wrench thus fly over your head and traverse strike strong to his left. | ||
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| Im zufechten so binde deinem gegenman durch den Oberhauw an sein Schwerdt / unnd merck als bald er von deinem Schwerdt wider ubersich fehrt so hauwe ihm in dem er mit seinen Armen im aufffahren ist / von Unden zwischen sein beiden Armen zum kiinn / von disem stuck besihe die zwey obern kleinern Bilder / zur Lincken hand in der Figur so mit dem Buchstaben I. gezeichnet. | | Im zufechten so binde deinem gegenman durch den Oberhauw an sein Schwerdt / unnd merck als bald er von deinem Schwerdt wider ubersich fehrt so hauwe ihm in dem er mit seinen Armen im aufffahren ist / von Unden zwischen sein beiden Armen zum kiinn / von disem stuck besihe die zwey obern kleinern Bilder / zur Lincken hand in der Figur so mit dem Buchstaben I. gezeichnet. | ||
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| Item / merck in dem du dem Mann anbindest / so laß die Lincke hand vom Knopff / unnd begreiff damit sein kling im Bandt zu der deinen / und das behend / demnach fahr mit deiner Rechten hand sampt dem Hefft / unden durch und schlag also gegen deiner Rechten ubersich / wie du solches an den zweyen kleynern bossen zur Rechten hand in der Figur H. sehen kanst / so nimstu jhm das Schwerdt. | | Item / merck in dem du dem Mann anbindest / so laß die Lincke hand vom Knopff / unnd begreiff damit sein kling im Bandt zu der deinen / und das behend / demnach fahr mit deiner Rechten hand sampt dem Hefft / unden durch und schlag also gegen deiner Rechten ubersich / wie du solches an den zweyen kleynern bossen zur Rechten hand in der Figur H. sehen kanst / so nimstu jhm das Schwerdt. | ||
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| Item so du merckest das einer auff dich binden oder hauwen will / so führe dein Schwerdt gegen jhm her / als wwolltestdu auch anbinden / und merck aber in dem die klingen eben jetzt zusamen rühren sollen / so stoß behend dein knopff ubersich / und wende die klingen durch die Rosen von unden auff / und fang jhm sein Hauw also auff dein Lange schneid / wie solches das kleiner Bilde in der Figur N. gegen der Rechten hand anzeiget / nach dem du jhm also sein Hauw (wie gemelt) entpfangen hast / kanstu das selbige stuck auff zwen weg vollenden / Erstlich also / in dem die Schwerdter zusamen gerühret hand / so fahre vollen Unden mit deiner klingen durch / unnd reisse jhm die seine gegen deiner Rechten auß / und laß die hend abermal in der lufft umbschnappen oder kreutzweis ubereinander schrencken / und hauwe jhm also mit kurtzer schneide starck zum Kopff / Dis ist ein Meisterlicher durchgang / der dir (so er anders von oben hauwet) nit fehlet / zum andern wann du jhm sein Schwerdt also entpfangen hast / so trit in dem die Schwerdter zusamen gliitzen wol auff sein Lincke seiten / und hauw wider mit Langer schneid von aussen uber seinem Lincken arm zum Kopff / Dieser letste Hauw gehet unversehens sehr geschwindt / sicher unnd starck an. | | Item so du merckest das einer auff dich binden oder hauwen will / so führe dein Schwerdt gegen jhm her / als wwolltestdu auch anbinden / und merck aber in dem die klingen eben jetzt zusamen rühren sollen / so stoß behend dein knopff ubersich / und wende die klingen durch die Rosen von unden auff / und fang jhm sein Hauw also auff dein Lange schneid / wie solches das kleiner Bilde in der Figur N. gegen der Rechten hand anzeiget / nach dem du jhm also sein Hauw (wie gemelt) entpfangen hast / kanstu das selbige stuck auff zwen weg vollenden / Erstlich also / in dem die Schwerdter zusamen gerühret hand / so fahre vollen Unden mit deiner klingen durch / unnd reisse jhm die seine gegen deiner Rechten auß / und laß die hend abermal in der lufft umbschnappen oder kreutzweis ubereinander schrencken / und hauwe jhm also mit kurtzer schneide starck zum Kopff / Dis ist ein Meisterlicher durchgang / der dir (so er anders von oben hauwet) nit fehlet / zum andern wann du jhm sein Schwerdt also entpfangen hast / so trit in dem die Schwerdter zusamen gliitzen wol auff sein Lincke seiten / und hauw wider mit Langer schneid von aussen uber seinem Lincken arm zum Kopff / Dieser letste Hauw gehet unversehens sehr geschwindt / sicher unnd starck an. | ||
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| Findestu einen in gerader Versatzung / oder wie vor vom Langen ort gesagt / so streiche mit halber schneide aus dem rechten Wechsel starck ubersich durch / ein mal zwey / das dritte mal aber streiche under seinem Schwert durch / und trit mit deinem Rechten fuß zu jhm / und schlage jhn mit der fleche oder kurtzer schneide gewaltig und hoch ein / zu seinem Lincken ohr / wie dir solches das kleiner Bild zur Lincken in der Figur mit dem F. verzeichnet anzeiget / '''[XLIIv]''' damit zwingestu jhn das er gehlingen ubersich fehrt / als bald er solch es thut / so lasse dein Lincke hand vom knopff ab / und laß dein klingen gegen seiner Rechten von Unden auff in einer hand umb schnappen / und setze jhm den vordern ort an sein Brust / greiff in des dein knopff wider an / wie du solches an den kleinern Bilder zur Rechten hand mit dem F. hievor sehen kanst / stoß jhn also mit verkehrter hand von dir / laß als bald dein knopff wider ab / und dein Schwerdt umb dein Kopff fahren / und hauwe lang mit angreiffung des knopffs nach / dergleichen stuck soltu gegen die welche gern einlauffen gebrauchen. | | Findestu einen in gerader Versatzung / oder wie vor vom Langen ort gesagt / so streiche mit halber schneide aus dem rechten Wechsel starck ubersich durch / ein mal zwey / das dritte mal aber streiche under seinem Schwert durch / und trit mit deinem Rechten fuß zu jhm / und schlage jhn mit der fleche oder kurtzer schneide gewaltig und hoch ein / zu seinem Lincken ohr / wie dir solches das kleiner Bild zur Lincken in der Figur mit dem F. verzeichnet anzeiget / '''[XLIIv]''' damit zwingestu jhn das er gehlingen ubersich fehrt / als bald er solch es thut / so lasse dein Lincke hand vom knopff ab / und laß dein klingen gegen seiner Rechten von Unden auff in einer hand umb schnappen / und setze jhm den vordern ort an sein Brust / greiff in des dein knopff wider an / wie du solches an den kleinern Bilder zur Rechten hand mit dem F. hievor sehen kanst / stoß jhn also mit verkehrter hand von dir / laß als bald dein knopff wider ab / und dein Schwerdt umb dein Kopff fahren / und hauwe lang mit angreiffung des knopffs nach / dergleichen stuck soltu gegen die welche gern einlauffen gebrauchen. | ||
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| Hauwet einer von Oben so hauwe demselbigen von deiner Lincken von Unden entgegen mit Langer schneide / und in dem er sein Schwerdt wider von dem deinen abnimpt / und also mit seinen Armen ubersich fehrt / so greiffe dieweil mit deinen fingern uber dein kreutz in die klingen / und fahr jhm mit deiner klingen uber beide arm / wie du solches an den zweyen under Bildern in hienach getruckter Figur sihest / seiss also auff dein Rechte seiten aus / wiltu so magst du jhn werffen also / Trit mit deinem Rechten hinder seinen Rechten / unnd faß jhn mit deiner kurtzen schneide bey seinem hals / unnd stosse in des deinen knopff oberhalb deinem rechten Arm / gegen deiner Rechten von dir / wirff jhn also gegen deiner Lincken uber dein recht bein an rucken. | | Hauwet einer von Oben so hauwe demselbigen von deiner Lincken von Unden entgegen mit Langer schneide / und in dem er sein Schwerdt wider von dem deinen abnimpt / und also mit seinen Armen ubersich fehrt / so greiffe dieweil mit deinen fingern uber dein kreutz in die klingen / und fahr jhm mit deiner klingen uber beide arm / wie du solches an den zweyen under Bildern in hienach getruckter Figur sihest / seiss also auff dein Rechte seiten aus / wiltu so magst du jhn werffen also / Trit mit deinem Rechten hinder seinen Rechten / unnd faß jhn mit deiner kurtzen schneide bey seinem hals / unnd stosse in des deinen knopff oberhalb deinem rechten Arm / gegen deiner Rechten von dir / wirff jhn also gegen deiner Lincken uber dein recht bein an rucken. | ||
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| '''For you no guard will come so good<br/>In the after you strike out freely, boldly''' | | '''For you no guard will come so good<br/>In the after you strike out freely, boldly''' | ||
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| '''Allow the Circle to connect to the right<br/>Hold your hands high, you will deceive him''' | | '''Allow the Circle to connect to the right<br/>Hold your hands high, you will deceive him''' | ||
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| '''A good Stück from the Circle''' | | '''A good Stück from the Circle''' | ||
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| '''With the Crooked step well if you want to displace<br/>The crossing over, does him harm''' | | '''With the Crooked step well if you want to displace<br/>The crossing over, does him harm''' | ||
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| '''A Stück from the Reversing''' | | '''A Stück from the Reversing''' | ||
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| '''Cut Crooked to his Flat<br/>And you will Weaken the Master''' | | '''Cut Crooked to his Flat<br/>And you will Weaken the Master''' | ||
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| rowspan="2" | '''When you cut crooked at his strong<br/>Be sure to wind through and overrun with it''' | | rowspan="2" | '''When you cut crooked at his strong<br/>Be sure to wind through and overrun with it''' | ||
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| '''Stuck''' | | '''Stuck''' | ||
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| '''Also wind forcefully against his shield,<br/>Instantly shove him away and strike swiftly.''' | | '''Also wind forcefully against his shield,<br/>Instantly shove him away and strike swiftly.''' | ||
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| '''Counter to the Long Point''' | | '''Counter to the Long Point''' | ||
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| '''Note a swift Stück from the Squinter''' | | '''Note a swift Stück from the Squinter''' | ||
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| This stuck goes well when you do it quickly. However, if he escapes you upward too quickly with his arms, then allow your blade drive around your head, so that your long edge comes forward on his arms, athwart through with an under cut, how the figure here after shows, however do not let go with your left hand from the hilt, rather thrust him from you with crossed hands. | | This stuck goes well when you do it quickly. However, if he escapes you upward too quickly with his arms, then allow your blade drive around your head, so that your long edge comes forward on his arms, athwart through with an under cut, how the figure here after shows, however do not let go with your left hand from the hilt, rather thrust him from you with crossed hands. | ||
| Diß stuck gehet wol an wann du es in einer geschwinde machest / wischet er dir aber mit den Armen zubehendt ubersich / so laß dein klingen umbfahren umb dein Kopff / das dein Lange schneid / vornen an sein Arm kome uberzwerch durch einen Underhauw / wie das kleiner Bild in der Figur I. zur lincken hand außweist / aber laß die lincke hand nit vom Hefft / sonder stoß jhn von dir mit geschrenkten Henden. | | Diß stuck gehet wol an wann du es in einer geschwinde machest / wischet er dir aber mit den Armen zubehendt ubersich / so laß dein klingen umbfahren umb dein Kopff / das dein Lange schneid / vornen an sein Arm kome uberzwerch durch einen Underhauw / wie das kleiner Bild in der Figur I. zur lincken hand außweist / aber laß die lincke hand nit vom Hefft / sonder stoß jhn von dir mit geschrenkten Henden. | ||
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| '''Double shall your Failer be done<br/>Likewise double the step and slice''' | | '''Double shall your Failer be done<br/>Likewise double the step and slice''' | ||
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| '''A Failer with the False step''' | | '''A Failer with the False step''' | ||
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| '''Counter to the Thwart''' | | '''Counter to the Thwart''' | ||
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| Item, if he thwarts from under, so that you can't come from below thus catch his Thwart on your shield with diverting, so that your blade hangs over his. | | Item, if he thwarts from under, so that you can't come from below thus catch his Thwart on your shield with diverting, so that your blade hangs over his. | ||
| Item zwircht er von Unden / das du darunder nicht kommen kanst / so fange sein Zwirch mit fürschieben / an dein Schilt / und stoß dein knopff oberhalb deinem rechten Arm wol von dir / unnd wendt jhm die Lange schneid aussen uber seiner kling von Unden auff zum Kopff / wie das grösser Bild in der Figur N. zur rechten hand außweiset. | | Item zwircht er von Unden / das du darunder nicht kommen kanst / so fange sein Zwirch mit fürschieben / an dein Schilt / und stoß dein knopff oberhalb deinem rechten Arm wol von dir / unnd wendt jhm die Lange schneid aussen uber seiner kling von Unden auff zum Kopff / wie das grösser Bild in der Figur N. zur rechten hand außweiset. | ||
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| '''Item''' If one binds on to you from his right, thus pay attention when he strikes around, thus follow after him with the Slice on his arms to his right. | | '''Item''' If one binds on to you from his right, thus pay attention when he strikes around, thus follow after him with the Slice on his arms to his right. | ||
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| In the onset cut with your long edge to his left ear, as soon as this clashes or connects, pull around your head and cut the next also with the long edge, to his lower right opening, then third, to his lower left opening the fourth to his upper right opening, these 4 cuts should go quickly from one into another, And all strikes should be well to the body, also you should do these cuts with the short edge, to the four openings of the man | | In the onset cut with your long edge to his left ear, as soon as this clashes or connects, pull around your head and cut the next also with the long edge, to his lower right opening, then third, to his lower left opening the fourth to his upper right opening, these 4 cuts should go quickly from one into another, And all strikes should be well to the body, also you should do these cuts with the short edge, to the four openings of the man | ||
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| '''Item''' threaten to him from above with a Quick strike, or cut in at him from above, and if he slips after, then pull up the cut and drive with your under cut to the same side, from this work arises the winding on the sword, namely when you have bound on his sword from your right to his left, then remain hard on his blade, thrust through with the pommel under your right arm through remain thus in advance on his sword and jerk your pommel again for the purpose of winding him again outside to his head, thus you find also three kinds, namely winding outwards and inwards short edge to both sides and you should know that I have not put them here for just any particular reason. | | '''Item''' threaten to him from above with a Quick strike, or cut in at him from above, and if he slips after, then pull up the cut and drive with your under cut to the same side, from this work arises the winding on the sword, namely when you have bound on his sword from your right to his left, then remain hard on his blade, thrust through with the pommel under your right arm through remain thus in advance on his sword and jerk your pommel again for the purpose of winding him again outside to his head, thus you find also three kinds, namely winding outwards and inwards short edge to both sides and you should know that I have not put them here for just any particular reason. | ||
