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Mar 15, 20244 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 15, 20245 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 29, 20243 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 21, 20246 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 21, 20247 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...
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