AHF Fencing: 29th June

Even more Sword and Buckler of Andre Liegniczer.

Image from Paulus Hector Mair who taught in the same Liechtenauer as Ligeniczer.

Recap of the Second/Third-ish Play

• Attacker strikes a Zornhau to opponents head.
• Defender steps slightly off line with a rising Unterhau to parry, once contact is made, strikes directly to the opponents head with a Mittlehau (Cut 6).
• Defender then steps towards inside line to deliver a variety of possible strikes. The most natural was a Mittlehau to the opponents middle, but Cut 2 to the leg would work just fine.

Fourth Play

"From the Mittelhaw (middle strike) make the Twer (cross strike) to both sides and the Schaitlar (skull strike) with the long edge, then make a thrust in underneath."

• Attacker strikes a right Mittlehau at opponents head, which the Defender will parry with their buckler.
• Attacker then strikes a left Mittlehau round the buckler, which the Defender will parry with sword or buckler.
• Attacker then feints an Oberhau drawing the Defenders guard high to parry, the cut is delivered short allowing the Attacker to then thrust low, whilst driving forward with buckler.