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| '''Do not rely too much on the Crown,<br/>You will tend to get harm and shame from it''' | | '''Do not rely too much on the Crown,<br/>You will tend to get harm and shame from it''' | ||
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| '''Strike powerfully through with the Long point<br/>Therewith hold off all hard dangers''' | | '''Strike powerfully through with the Long point<br/>Therewith hold off all hard dangers''' | ||
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| '''Item''' Strike out before him and allow your sword to fly above besides your left, step and cut from your right from under at his arm, if he displaces this, thus wind and go through with the Grip and cast with your pommel outwards over his right arm, let go with your left hand from your grip, and grab therewith your blade to help the right, cut him with the long edge on his head. | | '''Item''' Strike out before him and allow your sword to fly above besides your left, step and cut from your right from under at his arm, if he displaces this, thus wind and go through with the Grip and cast with your pommel outwards over his right arm, let go with your left hand from your grip, and grab therewith your blade to help the right, cut him with the long edge on his head. | ||
| Item streich vor jhm auff / und laß dein Schwerdt oben umbfliegen neben deiner Lincken / trit und Hauw von deiner Rechten / von unden gewaltig zu seinem Arm / versetzt er / so wind unden durch mit deinem hefft / und greiff mit deinem Knopff aussen uber seinen Rechten arm / laß dein lincke hand von dem Hefft / begreiff damit dein kling zu hilff der Rechten / schlag jhn mit Langer schneid auff sein Kopff / wie dich solches die bossen in der figur O. zur Rechten hand anzeigen. | | Item streich vor jhm auff / und laß dein Schwerdt oben umbfliegen neben deiner Lincken / trit und Hauw von deiner Rechten / von unden gewaltig zu seinem Arm / versetzt er / so wind unden durch mit deinem hefft / und greiff mit deinem Knopff aussen uber seinen Rechten arm / laß dein lincke hand von dem Hefft / begreiff damit dein kling zu hilff der Rechten / schlag jhn mit Langer schneid auff sein Kopff / wie dich solches die bossen in der figur O. zur Rechten hand anzeigen. | ||
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| '''Over-gripping''' | | '''Over-gripping''' | ||
Mark thusly when one binds on you from the right thus he presses weakly from you with the slice, with the sword, thus grab with your hand on your shield and cast with your blade over his both hands downwards and to your right, press the pommel from you. | Mark thusly when one binds on you from the right thus he presses weakly from you with the slice, with the sword, thus grab with your hand on your shield and cast with your blade over his both hands downwards and to your right, press the pommel from you. | ||
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| '''Ein ander stuck zum einlauffen.''' | | '''Ein ander stuck zum einlauffen.''' | ||
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| '''Werffen.''' | | '''Werffen.''' | ||
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| '''Ein guter Bruch auff alle oberhäuw.''' | | '''Ein guter Bruch auff alle oberhäuw.''' | ||
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| <p>'''The Cuts</p> | | <p>'''The Cuts</p> | ||
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| <p>'''Buzzer'''</p> | | <p>'''Buzzer'''</p> | ||
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| <p>'''Item''' If he cuts from above in the before, thus displace upwards towards your left and cut through quickly from your left to his right it is under or above the Dussack thus you come with your Dussack beside your right side, from there cut again athwart from under with the Long edge strongly through his Arm, or if he cuts against your strike so that your Dussack comes to your left shoulder, cut away directly from the over line.</p> | | <p>'''Item''' If he cuts from above in the before, thus displace upwards towards your left and cut through quickly from your left to his right it is under or above the Dussack thus you come with your Dussack beside your right side, from there cut again athwart from under with the Long edge strongly through his Arm, or if he cuts against your strike so that your Dussack comes to your left shoulder, cut away directly from the over line.</p> | ||
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| <p>'''Example'''</p> | | <p>'''Example'''</p> | ||
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| <p>'''Item''' In the onset cut in with Long edge strongly through his face, so that your dussack again shoots over your head athwart to the displacement from your right, step instantly and quickly with your left around his right and cut him Crooked over his right arm to the Head if he defends, thus cut him forwards to the face or cut him crooked to the left at the Head.</p> | | <p>'''Item''' In the onset cut in with Long edge strongly through his face, so that your dussack again shoots over your head athwart to the displacement from your right, step instantly and quickly with your left around his right and cut him Crooked over his right arm to the Head if he defends, thus cut him forwards to the face or cut him crooked to the left at the Head.</p> | ||
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| <p>'''Item''' Mark when you encounter one who is in Straight parrying or in the Slice thus come in the zufechten into the Sideguard on your left side, throw the Half edge over his right arm to his face, the second proceeds from under with the Long edge through his face. The third a Middelcut after from your right, if one defends these thrown strikes, thus cut nimbly to the face But if one cuts to you when you thus stand in the Sideguard so take away the strike from your left with the Flat Instantly step with the left foot to his right side and thrust him over his right arm to the face, cut quickly after through his face or to the Next opening.</p> | | <p>'''Item''' Mark when you encounter one who is in Straight parrying or in the Slice thus come in the zufechten into the Sideguard on your left side, throw the Half edge over his right arm to his face, the second proceeds from under with the Long edge through his face. The third a Middelcut after from your right, if one defends these thrown strikes, thus cut nimbly to the face But if one cuts to you when you thus stand in the Sideguard so take away the strike from your left with the Flat Instantly step with the left foot to his right side and thrust him over his right arm to the face, cut quickly after through his face or to the Next opening.</p> | ||
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| <p>'''A Good Attack from the Steer'''</p> | | <p>'''A Good Attack from the Steer'''</p> | ||
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| <p>'''Follow Several Good Rules from the Fencing in Bow (Bogen)'''</p> | | <p>'''Follow Several Good Rules from the Fencing in Bow (Bogen)'''</p> | ||
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| <p>'''Side Guard'''</p> | | <p>'''Side Guard'''</p> | ||
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| <p>'''Changer'''</p> | | <p>'''Changer'''</p> | ||
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| <p>'''Hanging'''</p> | | <p>'''Hanging'''</p> | ||
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| <p>'''Mark''' When one thrusts at you from above, thus wind your hilt above you into left ox, set off his thrust upwards, and when they connect, then thrust him inside to the face, Instantly allow your point to sink towards the Ground, and allow the Blade where by, to run through to your left, thrust over the hands to his face Pull your hilt upwards so that the Blade runs off besides your right, and cut outside from your left through his right shoulder thus you shoot into the Right Changer.</p> | | <p>'''Mark''' When one thrusts at you from above, thus wind your hilt above you into left ox, set off his thrust upwards, and when they connect, then thrust him inside to the face, Instantly allow your point to sink towards the Ground, and allow the Blade where by, to run through to your left, thrust over the hands to his face Pull your hilt upwards so that the Blade runs off besides your right, and cut outside from your left through his right shoulder thus you shoot into the Right Changer.</p> | ||
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| <p>'''Item''' Displace His thrusts like before, have your hilt above you in the Left Ox, and take him out, with the short edge from your left through his right so that you correctly fly around your head into the Right Ox cut Instantly a Third strike, downwards, through his left foot from your right, so that your weapon shoots into left Ox, take him out with the short edge, downwards from your left Ox, so that your weapon shoots through in running around again, into Right Ox, allow quickly the Right Ox, to run through, with this taking out besides your left, and thrust through than by a double, done over hand, come into the Iron Door.</p> | | <p>'''Item''' Displace His thrusts like before, have your hilt above you in the Left Ox, and take him out, with the short edge from your left through his right so that you correctly fly around your head into the Right Ox cut Instantly a Third strike, downwards, through his left foot from your right, so that your weapon shoots into left Ox, take him out with the short edge, downwards from your left Ox, so that your weapon shoots through in running around again, into Right Ox, allow quickly the Right Ox, to run through, with this taking out besides your left, and thrust through than by a double, done over hand, come into the Iron Door.</p> | ||
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| <p>'''Near Guard and Middle Guard'''</p> | | <p>'''Near Guard and Middle Guard'''</p> | ||
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| <p>'''Tiller Guard'''</p> | | <p>'''Tiller Guard'''</p> | ||
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| <p>'''How you should fence from the Middle Guard.'''</p> | | <p>'''How you should fence from the Middle Guard.'''</p> | ||
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| <p>Now in the straight defence as I have named it here, position yourself in the approach as shown by the pair in the previous figure.</p> | | <p>Now in the straight defence as I have named it here, position yourself in the approach as shown by the pair in the previous figure.</p> | ||
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| rowspan="2" | <p>'''How you should strike around from his staff and shoot over.'''</p> | | rowspan="2" | <p>'''How you should strike around from his staff and shoot over.'''</p> | ||
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| <p>Or bind him from your right side against his left, and stay hard with your point on his staff, but turn the butt of your staff in from below between his hand and staff as you step in with your right foot. Tear out upward with it, as shown in the middle of Figure F printed hereafter; then work further with your point.</p> | | <p>Or bind him from your right side against his left, and stay hard with your point on his staff, but turn the butt of your staff in from below between his hand and staff as you step in with your right foot. Tear out upward with it, as shown in the middle of Figure F printed hereafter; then work further with your point.</p> | ||
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| <p>Item: bind him from your left against his right, hard on his staff in front of his hand; stay with the same point hard on his staff, and wind the butt of your staff (with a spring of your right foot) over his staff, and over his right shoulder around his neck. Step further with your right foot behind his left, and throw him over your right leg, as you can see printed in Figure C.</p> | | <p>Item: bind him from your left against his right, hard on his staff in front of his hand; stay with the same point hard on his staff, and wind the butt of your staff (with a spring of your right foot) over his staff, and over his right shoulder around his neck. Step further with your right foot behind his left, and throw him over your right leg, as you can see printed in Figure C.</p> | ||
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Born | ca. 1537 Basel, Germany |
Died | 24 February 1571 (aged 34) Schwerin, Germany |
Spouse(s) | Appolonia Ruhlman |
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Citizenship | Strasbourg |
Patron |
Heinrich von Eberst (?)
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Movement | Freifechter |
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Genres | Fencing manual |
Language | Early New High German |
Notable work(s) | Gründtliche Beschreibung der Kunst des Fechtens (1570) |
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First printed english edition |
Forgeng, 2006 |
Concordance by | Michael Chidester |
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Joachim Meyer (ca. 1537 - 1571)[1] was a 16th century German Freifechter and fencing master. He was the last major figure in the tradition of the German grand master Johannes Liechtenauer, and in the last years of his life he devised at least three distinct and quite extensive fencing manuals. Meyer's writings incorporate both the traditional Germanic technical syllabus and contemporary systems that he encountered in his travels, including the Italian school of side sword fencing.[2] In addition to his fencing practice, Meyer was a Burgher and a master cutler.[3]
Meyer was born in Basel,[4] where he presumably apprenticed as a cutler. He writes in his books that he traveled widely in his youth, most likely a reference to the traditional Walz that journeyman craftsmen were required to take before being eligible for mastery and membership in a guild. Journeymen were often sent to stand watch and participate in town and city militias (a responsibility that would have been amplified for the warlike cutlers' guild), and Meyer learned a great deal about foreign fencing systems during his travels. It's been speculated by some fencing historians that he trained specifically in the Bolognese school of fencing, but this doesn't stand up to closer analysis.[5]
Records show that by 4 June 1560 he had settled in Strasbourg, where he married Appolonia Ruhlman (Ruelman)[1] and joined the Cutler's Guild. His interests had already moved beyond knife-smithing, however, and in 1561, Meyer petitioned the City Council of Strasbourg for the right to hold a Fechtschule (fencing competition). He would repeat this in 1563, 1566, 1567 and 1568;[6] the 1568 petition is the first extant record in which he identifies himself as a fencing master.
