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German Longsword Test

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Ringen Am Schwert
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Halb Schwert
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Versetzen
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Fechtmeister
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Von Tag
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Durchführen
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Von Fechten
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Fechtbuch
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Ueberlauffen
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Short Edge
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Stuck und Bruch
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Alber
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Oberhau
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Zwerchhau
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Pressing-the-hands
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Throwing-the-point
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Rota
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Hard and Soft
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Nach
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Mittelhau
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Low guard or Fool’s guard, apparently since it was thought foolish to rely only on defense
B.
technique and counter, the idea that every technique has a counter and every counter has a technique, two major components of the German systems of swordsmanship
C.
slanting cut, a horizontal right-to-left cross cut (also called Geschrenckt Ort)
D.
fight book or fencing book, a German manual on fighting techniques and methods, particularly swordsmanship
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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
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Back or "false" edge of the sword, opposite of the Long edge (Lange or "true" edge)
G.
a horizontal left-to-right cross-cut
H.
over cuts, or strikes above the waist, either diagonal (Zornhau) or vertical (Scheitelhau)
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wrestling at the sword, sometimes called Ringkunst, also involving Schwertnemen ("sword-taking") close in disarming moves and grappling (ground-fighting or Unterhalten, "holding down")
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A German technique of turning a false cutting blow into a sudden straight thrust
K.
The idea when ever contact is made of gauging the pressure the opponent places upon you blade (either strong or weak), oppose strength with weakness and weakness with strength to control and exploit
L.
a move to push your blade in against the opponent’s forearms or hands just as they lift to strike or just as they lower to strike, one form of this cut was called the Krumphau
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half-sword, techniques of gripping the middle of the blade itself with the second hand (often by gloves or armored gauntlets). Also called Halt-Schwert, they allow a wide range of offensive and defensive striking and deflecting actions as well as thrusts
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Fight Master
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disengage under - in close-combat leading your point under their sword to thrust at the opening on the other side.
P.
the defensive or countering principle of fighting, opposite of Vor ("before"), Nach und Vor are two important concepts in the Fechtschulen
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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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from the roof
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attacking before, one of the three ways of overcoming an opponent’s attack
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overrunning, the concept of timed counter-attack by outreaching the adversary just as they attack, you move into or out of their action and strike their closer targets exposed by their own attack
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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
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setting aside, the principle of timed counter attack to deflect a thrust or parry a cut, also used to signify a trapping move where the sword is hooked over the opponent's and forced downwards, it can also mean a parry, generally followed by a thrust
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Forward or true edge of the sword, opposite of the Short edge (back or "false" edge)
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ward off, such as with a deflecting parrying action
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on the sword, attacks made while maintaining constant pressure on the opposing blade, also known as the Winden (winding or turning)
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Feint. To feint a strike at a high opening and change to another, usually lower, opening in the strike. Luring your opponent to commit to defending one opening and striking another.
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gauging of an opponent's "feeling" or pressure
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areas to aim at in combat, the first opening is the opponent's right side, the second opening is their left side above the belt, the other openings are their right and left sides below the belt.
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To cut over the arms from below or from above, usually done with the long edge
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the "Winding" or turning, close binding actions to maintain pressure and dominate the opposing blade to get in and use either edge to slice (also allows you to close and seize)

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