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Mar 154 min read

Liechtenauer's longsword 101 - Part 11: Zornhau (Wrath strike)

The Zornhau is described as a 'peasant's strike', and in Meyer is described as a diagonal Oberhau from the right to the left ear of the...

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Mar 155 min read

Liechtenauer's longsword 101 - part 10: Secret strikes revisited

Joachim Meyer called them the 'Master strikes' and this is how they are mostly known in modern parlance. However, in the LL glosses they...

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Jan 293 min read

Liechtenauer's longsword 101 - part 8: Embracing Nach

In simple terms, the Nach means 'after' and refers to the defensive actions. It also designates the status of the fencer who is being...

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Jan 216 min read

Liechtenauer's longsword 101 - part 4: Attacks

Basic attacks Attacks can be divided into thrusts, cuts and slices, depending on how close the opponent is. Thrusts are made with the...

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Jan 217 min read

Liechtenauer's longsword 101 - part 2: Overview of the system

These are the core elements of LL's system. To test myself, this was mostly written from memory, but I have referred to the Zettel and...