Meyer probably wrote his first manuscript (MS A.4º.2) in either 1560 or 1568 for Otto Count von Sulms, Minzenberg, and Sonnenwaldt.[7] Its contents seem to be a series of lessons on training with long sword, dussack, and rapier. His second manuscript (MS Var.82), written between 1563 and 1570 for Heinrich Graf von Eberst, is of a decidedly different nature. Like many fencing manuscripts from the previous century, it is an anthology of treatises by a number of prominent German masters including Sigmund ain Ringeck, pseudo-Peter von Danzig, and Martin Syber, and also includes a brief outline by Meyer himself on a system of rapier fencing based on German Messer teachings. Finally, on 24 February 1570 Meyer completed (and soon thereafter published) an enormous multi-weapon treatise entitled Gründtliche Beschreibung der Kunst des Fechtens ("A Thorough Description of the Art of Combat"); it was dedicated to Johann Casimir, Count Palatine of the Rhine, and illustrated at the workshop of Tobias Stimmer.[8]
Unfortunately, Meyer's writing and publication efforts incurred significant debts (about 1300 crowns), which Meyer pledged to repay by Christmas of 1571.[1] Late in 1570, Meyer accepted the position of Fechtmeister to Duke Johann Albrecht of Mecklenburg at his court in Schwerin. There Meyer hoped to sell his book for a better price than was offered locally (30 florins). Meyer sent his books ahead to Schwerin, and left from Strasbourg on 4 January 1571 after receiving his pay. He traveled the 500 miles to Schwerin in the middle of a harsh winter, arriving at the court on 10 February 1571. Two weeks later, on 24 February, Joachim Meyer died. The cause of his death is unknown, possibly disease or pneumonia.[6]
Antoni Rulman, Appolonia’s brother, became her legal guardian after Joachim’s death. On 15 May 1571, he had a letter written by the secretary of the Strasbourg city chamber and sent to the Duke of Mecklenburg stating that Antoni was now the widow Meyer’s guardian; it politely reminded the Duke who Joachim Meyer was, Meyer’s publishing efforts and considerable debt, requested that the Duke send Meyer’s personal affects and his books to Appolonia, and attempted to sell some (if not all) of the books to the Duke.[1]
Appolonia remarried in April 1572 to another cutler named Hans Kuele, bestowing upon him the status of Burgher and Meyer's substantial debts. Joachim Meyer and Hans Kuele are both mentioned in the minutes of Cutlers' Guild archives; Kuele may have made an impression if we can judge that fact by the number of times he is mentioned. It is believed that Appolonia and either her husband or her brother were involved with the second printing of his book in 1600. According to other sources, it was reprinted yet again in 1610 and in 1660.[9][10]
The Fechtschule of Joachim Meyer in Strasbourg, a thriving school of fence equal to many others in Germany at the time, was taken over during the Acquisition of Strasbourg by Louis XIV in 1681; it was turned into the "Academie de Arms" and essentially absorbed into the French school of fence.[11]
Contents
- 1 Treatises
- 1.1 Preface and Dedication
- 1.2 Long Sword
- 1.2.1 Introduction
- 1.2.2 1 - Of Man and His Divisions
- 1.2.3 2 - Of the Sword and its Divisions
- 1.2.4 3 - Of the Stances or Guards
- 1.2.5 4 - Of The Strikes
- 1.2.6 5 - Of Displacing
- 1.2.7 6 - Of the Withdrawal
- 1.2.8 7 - A Lesson in Stepping
- 1.2.9 8 - Of Before, After, During, and Indes
- 1.2.10 9 - A Guide to the [Previous] Elements
- 1.2.11 10 - How one shall fence to the four Openings
- 1.2.12 11 - Fencing from the Stances
- 1.2.13 Third Part/Lund
- 1.3 Dussack
- 1.4 Rapier
- 1.5 Additional cutting diagrams
- 1.6 Dagger
- 1.7 Pole Weapons
- 1.8 Copyright and License Summary
- 2 Additional Resources
- 3 References
Treatises
Joachim Meyer's writings are preserved in two manuscripts prepared in the 1560s, the MS A.4º.2 (Lund) and the MS Var 82 (Rostock); a third manuscript from 1561 has been lost since at least the mid-20th century, and its contents are unknown.[12] Dwarfing these works is the massive book he published in 1570 entitled "A Thorough Description of the Free, Chivalric, and Noble Art of Fencing, Showing Various Customary Defenses, Affected and Put Forth with Many Handsome and Useful Drawings". Meyer's writings purport to teach the entire art of fencing, something that he claimed had never been done before, and encompass a wide variety of teachings from disparate sources and traditions. In keeping with this goal, Meyer seems to have constructed his treatises to present a method for training to fence, a significant departure from the earlier works in the tradition which explain the system of fencing directly. In keeping with this, he illustrated the techniques with depictions of fencers in courtyards using training weapons such as two-handed fencing swords, wooden dussacks, and rapiers with ball tips.
The first part of Meyer's treatise is devoted to the long sword (the sword in two hands), which he presents as the foundational weapon of his system, and this section devotes the most space to fundamentals like stance and footwork. His long sword system draws upon the teachings of Freifechter Andre Paurñfeyndt (via Christian Egenolff's reprint) and Liechtenauer glossators Sigmund ain Ringeck and pseudo-Peter von Danzig, as well as using terminology otherwise unique to the brief Recital of Martin Syber. Not content merely to compile these teachings as his contemporary Paulus Hector Mair was doing, Meyer sought to update—even reinvent—them in various ways to fit the martial climate of the late sixteenth century, including adapting many techniques to accommodate the increased momentum of a greatsword and modifying others to use beats with the flat and winding slices in place of thrusts to comply with street-fighting laws in German cities (and the rules of the Fechtschule).
The second part of Meyer's treatises is designed to address new weapons gaining traction in German lands, the dussack and the rapier, and thereby find places for them in the German tradition. His early Lund manuscript presents a more summarized syllabus of techniques for these weapons, while his printed book goes into greater depth and is structured more in the fashion of lesson plans.[13] Meyer's dussack system, designed for the broad proto-sabers that spread into German lands from Eastern Europe in the 16th century,[14] combines the old Messer teachings of Johannes Lecküchner and the dussack teachings of Andre Paurñfeyndt with other unknown systems (some have speculated that they might include early Polish or Hungarian saber systems). His rapier system, designed for the lighter single-hand swords spreading north from Iberian and Italian lands, seems again to be a hybrid creation, integrating both the core teachings of the 15th century Liechtenauer tradition as well as components that are characteristic of the various regional Mediterranean fencing systems (including, perhaps, teachings derived from the treatise of Achille Marozzo). Interestingly, Meyer's rapier teachings in the Rostock seem to represent an attempt to unify these two weapon system, outlining a method for rapier fencing that includes key elements of his dussack teachings; it is unclear why this method did not appear in his book, but given the dates it may be that they represent his last musings on the weapon, written in the time between the completion of his book in 1570 and his death a year later.
The third part of Meyer's treatise only appears in his published book and covers dagger, wrestling, and various pole weapons. His dagger teachings, designed primarily for urban self-defense, seem to be based in part on the writings of Bolognese master Achille Marozzo[15] and the anonymous teachings in Egenolff, but also include much unique content of unknown origin (perhaps the anonymous dagger teachings in his Rostock manuscript). His staff material makes up the bulk of this section, beginning with the short staff, which, like Paurñfeyndt, he uses as a training tool for various pole weapons (and possibly also the greatsword), and then moving on to the halberd before ending with the long staff (representing the pike). As with the dagger, the sources Meyer based his staff teachings on are largely unknown.
The long sword material in the Lund manuscript closely mirrors the "Third Part" of Meyer's Gründtliche Beschreibung der Kunst des Fechtens, so they are both included in the compilation below. Though the current translation is based on the Lund, when possible we will expand it with a full translation of both, footnoting the differences.
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The fifth and last part of this book, in which will be taught and briefly handled the fencing of the Staff, the Halberd, and the Long Spear.
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[3.16r] Das fünffte vnd letste theil dises Bůchs in welchem gelehrt vnd auffs kürtzest gehandelt wirt / von dem Fechten in der Stangen / Helleparten / unnd vom langen Spieß. DIse drei Wehr hab ich derenhalben zůsamen in ein Figur gatiert / dieweil der Spieß seiner lenge halben vň nach der perspectiva sich also oben in Figuren am besten geschickt hat / derenhalben dieweil dann ein jede Figur wie bißher auch geschehen / mit einem sondern Bůchstaben vermerckt / sol sich der fleissige Leser das nicht jrzen lassen / vnnd willalso die halbe Stangen als ein fundament aller langen Wehren / zům ersten für die hand nehmen / vnd erstlich anzeigen wie vil der Leger demnach wie du dieselbigen ins werck richten solt / lehren vnd beschreiben. | |
Of the Lyings or Guards. There are five principal lyings, namely the Upper Guard, straight upward before you outstretched and to both sides; the Lower Guard also to both sides; furthermore you thus also have two Near Guards and a Middle Guard; lastly the Tiller Guard. |
Von den Legern oder Hůten. DEr Leger aber sein fürnemlich fünffe / nemlich die Oberhůt / gerad vbersich vor dir außgestreckt vnnd zů beiden seiten / demnach die Vnderhůt auch zů beiden seiten / ferner so hastu auch zwo Nebenhůten vnd ein Mittelhůt / letztlich die Steirhůt. | |
Upper Guard Arrange yourself in the Upper Guard like this: stand with the left foot forward and hold your staff with the rear part at your chest, so that the fore end stands straight up toward the sky. You should direct it to both sides in the Work, like you are now doing it straight in front of you. If you shall always stand well with the left foot forward, then you must not have your feet too far apart, so that you could always have a step forward. |
[3.16v] Oberhůt. IN die Oberhůt schicke dich also / stand mit dem lincken Fůß vor / halt dein Stangen mit dem hinderen theil an deiner Brust / also das der vordern ort gerad vbersich gegen dem Himmel stande / wie du nun solche gerad vor dir anschickest / also soltu sie auch zů beiden Seiten in das werck richten / vnd ob du wol allwegen mit dem lincken Fůß vor bleiben solt / so mustu doch mit den Füssen nicht zů weit von einander kommen / auff das du mit dem lincken Fůß alwegen ein fürtrit haben könnest. | |
Lower Guard Do it like this: stand with your left foot forward and hold your staff with the rear part at your flank and with the fore end outstretched in front of you on the ground. When you hold the butt at your right flank like this it is the same, whether you hold or direct the point outstetched to left or right or straight ahead; whichever you may change to, either after his thrust, or after your techniques are performed. |
Vnderhůt. DJe mach also / stand aber mit dem lincken Fůß vor / halt dein Stangen mit dem hindern ort an deiner weiche / vnd mit dem vordern ort vor dir außgestreckt auff die Erden / wann du nun also den hindern ort an deiner rechten Weiche behaltest / so gilt es demnach gleich ob du den vordern ort zůr Lincken oder Rechten oder gerad vor dir außgestreckt haltest / oder führest / welches außstrecken du wandlen magst / eintweders nach seinem herstechen oder nach deinen fúrgenomenen Stucken. | |
Near Guard and Middle Guard For these, arrange yourself like this: stand with the right foot forward and hold your staff with the middle part at your left hip, so that the shorter end and the butt point toward your opponent, but the longer end points behind you. Show your right side to him well, as you see in the lower picture in Figure A on the right hand side. The Middle Guard is the straight defence in front of the opponent, from which most fence. |
Nebenhůt vnd Mittelhůt. ZV deren schicke dich also / stand mit dem rechten Fůß vor / halt dein Stangen mit dem mitleren theil auff deiner lincken Hüfft / also daß das kurtzer ort vnnd hinder ort gegen dem Man / das lenger aber hinder dir außstehe / beut jhm also die recht Seiten wol dar / wie dich solches das [3.17v] under Bild in der Figur A. zůr Rechten hand lehrt / die Mittelhůt ist die gerade versatzung vor dem Mann / daraus man dann am meisten ficht. | |
Tiller Guard In this, arrange yourself like this: stand with the left foot forward and hold your staff with the fore end in front of your left foot on the ground, and the butt with outstretched arms in front of your face, all such as you can see in the second picture on the left hand side in the previous picture. You should also do the guard like this: stand with right foot forward and hold your staff behind you, also with the fore end on the ground, so you can strike deftly. |
Steürhůt. JN diese schicke dich also / stand mit dem lincken Fůß vor / vnnd halt dein Stangen mit dem vorderen ort für deinem lincken Fůß auff die erden / vnd den hindern ort mit außgestreckten Armen vor deinem gesicht vbersich / allerding wie du solches an dem anderen Bild zůr Lincken hand in obgedachter Figur sehen kanst / Auch soltu dieseHůt also machen / stand mit dem Rechten Fůß vor / vnd halt dein Stangen hinder dir / auch mit dem vordern ort auff die erden / so bistu geschickt zům streich. | |
Of the binds and the defences of the staff; also its parts. The staff is divided into four parts, just as was taught previously of the other weapons. There are also four binds, and the first bind is performed at the fore end or outermost part of the staff; the second in front of the hand which is foremost on the staff; the third in the middle of the staff; the fourth will be performed with the butt end through the entering. You should especially be aware and take care of these parts and binds, because different techniques are appropriate to different parts, namely, in the first part and bind, the blow and flying thrust, in the second, staying in the winding and travelling after, and furthermore in the second entering and wrestling. |
Von dem anbinden vnd der Stangen versatzungen / auch jhrer theilung. DJe Stangen wirt auch in vier theil getheilt / gleichfals wie bißher von andern Wehren gelehrt / Derenhalben hastu auch vier anbind / vnd geschicht das erste anbinden am vordern oder eussern theil der Stangen / Das ander vor der hand / welche er in der Stangen vor führet / Das dritte in der mitte der Stangen / Das vierdte aber wirt durch das einlauffen mit dem hindern ort zů wegen gebracht / auff solche theilung vnd anbinde soltu sonderlich acht nehmen vnnd haben / dann es sonst sorglich ist / wo man sich nicht befleißt in einem jeden theil des selbigen zůgehórete stuck zů Fechten / als nemlich im ersten theil vnd anbind die schleg vnd fliegende stöß / im andern die bleiben Winden vnd nachreisen / vnd ferner in den andern die einlauffen vň Ringen. | |
