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Mar 15, 20244 min read
Liechtenauer's longsword 101 - Part 12: Zwerchau (lateral strike or thwart strike)
The lateral strike is made usually with a thumb grip, i.e. with thumb on the flat of the blade. It is made from the right shoulder, and...
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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 24, 20246 min read
Liechtenauer's longsword 101 - part 5: Parries
Parries in LL system can be broken down into: Common parries: not used if you can help it, but probably necessary to train against in...
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