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| Word | Clue |
|---|---|
| 4 letters | a countering technique described by Filippo Vadi (c. 1480) wherein the back edge is quickly raised to smack or deflect an opposing blade prior to an immediate descending cut with the forward edge |
| 11 letters | To cut over the arms from below or from above, usually done with the long edge |
| 11 letters | A German Medieval or Renaissance fencing school or public fighting exhibition and competition |
| 9 letters | a sideways cut with the back or short edge (Kurze Schneide) of the blade, delivered with only one eye on your opponent (perhaps also called the "squinting cut") |
| 5 letters | strong, German masters referred to the long-sword in two portions, the strong section of blade from middle to hilt was known as Stark, used for most parrying and cutting (equivalent to the Forte of later renaissance fencing), opposite of Schwech |
| 4 letters | "crown", one German name for the Middle guard, also a type of Halb Schwert (half-sword) parry against a vertical downwards cut with the sword held point forward over the head |
| 9 letters | literally displacement or to displace, a defensive action to put off an attack by a deflecting blow or counter strike as opposed to an opposition block, employed with evasive stepping (Versatzungen or the "displacements" are four of these cuts) |
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