There are also four principle defences with the staff, like the binds: the first with the fore end of the staff from both sides, the second in front of the hand, the third in the middle, and the fourth is performed with the butt end. The while all such in techniques is enough to understand, is without ?? difficulties ??? to handle. |
[3.18r] Der Versatzung aber in der Stangen seind fürnemlich auch wie der anbinden vier / deren daň die erste mit dem vorderen theil deiner Stangen von beiden seiten / Die ander vor der hand / die dritte in der mitte / vnd die vierte mit dem hindern ort volbracht wirt / Dieweil aber solche alle in stucken gnugsam zů verstehn / ist ohn von nöten von deren eim jeden in sonderheit zůhandeln. | |
Upper Guard In the approach put yourself in the Upper Guard, and notice as soon as he thrusts toward your left side, then step on your right side away from his thrust, and thrust in at him at the same time he thrusts at you, then wind the long edge against his staff; so he misses with his blow, and you connect with yours. |
Oberhůt. Im zůfechten schicke dich in die Oberhůt / vnd nim wahr als bald er dir gegen deiner Lincken seiten zů sticht / so trit du auff dein Rechte seiten von seinem stoß aus / vnd Stich mit jhm zůgleich hinein / im hinein stechen aber / so wende die Lange schneide gegen seiner Stangen / so felt er mit seinem stoß / vnd triffestu mit dem deinen. | |
However, if he thrusts toward your right, then step away from his thrust toward your left side, and thrust in with him again the same as before. |
Stoßt er dir aber gegen deiner Rechten / so trit aus seinem stoß gegen deiner Lincken seiten / vnd stoß abermal wie vor gleich mit jhm hinein. | |
The second piece from the Upper Guard Mark, in the approach place yourself in the Upper Guard. If he thrusts from above or below to the body, then step (when he thrusts to one side of you) away from his thrust to the other side, and strike while stepping out at the same time from above downward on his forward hand, and mark diligently, if he draws back the same, then thrust straight ahead toward his face. |
Das ander stuck auß der Oberhůt. Merck / im zů fechten schicke dich in die Oberhůt / Sticht er als dann auff dich her es sey vnden oder oben zům leib / so trit jhm (wann er dir zů einer seiten hersticht) aus seinem stich gegen der andern seiten / vnd schlag gleich in solchem austretten von oben nider auff sein vordere hand / und merck fleissig in dem er dieselbige zuckt / so stoß gerad vor dir hin gegen seinem gesicht. | |
Another, how you should strike him from above down through his staff, and tear out, and strike with one hand. In the approach place yourself in the Upper Guard to the left, that is, so that the fore end or longer part of your staff stands up over your left shoulder, and thus step toward him with your left foot forward; if he thrusts toward your face or chest, then spring well away from his thrust toward his right side, and strike down from above with your staff (which you should be holding fast in both hands) full through on the middle of his staff, so that through this blow you come into the Right Lower Guard; from this (where he would further thrust to your face) tear with the half edge up toward your left shoulder again. While you tear upward like this, give your staff a swing with your left hand, and in this swing let go of the staff with your left hand, and strike with one hand from your right over across toward his temple. The upper blow should quickly happen together with the tear, as soon and while this blow connects, then grip your staff with your left hand again, and bring it back into the straight defence. |
[3.18v] Ein anders / wie du jhm von Oben nider durch seine Stangen Schlagen / vnd wider vbersich außreissen / vnnd mit einer hand nach schlagen solt. JM zůfechten schicke dich in die Oberhůt zůr Lincken / das ist das dein Stangen mit dem vordern ort / oder langeren theil vber deiner Lincken Achsel auffstehe / trit also mit dem lincken Fůß vor zů jhm / stoßt er gegen deiner Brust oder deinem gesicht zů / so spring wol aus seinem stoß gegen seiner Rechten seiten / vnd schlag jhm mit deiner Stangen (die du dann zů beiden henden gefast behalten solt) von Oben nider / auff die mitte seiner Stangen gantz durch / also das du durch solchen schlag mit deiner Stangen in die rechte Vnderhůt komest / von deren (wo er ferner deinem gesicht aber zů würde steché) Reiß mit halber schneid wider vbersich gegé deiner Lincken Achsel / gleich mit in dem du also vbersich reissest / so gibe mit deiner lincken Hand deiner Stangen den schwung / in disem schwung laß die lincke Hand ab von deiner Stangen / vnnd schlage mit einer hand von deiner Rechten vberzwerch gegen seinem schlaff / der oberschlag sampt dem Riß sollen behend auff einander geschehen / als bald vnd in dem dieser schlag antrifft / so ergreiff mit deiner lincken Hand dein Stangen wider / vnd verzucke die in die gerade Versatzung. | |
Another. Mark, when you strike from above through his staff like this, and after you have torn up again from below, and your left hand together with the fore end of your staff has come upright again, then at once turn up your right hand together with the butt as well, and ? the same ?, lower the fore end with your left hand near your left out to the side, and turn the forward longer part of the staff again up toward his right. This must all happen in a ?. Thrust as then further with a step out straight toward his face, but be careful that you don't turn your right hand downward again to your chest in thrusting, but rather shift the same also well at your chest and inward at your left arm in thrusting ahead of you in to him. So, from the Upper Guard you have learned: firstly, how you should step out and thrust at the same time at him; secondly, striking at his staff down from above and thrusting afterward; thirdly, how you break down through against his staff from above, and tear up from below; lastly, how you should make a deceptive thrust. |
Ein anders. MErck wann du jhm also nun von Oben durch sein Stangen geschlagen / vnd dernach auch wider von vnden vbersich ausgerissen hast / vnd mit deiner lincken Hand sampt dem vor= [3.19r] dern theil deiner Stangen wider vbersich komen bist / so wende als bald dein Rechte hand zů sampt dem hindern ort auch vbersich / vnnd lasse dieselbige weil / dein vordern ort mit der lincken hand neben deiner Lincken zůr seiten aus wider vndersich sincken / vnnd wende hiemit den vordern lengern theil deiner Stangen widerumb von vnden vbersich gegen seiner Rechten / dises alles můß in einem huy geschehen / stoß als dann ferner mit einem austrit gerad gegen seinem gesicht / aber hab acht das du nicht allein im hinein stossen dein rechte Hand wider vndersich zů deiner Brust wendest / sondern dieselbige auch wol an deiner Brust vnd inwendig an deinem lincken Arm im stossen für dir hin zů jhm hinein schiebest / also hastu aus der Oberhůt erstlich wie du austretten vnd mit jm zůgleich stossen solt / zům anderen jm sein Stangen von oben nider ausschlagen vnd nachstechen / Zům dritten wie du jhm gegen seiner Stangen von oben nider durchbrechen / vnnd von vnden vbersich ausreissen / auch wie du letztlich ein verführten stoß machen solt / gelehrt. | |
How you should thrust together with him from the Lower Guard. Mark, when you hold your right hand together with the butt of your staff at your right side in the approach, and you have lain your point well ahead of you out on your right side on the ground, observe as soon as he thrusts toward your face, then step step out with your right foot toward your right side, and with your left further toward his left to him; thrust in this way to his face above his left arm while he directs his thrust. You should also duck your head well down toward your right side over your staff while you thrust with him thus, away from his flying thrust, so you are the better defended. |
Wie du aus der Vnderhůt mit jhm zůgleich hinein stechen solt. MErck / wann du nun also im zůfechten dein Rechte hand sampt dem hindern ort deiner stangen / an deiner Rechten weiche haltest / vnd dein vordern ort mit wol fürsich nach gehencktem leib / vor deiner Rechten zůr seiten aus auff der erden ligen hast / so nim war als balt er gegen deinem gesicht hersticht / so trit mit deinem Rechten Fůß gegen deiner Rechten seiten auß / vnnd mit deinem Lincken ferner gegen seiner Lincken zů jhm / stiche jhm also in dem er seinen stoß herführet / oberhalb seinem Lincken Arm zů seinem gesicht / auch soltu hiemit in dem du also mit jhm [3.19v] hinein stossest / deinen Kopff wol von seinem herfliegenden stoß vber dein Stang gegen deiner Rechten seiten vndersich sencken / so bistu desterbas versetzt. | |
Another, how you should strike out his thrust, and thrust afterward. In the approach place yourself again in the Lower Guard as before, with your forward knee bent, so that your upper body is well sunk to your staff, and mark as soon as he thrusts, then strike his staff from your right side toward your left in a jerk out, as far as the straight defence, and before he can recover himself from his thrust, thrust with a spring out toward his face. |
Ein anders / wie du jhm sein stoß auszschlagen / unnd nach stossen solt. JM zůfechten schicke dich abermals mit wol fürsich gebogenem Kni / also das dein oberer leib der Stangen wol nach gesenckt sey / in die Vnderhůt wie vor / vnnd merck als bald er her stoßt / so schlage jhm seine Stangen von deiner Rechten gegen deiner Lincken in einem ruck aus / bis in die gerade versatzung / vnnd ehe dann er sich von solchem stos wider erholt vnd ermant / so stos jhm mit einem aussprung gegen seinem gesicht. | |
Another. Mark, when you fallen into the Left Lower Guard in the approach, and he strikes with one hand from above toward your head, then raise both your arms, and with this spring in well under his stroke, thus parrying his blow with your staff between your hands. As soon as and while the blow lands on your staff, and is still touching, draw the butt toward you with your right hand, letting the point drop downward, direct the same between his hands under his staff to his body, and thus thrust below his staff between his hands in front of his chest. While you are thrusting in like this, turn the butt of your staff together with your right hand down again, and could drive in inside your right arm. After the thrust is performed you should be nimble with the bind again on his staff; therewith you may the better protect yourself from what he does afterward. |
Ein anders. MErck wann du dich im zůfechten in die Lincke Vnderhůt verfallen hast / vnd er schlecht dir mit einer hand von Oben herein gegen deinem Kopff / so fahre mit beiden Armen vbersich auff / mit solchem aufffahren spring jhm wol vnder seinen streich hinein / versetze jhm also seinn schlag zwischen dein beide hend auff dein Stangen / als bald vnnd in dem der schlag auff dein Stangen bocht / vnd noch im zůsamen rühren ist / so zůck mit deiner Rechten hand den hindern ort zů dir / auch lasse hiemit den vorderen ort vndersich sincken / führe jm dasselbige zwischen seinen beiden henden vnder seiner Stangen zům leib / vnd stosse jhm also vnderhalb seiner Stan= [3.20r] gen zwischen seinen beiden henden / fúr sein Brust / in dem du aber also hinein stossest / so wende deinen hinderen ort zů sampt deiner Rechten hand wider vndersich / gegen deiner Brust / auff das du mit derselbige den stoß hart an deiner Brust / vnd inwendig an deinem Rechten arm hinein führen könest / nach volbrachtem stoß soltu behend mit dem band wider an seiner Stangen sein / damit du dich dester baß vor seinem nachfechten schützen mögest. | |
How you should yield to his thrust from the Left Lower Guard, and thrust together with him. In the approach, step with your left foot forward, hold the butt of your staff together with your right hand at your right flank, and let the point of your staff lie outstretched in front of you on the ground, a little out to the left side, and mark as soon as your opponent thrusts at you, then step with your right foot behind your left out to the side, a little toward his right side, and as you set down your right foot in stepping behind, step quickly with your left foot also toward his right side further toward him, and thrust over his right arm (while he thrusts) to his face. |
Wie du jhm aus der Lincken Vnderhůt auß seinem stoß weichen / vnd mit jhm zůgleich hinein stossen solt. JM zůfechten trit mit deinem Lincken Fůß vor / halt dein hindern ort sampt der Rechten hand in der Rechten weiche / vnnd lasse den vordern ort deiner Stangen gegen deiner Lincken ein wenig zůr seiten aus / vor dir ausgestreckt auff der erden ligen / vnnd merck aldo als bald dein gegenfechter auff dich her stoßt / so trit mit deinem Rechten fus hinder deinem Lincken zůr seiten aus / ein wenig gegen seiner Rechten seiten / vnd in dem du deinen Rechten fus im hinder tretten noch also nider setzest / so trit eilents mit deinem Lincken fus auch gegen seiner Rechten seiten fúrter zů jm / vnd stoß jhm oberhalb seinem Rechten arm (in dem er her stoßt) gegen seinem gesicht. | |
How you should strike out his thrust from your Left Lower Guard and thrust afterward. Or when you stand in the said way in the Right Lower Guard, then step again as before, while he thrusts, toward his right side away from his thrust, and strike off his staff together with him from your left toward your right, and afterward thrust nimbly again as before (before he can recover) to his face. |
Wie du jhm seinen stoß von deiner Lincken vnderhut ausschlagen vnd nach stechen solt. ODer wann du auff gemelte weiß in der Rechten Vnderhůt stehest / so trit abermals wie vor / in dem er her sticht gegen seiner Rechten seiten aus seinem stoß / vnd schlag jhm gleich mit sei= [3.20v] ne Stangen von deiner Lincken gegen deiner Rechten ab / demnach stosse jhm behend abermals wie vor (ehe dann er sich wider erholt) gegen seinem gesicht. | |
How you should take out from your left upward with the long edge, and thrust again through the Roses from your right side up from below to his face.
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Wie du mit Langer schneide von deiner Lincken vbersich außnehmen / vnd durch die Rosen wider von deiner Rechten unden auff gegen seinem gesicht stechen solt. JM zůfechten schicke dich in die Vnderhůt zůr Lincken wie vor / stost er dann auff dich her / so fahre mit beiden Armen auff / vnd schlage jm seinen stoß mit dem vordern theil deiner Stangen von deiner Lincken vbersich / gegen deiner Rechten mit Lnager schneide aus / also das du in solchem ausschlagen mit deiner Stangen gantz vbersich durch kommest / wende demnach dein Stangen wider neben deiner Rechten von vnden auff / vnd stich von derselbigen wider vbersich gegen seinem gesicht. | |
How you should jerk his staff out and thrust afterward.
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Wie du jhm sein Stangen außrucken vnd nach stechen solt. MErck wann du im zůfechten in der vnderhuten eine kommest / vnnd er nicht arbeiten noch stossen will / so laß dich mit geberden mercken vnd ansehen / als woltestu dich aller erst vmb sehen was dir fúr stuck zů Fechten seyen / als bald vnd in dem er aber sein Stangen also von jhm ausstreckt / so rucke jhm die in einem uhnversehenen ruck oder schlag aus / vnnd stoß jhm behend (all dieweil er nach mit seiner Stangen vom genomnen stoß daumelt) gegen seinem gesicht / in [3.21r] disem ausschlagen soltu fleissig wahr nehmen / das du dich (wie nechst auch angeregt) nicht mit deiner Stangen dem ausschlagen nach zů weit auff die seiten verfahrest / sonder schlage jhm die seine (wie gelehrt) in einem ruck aus / auff das du mit deiner Stangen behend wider gerad vor seinem gesicht seyest / vnd also den stoß volbringest ehe dann er sich wider ermant. | |
How you should fence from the Middle Guard. In the approach place yourself in the Middle Guard, such as is shown in the large picture printed in Figure A on the right hand side, and take care as soon as you can reach him, throw your staff with your right hand overthwart across his face, and in the throw give your staff a strong swing with your left hand, and loose the same from the staff, so that your staff can the swifter fly across his face and around your head; while your staff is thus flying through his face and around your head, step to him with your left foot forward, and grip under your staff again with your left hand, while your staff is still flying through the air, and strike to the other from your left to your right through the face; also against his staff through where he drives before him, this blow should be performed with both hands, so that you end in the Right Lower Guard after the blow. While your staff thus in this blow falls into the Lower Guard, if he would nimbly thrust at your face (which would be left open by this movement), then step with your right foot quickly on your right side, and thrust in with him at the same time also to his face, so that you have turned the rear part of your staff together with the long edge against his, and pulled your head well away over your staff, so you are defended. |
Wie du auß der Mittelhůt fechten solt. Jm zůfechten schicke dich in die Mittelhůt / auff solche weiß wie das grosser Bild in hievor getruckter Figur A. zůr Rechten hand anzeigt / vnnd nim wahr als bald du jhn erlange kanst / so wirff jhm dein Stangen mit deiner Rechten hand vberzwerch durch sein gesicht / zů solchem wurff gibe deiner Stangen mit deiner Lincken hand ein starcken schwung / vnnd laß dieselbige hiemit von der Stangen ab / auff das deine Stangen in disem wurff dester geschwinder durch sein gesicht vnd vmb dein Kopff fliegen kónne / in dem aber / das dein Stang also durch sein gesicht vnd vmb dein Kopff fleugt / so trit auch mit deinem Lincken Fůß fúrt zů jhm / vnnd greyff vnder des / dieweil dein Stangen im herumb fliegé noch in der lufft ist / mit deiner Lincken hand wider an dein Stangen / vnd schlage jhm zům andern von deiner Lincken gegen seiner Rechten durch das gesicht / auch gegen seiner Stangen durch wo er die vor jhm fúhret / dieser schlag soll mit beyden henden verricht werden / also das du nach endt des schlags in die Rechte Vnderhůt kommest / dieweil dein Stangen aber also in disem schlag in die Vnderhůt verfallet / wirt er dir behendiglichen gegen deinem gesicht (welches dann mit solchem verfallen enblóst wirt) herstossen / deren halben so trit mit deinem Rechten Fůß eilents auff dein Rechte seiten / vnnd stoß mit jm zůgleich auch gegen seinem gesicht hinein / doch das du im hinein stossen die Lange schnei= [3.21v] de sampt dem hindern theil der Stangen gegen der seinen gewendet / vnnd deinen Kopff wol aus seinem stoß vber dein Stangen entzuckt habest / so bistu versetz. | |
Or after you have fallen into the Right Lower Guard after this blow, and he has thrust at the opening offered, then tear out his flying staff upward with the half edge toward your left shoulder; at the same time drive your staff above around your head, and strike him outside over his left arm from your right; you should also drive this blow around with both hands; herein beware that he (while you thus drive your blow around) will thrust to the face; as soon as he does so, move the butt of your staff around lower before your face, and let the blow fly the faster. If he parries your blow with hanging staff, then mark the moment your staff lands on his or misses, then at once turn the butt end upward, and thrust above or below his staff to the body. |
Oder nach dem du also durch disen schlag in die Rechte Vnderhůt verfallen bist / vnd er deiner gegebenen Blósse zů stost / so Reisse mit halber schneide jhme sein herfliegende stangen vbersich / gegen deiner Lincken Achsel aus / zůgleich mit solchem Ausreissen fúhre dein Stangen oben vmb dein Kopff / vnd schlage jhm von deiner Rechten aussen vber seinem Lincken Arm / disen schlag soltu auch mit beiden henden herumb führen / hie zwischen hab acht ob er dir (dieweil du disen schlag also herumb führest) zům gesicht stossen wólle / so bald er dann solches thůt / so fúhre den hinderen ort im herumb fahren dester niderer vor deinem gesicht herumb / vnnd lasse den schlag dester geschwinder fliegen / versetzt er dir aber den schlag mit hangender Stangen / so merck in dem dein Stang auff die seine bocht oder felt / so bald wend auch den hindern ort vbersich / vnd stoß jhm ober oder vnderhalb seiner Stangen zům leib. | |
Another, how you should invert before him, or give over, take out, and strike after. In the approach place yourself in the said manner in the Middle Guard to the left side, and step with the left foot behind your right toward him, so that in the movement you turn your back to him. While you thus turn in front of him, he will quickly thrust to your face, meaning to overtake you; then in your backward stepping lift both your hands nimbly upward together with the butt of your staff, outstretched toward his left side, so that the point hangs toward the ground, and as you turn strike his oncoming thrust with your hanging staff from your right out toward your left side, and let the same move through a full swing around your head. While it thus moves through the swing, let go with your left hand (after you have given the staff a strong swing with the same) and strike with one hand a strong swift stroke to his left ear. This is a swift piece which goes well in the first attack; if you provoke his thrust with your turn, then you take his staff out in the time of the turn, and surely hit him, if he has thrust in earnest. |
Ein anders / wie du dich vor jhm verkehren / oder ubergeben / ausnehmen vnd nachschlagen solt. IM zůfechten schicke dich auff obgemelte form / in die Mittelhůt zůr Lincken seiten / vnnd trit also bald mit deinem Lincken Fůß hinder deinem Rechten zů jm / also das du in solchem vmbwenden / jhme den Rucken zů wendest / in dem du dich aber also vor jhm vmbwendest / wirt er dir eilents gegen deinem gesicht herstechen / in meinung das zů ereylen / derenhalben so erhebe in solchem hindersich treten dein beide hend zů sampt dem hinderen theil deiner Stangen / also das das vorder theil derselbigen gegen der erden hanget / behendiglich vbersich ausgestreckt gegen [3.22v] seiner Lincken / vnd schlag jhm in solchem deinem vmbwenden / seinen herkommenden stoß mit deiner hangenden Stangen von deiner Rechten gegen deiner Lincken zůr seiten aus / vnd laß die selbige durch ein schwung vollend vmb den Kopff fahren / in dem du aber also mit deiner Stangen herumb fahrest / so laß die Lincke hand (nach dem du mit derselbigen deiner Stange einen sterckern schwung gegeben hast) ab / vnd schlag mit einer hand einen starcken geschwinden streich zů seinem Lincken ohr / Dises ist ein geschwind stuck / welches im ersten angriff wol angeht / dan mit deinem vmbwenden reitzestu jhn zů stossen / stost er ddann / so nimstu jhm gleich in solchem vmbwenden sein Stangen aus / vnd triffst jhn gewiß / so er ernstlichen gestossen hat. | |
The techniques learned up to now from the side lyings, I wanted to first set down, since you were to arrive in the same through striking aback, thrusting away, or fending off, so the more smoothly you know how to recover again, also the better you know how to do the techniques that follow; the same with these long weapons as with the weapons previously handled; in full fencing always from one into another, in which you need not first long consider what you are to do, but rather press on with the next technique. |
Diese bißher gelehrte stuck aus den seiten Legern / hab ich darumb erstlich setzen wollen / damit wann du durch Verschlagen / Verstossen oder Versetzen in derselben eines ankomen werest / dich dester füglicher wissest wider zů ermanen / auch dich in folgende stuck dester baß wissest zů richten / dann in disen langen Wehren komstu gleichfals wie auch in bißher verrichten Wehren / in vollem Fechten jmmer aus einem in das ander / in welchen du dich demnach nicht lang erst bedencken must was dir zů thůn sey / sonder mit den nechst fúrfalleten stucken fürtringen. | |
Now in the straight defence as I have named it here, position yourself in the approach as shown by the pair in the previous figure. |
Nun in die gerade Versatzung aber / wie ich sie hie genent hab / schicke dich im zůfechté also / wie dich die zwen bossen in hievor getruckter Figur fürbilden vnd lehren. | |
The first technique in the outermost bind. When you bind with the outermost part of your staff on the outermost part of his, then press the same in a sudden strong jerk out to the side, such that yours does not move after the pressing out, but rather thrust nimbly off from his staff ahead to his face, and that quickly before he has recovered himself from the pressing out. |
Das erste stuck im eussersten anbinden. SO du jhm mit deinem eussersten theil deiner Stangen an das eusserste der seinen anbindest / so truck jhm dieselbige in einem uhnversehenen starcken ruck zůr seiten aus / soch also das du mit der deinen dem austrucken nach nicht verfahrest / sonder stoß jm behendiglichen / von seiner Stangé ab / fúr dir hin zů seinem gesicht / vň das eilents ehe daň er sich vom austrucké erholt hat. | |
Another, how you should move through and thrust on the other side after the jerking out. When you become aware in the pressing out that he is coming on nimbly with his staff, so that you cannot overtake him with the thrust you were taught, then do this: Jerk his staff again on one side as before, and let yourself seem as if you want to thrust as before, but as soon as and while he speeds his staff again toward yours, meaning to parry your thrust, then meanwhile go through under his staff, and with a spring out thrust to his face with great speed and force. This is a swift passage, when you thus unexpectedly jerk someone's staff out, and nimbly go through under, and thrust in on the other side. |
[3.23r] Ein anders / wie du nach dem außrucken durchfahren und auff der andern seiten stossen solt. SO du aber in solchem ausrucken gewahr wirst / das er mit seiner Stangen so behend wider ankompt / also das du jhn mit gelehrtem stoß nit ereylen kanst / so thů jhm also / Ruck jm seine Stangen abermal auff ein seiten wie vor auch / vnd laß dich mercken als woltestu wie vor stossen / aber als bald vnd in dem er mit seiner Stangen wider her zů gegen deiner eylet / in meinung deinen stoß zůversetzen / so fahr du dieweil er noch herwischt / vnder derselbigen seiner Stangen durch / vnd stoß jhm auff der andern seiten mit einem aussprung eilents vnnd gewaltig zům gesicht / Dises ist ein geschwinder durchgang / wann du einem also sein Stang ohnversehens außruckest / demnach behend vnden durch fahrest / vnd auff der andern seiten hinein stost. | |
Another, how you should press out his staff and strike to his forward leg. In the approach bind from your left hand side, with the outermost part of your staff on the outermost of his, and press his out with a sudden jerk toward his left side, and draw your staff nimbly back again, toward your left around your head. Let go of the staff with your left hand, and strike with one hand strongly from your right overthwart, with a wide step of your right foot through his feet; grip your staff again with your left hand while the same is thus moving through in the stroke, and then strike the other with both hands through to his right shoulder, so that you end in the Right Lower Guard; from this thrust to his face after the manner described above. |
Ein anders / wie du jhm die Stangen außrucken / und zů seinem fürgesetzten bein schlagen solt. JM zůfechten bind jhm von deiner Lincken hand / mit deinem eussersten theil an das eusserste seiner Stangen / vnd truck jhm die in einem vnversehenen ruck gegen seiner Lincken hand auß / vnnd zůcke dein Stangen behend wider zů ruck / gegen deiner Lincken vmb deinen Kopff / laß hiemit dein Lincke hand von der Stangen ab / vnnd schlage mit einer Hand von deiner Rechten starck vberzwerch / mit einem weiten zůtrit deines Rechten fůsses durch sein fúß / ergreiffe demnach dein Stangen dieweil dieselbige im streich noch also durch fahrt / wider mit deiner Lincken hand / vnd schlage als dann den andern mit beiden henden / von deiner Lincken schlims [3.23v] gegen seiner Rechten achsel durch / also das du nach ende des schlags in die rechten Vnderhůt kommest / von deren stoß jhm nach obgeschriebener form zů seinem gesicht. | |
Or when you thus strike through overthwart to his forward leg, then look that you grip your staff again on your left side with your left hand; as soon as you have gripped it, draw the butt back to your right at your chest, and move the left well along the staff with outstretched arm; while you draw your hands apart thus on the staff, turn the staff toward his, and strike out the same (while he thrusts), so that you strongly and forcefully come again into the straight defence with left arm stretched far out, and then thrust nimbly straight ahead to his face. |
Oder wann du also zů seinem fúrgesetzten bein vberzwerch durchschlechst / so schauw das du dein Stangen im durchschlagen wider auff deiner Lincken seiten mit deiner Lincken hand ergreiffest / als bald du die ergriffen hast / so zůck dein hindern ort zů deiner Rechten and dein Brust / vnd mit der Lincken fahr wol mit ausgestrecktem Arm in die Stangen hinein / in dem du aber dein hend also in der Stangen von einander zeuchst / so wende dein Stangé gegen seiner / vnd schlag jm dieselbige (in dem er her stöst) auch auß / also das du dein Stangé gewaltig vnd starck mit außgespanenem Lincken Arm wider in die gerade Versatzung bekommest / vnd stoß als dann behendiglich gerad fúr dir hin zú seinem gesicht nach. | |
A piece, how you should make the Brain Blow. Do it like this: in the approach bind the tip of your staff with the tip of his; let yourself seem as if you are earnestly looking where or how you want to thrust to his face. As soon as he notices, he will diligently take care on your leaving the bind, that he could nimbly thrust while you leave. When you place yourself earnestly, like you want to thrust, then quickly jerk the butt of your staff upward, and swing the staff back with your left hand toward your left around your head, and thus unexpectedly strike straight from above to his head, and if he would yet thrust under this, then the same does not serve, for then you are too swift with the blow to his head. This and the like pieces have the more part in the Practice, namely that you outrace your opponent with unexpected speed, when he makes the slightest mistake. |
Ein stuck wie du den Hirnschlag machen solt. DEn treib also / im zůfechten binde jm mit deinem eussersten theil deiner Stangen in sein eusserste an / aldo laß dich mit geberden mercken als sehest du dich ernstlich vmb / wo oder wie du jhm gegen seinem gesicht stechen wóllest / als bald er das mercken wirt / so wirt er fleissig war nehmen auff dein abgohn / auff das er dir behend in dem du abgehest nach stossen könne / Derhalben wann du dich am aller ernstlichen stellest / sam du alben zů stechen wollest / so ruck dein hindern ort eilents vbersich / vnd mit der Lincken hand aber schwing die Stangen zů ruck / gegen deiner Lincken vmb den Kopff / vnnd schlag jhm also mit einer hand ohnversehens gerad von oben zů seinem Kopff / vnnd ob er vnder dessen schon herstechen wirde / so geht jhm derselbige doch nicht an / dann du bist jhm zů geschwind mit dem schlag auff seinem Kopff / Diese vnd derglei= [3.24r] chen stuck stand den mehren theil in der Practick / nemlich da du dein wider fechter mit ohnversehener behende vbereylest / wann er sich dessen am wenigsten versicht. | |
Another, with the skewed stroke. Mark, when you have bound your opponent as taught above, then surreptitiously invert your right hand on your staff, and deceive him meanwhile by appearance, so that he doesn't notice what you are doing, and when he makes the slightest mistake, then step toward him quickly with the right foot, and strike a swift and powerful stroke over the hand, straight from above to his head, so that your upper body is sunk well down after the blow, then nimbly move your staff up again, and at the same time step back again with the right foot, and grab your staff with your left hand again, so that you can strongly defend yourself again. You can move to this skewed stroke as you do the aforesaid brain blow, namely when you first jerk out his staff, or else when you can hinder him with some other technique, so that you can hit him with the skewed stroke before he can come up again. |
Ein anders mit dem schófferstreich. MErck wann du deinem gegenmann wie bißher gelehrt / angebunden hast / so verkehre dein Rechte hand heimlich an deiner Stangen / vnnd verführe jhn dieweil mit geberden / auff das er dein fürnemen nicht mercke / als dann wan er sich des am wenigsten versicht / so trit mit dem Rechten Fůß eilents zů jm / vnd schlag hiemit vber die hand einen gewaltigen vnd geschwinden streich / gerad von Oben zů seinem Kopff / also das du mit deinem obern leib dem schlag nach wol vndersich gesenckt standest / fahre als dann behendiglich mit deiner Stangen wider auff / vnnd trit zůgleych auch mit deinem Rechten Fůß wider zů ruck / auch greyff vnderdes mit deiner Lincken hand wider an dein Stangen / damit du dich wider mit versatzung stercken mögest / zů dem vorgehenden Hirnschlag / zů disem Schöfferstreich kanstu dir auch raumen / nemlich wann du jhm die Stangen erstlich ausruckest / oder jhn sonst mit andern stucken hinderst / auff das du jhn mit dem Schöfferschlag ereylest ehe dann er wider auffkompt. | |
How you should strike around from his staff and shoot over. Further, when you can reach the tip of his staff with the tip of yours, and he is hard on your staff, the be aware as soon as he wants to press you out to the side with force, then draw back your staff nimbly (while he is pressing out) around your head with both hands, and strike outside over his left arm to his head with a step out. As soon as this blow connects, quickly shift your staff over his near his hands, as you can see shown hereafter in Figure G; when you have thus found and barred his staff, then you may go in and thrust with the butt of your staff, or strike in front of his face with the longer part; if he moves his point up, and works it out under your staff, then follow after from below with thrusting, winding, or pressing. |
Wie du von seiner Stangen vmbschlagen und vberschiessen solt. WEyter wann du im zůfechten sein eusserste theil der Stangen mit deinem eussersten erlangen kanst / vnd er ist dir hart an deiner Stangen / so hab ach als bald er dir mit gewalt zůr seiten austrucken will / so zůck dein Stangen behendiglich (in dem er dir solche außtruckt) vmb [3.25r] deinen Kopff mit beiden henden / vnd schlag jn mit solcher aussen vber seinen Lincken Arm / mit einem außtrit zům Kopff / als bald dieser schlag antrifft / so schiebe dein Stangen eilents vber die seine nach bey seinen henden / wie du solches in der Figur G. hernach gezeichnet sehen kanst / waň du jhm also sein Stangen gefast vnd gespert hast / so bagstu jhm also dann mit dem hindern ort eingehn vnd stossen / oder mit dem langen theil fúr sein gesicht schlagen / fehrt er aber mit dem ort auff / vnd arbeit sich vnder deiner Stangen herfür / so folge jm von vnden nach / es sey mit stossen Winden oder trucken. | |
How you should go through him. Mark, if your opponent is hard on your staff in the bind, and presses away from him, then go under through, and thrust on the other side. Or while he thus presses out your staff with his hard bind, again go hard on his staff (while he is still pressing) through under, and jerk him out with a ? blow from the other side, and thrust nimbly before he has recovered. |
Wie du jhm durchgehn solt. MErck ist dein gegen fechter mit seinem band hart ahn deiner Stangen / vnd truckt von jm / so fahr vnden durch / vnd stoß auff der andern seiten / Oder in dem er dir also dein Stangen austruckt mit seinem harten anbinden / so fahr abermal hart an seiner Stangen (dieweil er noch also truckt) vnden durch / vnd Ruck jhm die mit einem neydlichen schlag von der andern seiten auß / vnd stoß behendiglich nach / ehe dann er sich ermant hat. | |
Another. If someone binds hard on your staff, then hold hard against him with your bind; if he also presses against yours, then quickly go through below, and act as if you want to thrust, but don't; rather draw through below again, and thrust to the side which you were originally bound on. |
Ein anders. Bindet dir einer hart an dein Stangen / so halt jhm mit deinem band hart wider / truckt er auch gegen der deinen / so fahr eilents vnden durch / vnd thů sam du stossen wolltest / thůs aber nicht sonder zůck wider vnden durch / vnnd stoß jhm zů der seiten gegen welche du jhm erstlich angebunden hast. | |
How you should learn missing in the bind. Mark diligently, when you have bound with someone from your left side, then diligently observe and feel just as soon as he leaves the bind, to go through below or to work otherwise, then thrust while he is thus leaving, straight ahead to his face. |
[3.25v] Wie du in den Banden fehlen leren solt. Das mercke fleissig waň du einem von deiner Lincken seiten angebunden hast / so nim fleissig wahr vnd fühle eben / als bald er von deinem Band abgeht / es sey vnden durch oder sonst zů arbeiten / so stosse jhm dieweil er noch also abgeht / gerad für dir hin gegen seinem gesicht. | |
Another is a counter to the former. When you become aware in the bind, that your opponent is watching for your leaving, and wants to thrust to the opening while you are leaving, then let yourself seem by your appearance as if you earnestly want to move away from his staff and thrust, and when you think that he is ready to thrust, then move off his staff to the side, as if you wanted to thrust as said, but don't; rather, while he rushes in with his thrust, strike it up out to the side, and thrust in as first ?, then when he rushes in, you can easily take his staff out, and overtake him well before he can recover himself again. |
Ein anders ist der bruch auff das vorige. WAnn du im Band gewahr wirst / das dir dein gegen Fechter auff dein abgehn acht nimpt / vnd dir dieweil du abgehest zůr Blóß stossen will / so laß dich mit geberden mercken als wollestu ernstlich von seiner Stangen abgehn vnd stossen / vnd wann du vermeinest das er sich am aller besten zům nachstossen geschickt hab / so gehe mit deiner Stangen gehlingen auff di seite aus / ab / von der seinen / sam du wie gesagt stossen wollest / thůs aber nicht / sonder in dem er mit seinem stoß hereylet / so schlag jhm den auff die seiten aus / vnd stoß als dann erst vervollen hinein / dann wann er so gehlingen hereylet / kanstu jhm sein Stangen leychtlichen ausnemen / vnd jhn wol ereylen ehe er sich wider erholet. | |
Thus you should mark and be aware of what your opponent wants to fence and drive to you, so that you catch him just in his own technique, as next herefore at this one then inclined true soon after to thrust [???]. Then you must expose yourself cautiously and warily to the same, and place yourself in such a way with the appearance, as resist befalling the approximate and ignorant [???], or you have wasted your ? thrust after with reluctance, so that through this he will be all the more incited to thrust, with which thrust or blow he fails and exposes himself, as close that he so agile hardly against comes up and may recover himself [???], before then you have overtaken him. This will be expanded on further on by example in the halberd. |
Also soltu auff mercken vnd wahrnemen / was dein gegen Fechter auff dich Fechten vnd treiben wolle / das du jhn eben in seinen eigenen stucken fangest / als nechst hievor an disem der dann geneygt wahre bald nach zůstechen / Derenhalben můstu dich vor demselben fúrsichtlich vnnd gewahrsam blóssen / vnnd zů solchem blössen dich mit geberden also stellen / als wehre dir das vngefehr vnnd vnwissen widerfahren / oder habest dich deinem begirigen stoß nach mit vnwillen verfallen / auff das er hiedurch dester ehr vnnd begirlicher zů stossen angereitzt werde / mit welchem stossen oder schlagen er sich selber vergibt vnnd blöst / als fast das er so behendt [3.26r] schwerlich wider auff komen vnd sich erholen mag / ehe dann du jhn ereylet habest / Dises aber wirt in der Helleparten noch weiter durch Exempel ausgeführt werden. | |
A deceptive piece. When you have bound with someone in the approach, and neither of you will leave the other's staff, then thrust to his leading foot with a serious appearance, exposing your face, to which he will nimbly thrust, then step out to the side with your lead foot, followed by the right, and thrust under his staff from below (while the same flies in the thrust) to his face, and pull your head well away from his thrust behind your staff, so you hit him (while he is thrusting) in the face. Or when you thrust or strike to his foot, and meanwhile he thrusts to your face, then strike out his flying thrust, and at the same time spring out to the side away from his thrust, and thrust quickly and nimbly. |
Ein verfúher stuck. JM zůfechten wann du mit einem angebunden hast / vnd keiner will von des andern Stangen abgehn / so stich jm mit ernsthafften geberden zů seinem fürgesetzten Fůß / damit blössestu dein gesicht / zů welchem er behendiglich her stossen wirt / als bald vnd in dem er dann herstost / so tritt du mit dem vordern Fůß zůr seiten aus / folge mit dem Rechten / vnd stoß jhm von vnden vberhalb seiner Stangen (in dem dieselbige zům stoß herfleugt) gegen seinem gesicht / vnd entzucke jhm auch hiemit deinen Kopff wol von seinem stoß hinder dein Stangen / so triffestu jhn (dieweil er noch hersticht) in sein gesicht / Oder wann du jhm zů seinem Fůß stóst oder schlechst / vnd er dieweil deinem gesicht zů stost / so schlage jhm sein herfliegenden stoß aus / vnd springe zůgleich in solchem ausschlagen zůr seiten aus seinem stoß / vnd stoß behend vnd eilents nach. | |
How you should thrust with one hand out over his left arm to his face, wind through with the butt end of your staff, and strike to the right shoulder. If you have bound someone ahead from your left against his right, but he stays still and does not work, then step with your rear right foot to your right side, and go with your point hard on his staff through below, and thrust nimbly and unexpectedly from your right over his left arm to his face. In thrusting, let go of your staff with your left hand, and give the right side the thrust, so that you reach in the further. In this thrust turn up your right hand together with the butt of your staff toward your left side, and draw your staff around your head, and in this drawing around spring in nimbly on your left side. Strike thus wickedly to his right shoulder. This blow together with the thrust should be done nimbly one after another and together. Then spring back, so that you may be sure to catch and grip your staff again. |
[3.26r] Wie du mit einer hand aussen vber seinen Lincken arm zů seinem gesicht stossen / mit dem hindern ort durchwinden / vnd zůr Rechten achsel schlagen solt. HAstu einem vornen von deiner Lincken gegen seiner Rechten angebunden / er aber ligt still vnd arbeit nicht / so trit mit deinem hindersten Rechten Fůß auff dein Rechte seiten / vnd gehe hiemit auch mit deinem vordern ort hart an seiner Stangen vnden durch / vnnd stoß jhm behents vnd ohnversehens von deiner Rechten vber seinem Lincken arm zů seinem gesicht / im hin [3.26v] ein stossen aber / so laß die Lincke hand von der Stangen / vnd gib die Rechte seiten dem stoß wol nach / auff das du von vberzwerch dester weiter hinein langest / in solchem stossen wende die rechte hand mit sempt dem hindern theil der Stangen vbersich gegen deiner Lincken / vnd zůck dein Stangen hiemit vmb dein Kopff / auch spring in disem vmbzucken behends auff dein Lincke seiten / schlage jhm also schlims gegen seiner Rechten achsel / Dieser schlag zů sampt dem stoß sollen behends auff einander vnd zůsamen getrieben werden / spring als dann zů ruck / auff das du dein Stangen wider sicher mit deiner Lincken hand aufffangen vnd ergreiffen mógest. | |
Another, how you should wind through with the thrust. Do it like this: if you find yourself in the straight defence in the approach, then thrust straight from your right to his left hand, that he has placed forward on his staff; but in the beginning, let yourself seem by your appearance as if you wanted to thrust to his face. When you come near his hand with your point, go through below his staff and step with your left foot well out to his right side, and take your head well aside with you, and turn your point thus in thrusting through outside over his right arm to the face - turn your open right hand well upward, inside your left arm, so the thrust goes the deeper. |
Ein anders / wie du mit dem stoß durchwinden solt. DEm thů also / im zůfechten so du jhn in gerader versatzung findest / so stoß jhm gericht von deiner Rechten gegen seiner Lincken hand / die er dann in der Stangen vor führet / im anfang aber / so laß dich doch mit geberden mercken als woltestu jhm in sein angesicht stossen / wann du nun mit deinem vordern ort nahet an sein hand komest / so fahre vnder seiner Stangen durch vnd trit hiemit auch mit deinem Lincken Fůs wol gegen seiner Rechten seiten aus / in solchem aus tretten nim dein Kopff wol mit / vnd wende also deinen vordern ort im durchstossen aussen vber seinem Rechten Arm zům gesicht / im hinein stechen aber / wende dein Rechtó offene hand wol vbersich / an deinem inwendigen Lincken arm hinein / so gehet der stoß desto dieffer. | |
A swift and artful thrust against one who does not work, but rather lies strongly in the defence.
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Ein künstlichen vnd geschwinden stoß gegen dem der nicht arbeiten / sonder starck in der versatzung ligt zů brauchen. MErck wann du im zůfechten deinen gegenpart in gerader Versatzung findest / so schicke dich auch also / vnd laß dich mit geberden mercken / als woltestu dich aller erst vmbsehen was dir [3.27r] zů fechten sey / vnder des aber / wann er sich dessen am wenigsten versihet / so trit mit deinem rechten Fůß eilents gegen seiner Lincken seiten aus / vnd stosse jhm oberhalb seiner Lincken hand (die er dann in der Stangen vor fúhret) gerichts seiner Brust zů / doch also das du sein Stangen mit der deinen nit rúhrest / in disem stoß führe dein Rechte hand wol gegen deinem Lincken arm / vnd auff demselbigen hinein / zů dem so wende hiemit dein Lincke offene hand vbersich vmb / so geht der stoß dester dieffer / vnd triffst eben auff solche weiß an / wie dir solches an dem Bilde zůr Lincken hand in der Figur E. fürgestelt. | |
Another: how you thrust upward through his face.
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Ein anders / wie du mit einem stoß vbersich durch sein gesicht stossen. TRinget dein gegenfechter im band auff dich / so bleibe mit deiner Stangen auch hart an der seinen / als bald jhr beide so nahet komen seind / also das die Stangen im anfang des anderen theils zůsamen rúhren / so bleibe vnder des mit dem band hart an seiner stangen / vnd stosse den hindern ort mit deiner Rechten hand von dir / also das dein vorderer ort auff seiner Stangen gegen seiner Rechten achsel aussehe / zů dem so trit auch mit deinem Rechten Fůß wol auß gegen seiner Lincken seiten / vnd stosse jhm mit deiner Stangen (doch das du mit deren hart auff der seinen bleibest) gegen seienr Rechten achsel / im hinein stossen aber / wende dein Rechte hand mit dem hindern ort wider zů dir / gegen deiner Brust vmb / also das deine Finger an deiner brust vnd die offene hand oben stehe / wann du also / dieweil du mit deiner Stangen hart auff der seinen bleibest / gegen seiner Rechten achsel stossest / vnd im hin stossen dein hinder ort wider zů dir wendest / so gehet dein stoß vbersich / vnd triffst jhn in sein gesicht / er muß aber sehr behendt vnd mit sterck ins werck gericht vnd volfúhret werden. | |
At the same time as you make this thrust, lift your staff with both hands, and strike nimbly from above down to his face, and in this blow spring further toward his left side with your right foot. |
[3.27v] Zugleich mit disem stoß führe dein Stangen mit beiden henden vbersich / vnd schlage behend von oben nider gegen seinem gesicht wider nider / in solchem schlag aber / spring mit deinem rechten Fůß noch ferner gegen seiner Lincken seiten vmb. | |
Another: how you should thrust a miss hard on his staff in front of him, and strike afterward long. In the approach don't come too near to your opponent, and mark while he doesn't want to work, then thrust to his right side hard on his staff; as soon as he notices the thrust and repels it to his right, let your staff run off near his right side, and draw it around your head with your right hand, and strike a swift stroke with one hand to his left ear. |
Ein anders / wie du vor jhm hart an seiner Stangen fehl stechen / vnd lang nachschlagen solt. JM zůfechten komme nicht zů nahet auff den Mann / vnd merck in dem er nicht arbeiten will / so stosse jhm gegen seiner Rechten seiten / hart an seiner Stangen hinein / als bald er den stoß wehrt / vnd gegen seiner Rechten abweist / so lasse dein Stangen neben seiner Rechten ablauffen / vnd zůck die mit der Rechten hand vmb den Kopff / vnd schlage jhm mit einer hand ein geschwinden streych zů seinem Lincken ohr. | |
A good stroke in the going over. Do it like this: in the approach, as soon as you can reach the tip of his staff with the tip of yours, hold your point straight in front of his face, and turn yourself well on your right side, so that you turn your back to him, and while you turn your back, step with your right foot behind your left toward him, turning completely around on your right with this step, and strike with one hand, that is, around with your right hand, straight down to his head. This blow works very well when you do it right; if he thrusts at you while you are turning, he cannot reach you, because you were bound on his tip, and if he can reach you, to touch your exposed back, you surely hit him when he thrusts; the stroke runs so swiftly, that he cannot deliver any thrust before the same. You may also direct the stroke across from the middle in this turn. |
Ein guter streich im vbergehen. DEn treib also im zůfechten / so bald du jhm sein eusserste theil der Stangen / mit deinem eussersten erlangen kanst / so behalt dein vordern ort gerad vor seinem gesicht / vnd wende dich in dessen wol auff dein Rechte seiten / also das du jhm den rucken zůwendest / vnd in dem du jhm den rucken darwendest / dieselbige weil trit auch mit deinem Rechten Fůß hinder deinem Lincken zů jhm / mit solchem trit wende dich fúr vollen auff dein Rechte seiten vmb / vnd schlag mit einer hand / nemlich mit deiner Rechten hinden herumb / gerad von oben zů seinem Kopff / Dieser schlag geht sehr wol an wann du jn recht machest / daň ob er wol in dem du dich zům streich vmbwendest herstöst / so kann er dich doch nicht langen / dieweil du jhm an seinem vordersten ort an [3.28v] gebunden hast / vnd ob er dich schon erlanget / so rúhret er dir Blóßlich den Rucken / du aber triffst jhn gewiß wann er herstóst / auch laufft der streych so geschwindt / das er vor demselbigen zů keinem stoß kommen kann / du magst auch in solchem vmbwenden den streych vberzwerch von der mitte herführen. | |
Another, with a Middle Blow. When you can reach his staff with the tip of yours in the approach, then draw your staff around your head, and strike across with one hand from your right to his left ear. In this stroke step with your right foot toward his left side, and as your stroke connects, grip with your left hand hard on your staff again in front of your right, and pull your right hand and staff to your chest. While you thus pull your staff toward you, move your left hand along the staff, until your arm is lies outstretched widely on the staff, and thus the left hand (as a shield) moves on the staff in front of your face. |
Ein anders / mit einem Mittelschlag. ALso / wann du im zůfechten sein Stangen vornen mit deinem vorderen theil erlangen kanst / so zůcke dein Stangen gehlichen vmb deinen Kopff / vnd schlage mit einer hand vberzwerch von deiner Rechten gegen seinem Lincken ohr / zů solchem streich trit mit deinem Rechten Fůß wol gegen seiner Lincken seiten zů / vnnd in dem dein streich antrifft / so greiff mit deiner Lincken hand hart vor deiner Rechten wider in die Stangen / vnd zeihe dieselbige dein Stangen mit deiner Rechten hand wider an dein Brust / in dem du aber also dein Stangen an dich zeuhest / so fare mit der Lincken hand für dir hin in die Stangen hinein / wo weit biß dein Arm ausgestreckt auff deiner Stangen lige / vnd also die Lincke hand (als ein schilt) auff der Stangen vor deinem gesicht führest. | |
The withdrawn thrust. When you have bound your opponent, or stand before him in the defence, and he doesn't want to work, then thrust earnestly to his face, and look under it diligently; then he is ready to parry and bear off your thrust, so don't complete it, but rather draw it back again quickly through your left hand, so that you have your left hand fully outstretched in front of your face. As you pull back your staff, place yourself with a serious appearance, as if you want to go through below, and thrust on the other side; as you thus distract with looks, you must masterfully raise your lead foot and set it down again, and as you seem to be thrusting on the other side, while he moves out to the side against your thrust to turn the same aside, thrust straight ahead at the same point, that you originally drew back from. This should be done nimbly, and performed earnestly in all circumstances. |
Die stóß verzucken. WAnn du deinem gegen fechter vornen angebunden hast / oder in der Versatzung vor jhm stehest / vnd er nicht arbeiten will / so stosse jhm ernstlichen zům gesicht / mit einem weitern zůtrit deiner Lincken Fusses / vnd mercke vnder des fleyssig / so er bereit ist deinen stoß ab zůtragen vnnd zů versetzen / so volfúhere denselbigen nicht / sondern zůcke den eylents wider zů [3.29r] dir durch dein Lincke hand / also das du dieselbige Lincke hand gantz aus gestreckt vor deinem gesicht habest / zůgleich in dem du also dein Stangen wider zů dir zeuchst / so stelle dich mit ernsthafften geberden / als woltestu vnden durchgehn / vnd auff der andern seiten stossen / zů solchen verzucken vnd geberden / mustu deinen vordern Fůß meisterlichen auff heben vnd wider nider setzé / auff das es nicht anders scheine / dann als stechest du alben zů auff der andern seiten schon daher / aber in dem er jetzt deinem stoß entgegen zůr seiten ausfehrt / denselbigen ab zůwenden / so stosse du nur wider gerad für dir hin an das selbige ort / davon du erstlich gezuckt hast / Dises alles sol behendiglichen zůgehn / vnd mit allen vmbstenden ernstlich volbracht werden. | |
However, when he works before you and would thrust at you, then set aside the thrust with your staff with a jerk, and move the parry nimbly into a thrust, but while your thrust is on its way, pull the same back again, as if you wanted to thrust through below again; then he will want to encounter it quickly, so while he sweeps to the other side, meaning to parry, thrust straight ahead again to where you pulled back from. |
Wann er aber vor dir arbeiten vnd auff dich herstossen würde / so setze jm den stoß mit deiner Stangen in einem ruck ab / vnd fúhre dem absatz oder der versatzung behend ein stoß nach / aber auff dem weg in dem du hinein stossest / so zůcke den selbige wider / sam du abermal vnden durch stossen wolltest / so wirt er demselbigen eilent begegnen wóllen / in dem er aber der andern seiten zůwischt / in meinung zůversetzen / so stosse gerad vor dir hin abermal an das ort von welchem du gezucket hast. | |
With these withdrawn thrusts you can break all guards. For example, if you find your opponent in the Left Lower Guard, then thrust straight to his face, and meanwhile observe if he starts to strike into your thrust with his staff, then suddenly draw it back toward you a little, and nimbly go through below, and thrust him on his left side (while he is moving his staff upward) over his left arm to the face; but if he moves toward your staff, go through below again, and do so until you see your opportunity to reach an opening. |
Mit disen gezuckten stóssen kanstu auch alle Leger brechen / Exempel also / findestu deinen widerfechter in der Vnderhůt zůr Lincken / so stosse jhm gerad gegen seinem gesicht / vnd nim war in dem er mit seiner Stangen auffehrt dein stoß aus zůschlagen / so zůck den ohnvolbracht ein wenig wider an dich / vnd fahr behends vnden durch / vnd stoß jhm auff seiner Lincken seiten (dieweil er noch im vbersich fahren ist) vber seinem Lincken arm zům gesicht / fehrt er deienr Stangen aber nach / so fahr wider vnden durch / vnd das so lang biß du dein gelegenheit ein Blóß zů ereylen ersihest. | |
Winding. If your opponent binds hard on your staff from his left side against your right, and presses hard towards you in the straight defence, so that you may not depart from his staff with any technique, then stay hard with the bind in front of his hand on the staff; press with the point toward his face, so that he is compelled to move up. As soon as he has raised his staff a little, stay with your point on his continually, and wind the butt end over nimbly from your right to his left above his, press it down, and strike him on the head with the fore end (so that your left hand comes over your right), as is shown in the middle of Figure D. |
[3.29v] Winden. BIndet dein gegenmann von seienr Lincken gegen deiner Rechten / hart an dein Stangen / vnd tringt mit gerader Versatzung hart auff dich hinein / also das du mit keinem stuck von seiner Stangen abweichen darffest / so bleib mit dem Band hart vor seiner hand an der Stangen / tringe mit dem vordern ort gegen seinem gesicht / auff das er gezwungen werdt auff zůfahren / so bald er mit seiner Stangen ein wenig auff in die höhe kommen ist / so bleib mit dem vordern ort in dem allem gleichwol nach an seiner / vnd mit dem hindern winde jm behendiglichen von deiner Rechten gegen seiner Lincken / oben vber die seine / truck jhm die vndersich / vnd schlag jhm mit dem vordern theil (also das dein Lincke hand vber dein Rechte kom) auff sein Kopff / wie dir solches die mitlern bossen in der Figur D. hievor anzeigen. | |
Another. In the approach bind strongly from your right against his left on his staff, and work with the point again toward his face, so that he is compelled to raise his staff; as soon as and while he is still raising his staff, bend down, and spring toward him under his staff with your right foot, staying throughout continually with your point on his staff, and in this spring go through under his with the butt of your staff, and turn the same over his staff on his right side, so the point comes after, with which strike him on the head, or press down with the butt of your staff (while you have wound over), and tear out with the same, and thrust with the point to his face; but if he presses upward so strongly, that you can't force his staff down with the butt of your own, then wind your point (while you must go up with the butt from the pressing) up from below to his face, near his right arm, while he presses upward. However, if he wants to lift the butt of his staff (while you wind over his staff with the butt of yours) and wind over above, then quickly turn your point from your left against his right over his right arm in around his head, and catch him around the neck with your staff, and jerk him toward you on your left side. |
Ein anders. IM zůfechten binde jhm von deiner Rechten seiten gegen seiner Lincken starck an sein Stangen / vnd arbeite jhm mit dem vordern theil abermals gegen seinem gesicht / damit er gezwungen werde sein Stangen etwas in die hóhe zů fúhren / als bald vnd in dem er noch vbersich auffehrt / so bucke dich / vnd spring mit deinem Rechten Fůß hinein zů jhm vnder sein Stangen / vnder des bleibe gleichwol mit dem vordern theil hart an seiner Stangen / vnd mit dem hinderen theil gehe mit solchem zůsprung vnder der seinen durch / vnnd wend mit demselbigen auff seiner Rechten seiten vber sein Stangen / so kompt das vorder ort hernach / mit welchem schlage jhn auff seinen Kopff / oder trucke mit deinem hindern ort (in dem du vbergewunden hast) vndersich / vnd reisse mit demselbigen zůgleich auch auß / stoß jhn mit dem vordern ort gegen seinem ge= [3.30r] sicht / ist er aber so starck im vbersich trucken / also das du jhm sein Stangen mit deinem hindern ort nicht vndersich zwingen kanst / so winde jhm den vordern theil (in dem du mit dem hindern darzů getrungé / aufffahren múst) von vnden auff / dieweil er vbersich tringt / neben seinem Rechten arm zů seim gesicht / wo er dir aber (in dem du mit deinem hindern ort vber seine Stangen windest) mit seinem hindern ort aufffahren vnd oben vberwinden wollte / so wende eilents von deiner Lincken / mit deinem vordern theil gegen seiner Rechten / vber seinem Rechten arm hin vber vmb sein Kopff / vnd faß jhn mit deiner Stangen vmb seinen halst / ruck hiemit auff dein Lincke seiten zů dir. | |
Or bind him from your right side against his left, and stay hard with your point on his staff, but turn the butt of your staff in from below between his hand and staff as you step in with your right foot. Tear out upward with it, as shown in the middle of Figure F printed hereafter; then work further with your point. |
Oder bind jhm von deiner Rechten gegen seiner Lincken an / vnd bleib also mit deinem vordern theil hart an seiner Stangen / mit dem hindern ort aber wende in einem zů tritt deines Rechten Fůß / von vnden zwischen sein hand vnd Stangen hinein / Reiß damit vbersich aus / wie dir solches die mitlern bossen in nach getruckter Figur F. anzeigen / arbeite als dann ferner nach deinem vortheil. | |
Item: bind him from your left against his right, hard on his staff in front of his hand; stay with the same point hard on his staff, and wind the butt of your staff (with a spring of your right foot) over his staff, and over his right shoulder around his neck. Step further with your right foot behind his left, and throw him over your right leg, as you can see printed in Figure C. |
Item binde jhm von deiner Lincken gegen seiner Rechten / hart vor seiner hand in sein Stangen / bleib mit demselbigen vordern ort hart an seiner Stangen / vnnd mit dem hindern widne jm (mit einem zůsprung deines Rechten fůsses) vber seiner Stangen / vnd vber sein Rechte achsel vmb sein halß / trit vnder des nach ferner mit deinem Rechten Fůß hinder sein Lincke / wirff jhn vber dein Recht bein / wie du solches in hievor getruckter Figur C. sehen kanst. | |
A staff-taking. It often happens that both staves become bound together in the middle; when this happens, stay on his staff with yours, and let go with your left hand; invert it, grab both staves, and go through below with the butt of your staff. Press upward toward you with your right hand, so he must let go, or fall when you step back with your right foot. |
Ein Stangen nehmen. ES begibt sich offt das beide Stangen in der mitte zůsamen gebunden werden / waň sich nun solches mit dir begibt / so bleib mit deiner Stangen an der seinen / vnd lasse dein Linck hand [3.30v] ab / verkehr die / vnd greiff damit beide Stangen / vnd fahre demnach mit dem hindern ort vnder seiner durch / truck also mit der Rechten hand vbersich zů dir / so muß er die lassen / oder waň du jhm mit deinem Rechten Fůß hinder tritst / fallen. | |
Driving. Fence like this: when you are right foot forward in the approach, with your left hand foremost on the staff, lift up your staff with both hands toward your left shoulder, and thus strike strongly through (with a further step of your left foot) against his right from above to his fingers, ending in Right Lower Guard, with bent body, then tear strongly upward through his staff, ending again in Left Upper Guard. If he thrusts meanwhile, then strike down from above, and tear out up from below. Drive this one stroke strongly into three, four, or five together, until you see your opportunity to thrust. |
Treiben. DAs ficht also / wann du im zůfechten mit deinem Rechten Fůß vor bist / desgleichen auch die Lincke hand in der Stangen vorfúhrest / so erhebe dein Stangen mit beiden henden vbersich gegen deiner Lincken achsel / schlage also (mit einem nach fernern zůtrit deines Lincken fusses) gegen seiner Rechten / von oben an seiner Stangen zů seinen Fingern starck durch / biß in die rechte Vnderhůt / mit wol nach gehencktem leib / als dann Reisse starck wider vbersich durch sein Stangen / biß wider in die Lincke Oberhůt / er stosse hie zwischen wann er wólle / so nimstu jhm solche mit dem von oben niderschlagen / vnd von vnden vbersich ausreissen aus / dises treib ein streich drey / vier oder fónffe / mit sterck von vnden zůsamen / so lang biß du dein gelegenheit zů stossen ersihest. | |
A technique from the Driving. In the approach, as soon as you can reach your opponent, drive wickedly from above and below, as taught strongly together; when you have driven one stroke into four, then act as if you want to most earnestly and strongly strike to his right shoulder, but in striking down, move your staff nimbly hard on his staff through below, and step well out to his left side as you go through, and as you do so thrust over his left arm from the other side to his face. |
Ein stuck aus dem Treiben. JM zůfechten so bald du den Mann erlangen kanst / als bald treibe schlims von oben vnd vnden / wie nechst gelehrt starck zůsamen / wann du nun ein streich vier getrieben hast / so thů zům letsten als woltestu abermals gantz ernstlich vnnd stercker dann vor / gegen seiner Rechten achsel schlagen / aber im herab schlagen / so fúhre dein Stangen lüstig behendiglich hart an seiner Stangen vnden durch / vnnd trit in solchem durchfahren wol gegen seiner Lincken seyten aus / stoß also in dem du durchgangen bist / von der andern seiten vber seinem Lincken arm zů seinem gesicht. | |
In all fencing observe diligently, that you in no way let yourself be provoked or deceived, and don't thrust a lone thrust expecially the forepart in the before, but if you find your opponent in a guard that gives you an opening, then you should not commit to the same thrust, but rather see if you can provoke him with withdrawn thrusts; afterward you may change through. But if he remains too long in his guard aforesaid, then you can suddenly overtake him, when he makes the slightest mistake. But if you have bound, and may not thrust well to some opening (in the before), put in a thrust hard on his staff, and feel precisely in thrusting, whether he wants to take out or strike out your thrust. As soon as you sense this, go through below with your thrust, and help his staff fully to the side, toward which he has struck out, or thrust in on the other side while he is striking out. But if you sense that he wants to thrust at the same time as you do, then don't move your staff, but rather act subtly and secretly or unnoticed, until he makes a full thrust. As soon as he thrusts, then move out his staff in your thrust, and fully put in your upraised thrust. Thus you should not be moving in all techniques, but rather attend to how he approaches, so you can the more smoothly encounter him. |
[3.31r] In allem Fechten nim fleissig war / das du dich in keinen weg abreytzen oder verführen last / auch deine stóß ohn sonderlichen vortheil im Vor nicht ledig stossest / findestu aber deinen gegen fechter in einer solchen Hůt darinnen er dir ein Blóß dargibt / so soltu jhm nicht freffel zů derselbigen stossen / sonder schauwen ob du jhn mit verzuckten stóssen auffbringen / demnach durchwechseln mógest / wo er aber in seinen fúrgenomenen Legern zů lang verharret / so kanstu jn ohnversehens wol ereylen / wann er sichs am wenigsten versihet / hastu jhm aber angebunden / vnd darffest aber entblóssens halben nicht wol (im Vor) stossen / |so|fúhre einen stoß hart an seiner Stangen hinein / vnd fúle im hinein stossen eben / ob er dir wölle deinen stoß ausnemen oder ausschlagen / als bald du das entpfindest / so gehe mit deinem stoß vnden durch / vnd hilffe seiner Stangen vollen gegen der seiten / gegen welcher er dir ausgeschlagen hat / oder stoß jm dieweil er nach ausschlecht auff der ander seiten hinein / empfindestu aber das er mit dir zůgleich stossen will / so biß nicht zů geh mit deinem stoß / sonder verhalt den fein heimlich oder ohnmerksam / so lang biß er im vollen herstossen ist / als bald er dann herstóst / so fúhre jm seine Stangen in deinem hinein stossen aus / als dann stosse deinen angehebten stoß für vollen hinein / Also soltu in allen stucken nicht zů geh sein / sonder auffmercken was er für habe auff dich zůfechten / damit du jhm dester füglicher begegnen könnest. | |
Another from the going through. Drive again through his staff as before, once, twice, and when he makes the slightest mistake, then fall through below his staff, and quickly tear out his staff downward from your right toward your left, and let your staff go around your head, and strike long with one hand. But before I finish with this weapon, I will also run over and go through the others, because without it these three weapons fence from one ground. |
Ein anders aus dem durchfahren. TReibe abermals wie vor durch sein Stangen / einmal zwey / vnd wann er sichs am wenigsten versihet / so falle gehlingen vnder seiner Stangen durch / vnnd reisse jhm demnach eylents sein Stangen von deiner Rechten gegen deiner Lincken vndersich aus / vnd laß hiemit dein Stangen vmb den Kopff fahren / vnd schlage mit einer hand lang nach / Ehe dann ich aber mit dieser Wehr schliesse / will ich zů voren di andern auch vberlauffen / vnd durchgehn / dieweil ohne das diese drey Wehr aus einem grund gefochten werden. | |
[3.32r] Von der Helleparten. OB wol mein fürhaben nicht ist alhie an disem ort von einem jeden Hauw vnd Stich insonderheit zůschreiben / so hab ich doch nicht vmbgehn wollen / diese sechs Háuw in der Helleparten anfangs hieher zůsetzen / als die nicht allein zůr ůbung dadurch der leib zů aller behendigkeit angefúhret werde nützlich / sondern vil mehr einem jeden der sich in dergleichen Wehren zů ernstlicher gegen wehr geschickt machen will nötig / darumb so magstu die vor allen dingen lernen vnd manlichen von dir treiben / vnd hauwen wie volget. |
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Work | Author(s) | Source | License |
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Lund Images | Wiktenauer | ||
1570 Images | Tobias Stimmer | Meyer Frei Fechter Guild | |
Rostock Images | Universitätsbibliothek Rostock | Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) Viewer | |
Translation | Mike Rasmusson | Schielhau.org | |
Translation | Kevin Maurer | Meyer Frei Fechter Guild | |
Translation | Jon Pellett | Megalophias his Page | |
Lund Transcription | Index:Joachim Meyers Fäktbok (MS A.4º.2) | ||
1570 Transcription | Index:Gründtliche Beschreibung der Kunst des Fechtens | ||
Rostock Transcription | Jens P. Kleinau | Index:Fechtbuch zu Ross und zu Fuss (MS Var.82) |
Additional Resources
- Kiermayer, Alex. Joachim Meyers Kunst Des Fechtens. Gründtliche Beschreibung des Fechtens, 1570. Arts of Mars Books, 2012. ISBN 978-3981162738
- Meyer, Joachim. Joachim Meyer 1600: Transkription des Fechtbuchs 'Gründtliche Beschreibung der freyen Ritterlichen und Adelichen kunst des Fechtens’. TAT. Wolfgang Landwehr, 2011. ISBN 978-3932077371
- Meyer, Joachim. The Art of Combat: A German Martial Arts Treatise of 1570. Trans. Jeffrey L. Forgeng.
- 1st Edition. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2006. ISBN 978-1-4039-7092-0
- 2nd edition. London: Frontline Books, 2014. ISBN 978-1-84832-778-8
- Meyer, Joachim. The Art of Sword Combat: A 1568 German Treatise on Swordmanship. Trans. Jeffrey L. Forgeng. London: Frontline Books, 2016. ISBN 9781473876750
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Dupuis, Olivier. Joachim Meyer, escrimeur libre, bourgeois de Strasbourg (1537 ? - 1571). In Maîtres et techniques de combat. Dijon: AEDEH, 2006.
- ↑ Castle, Egerton. Schools and Masters of Fencing: From the Middle Ages to the Eighteenth Century. London: George Bell and Sons, 1885. pp 74 - 76.
- ↑ Naumann, Robert. Serapeum. Vol. 5. T.O. Weigel, 1844. pp 53-59.
- ↑ According to his wedding certificate.
- ↑ His dagger teachings do, however, show some evidence of influence by Achilles Marozzo's printed treatise.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Van Slambrouck, Christopher. "The Life and Work of Joachim Meyer". Meyer Frei Fechter Guild, 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
- ↑ Norling, Roger. "The history of Joachim Meyer’s fencing treatise to Otto von Solms". Hroarr.com, 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ↑ Whose members included Christoph Maurer and Hans Christoffel Stimmer.
- ↑ Schaer, Alfred. Die altdeutschen fechter und spielleute: Ein beitrag zur deutschen culturgeschichte. K.J. Trübner, 1901. p 76.
- ↑ Pollock, W. H., Grove, F. C., and Prévost, C. Fencing. London and Bombay: Longmans, Green, and co, 1897. pp 267-268.
- ↑ Castle, Egerton. Schools and Masters of Fencing: From the Middle Ages to the Eighteenth Century. London: George Bell and Sons, 1885. p 147.
- ↑ Jens P. Kleinau. "1561 Joachim Meyer dedicated a fencing book to the Pfalzgrafen of Pfalz-Veldenz". Hans Talhoffer ~ as seen by Jens P. Kleinau. 04 July 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ↑ Roberts, James. "System vs Syllabus: Meyer’s 1560 and 1570 sidesword texts". Hroarr.com, 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ↑ Roger Norling. "The Dussack - a weapon of war". Hroarr.com, 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
- ↑ Norling, Roger. "Meyer and Marozzo dagger comparison". Hroarr.com, 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
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