Active or Passive, and Double “Vor”
wenne mit dem worte vor als e gesprochen ist / meynt her das eyner mit eyme guten vorslage ader mit …
Category Archives: From the Manuscripts
The simplicity of the “Vor”
The first thing, Master Lecküchner recommends in both his treatises is to open Schrödinger’s Box and release the cat. In …
Understanding Zufechten
Wenn dw mit dem zwuechten ze dem man kumbst so soltu nicht stil sten mit dem messer vnd seynen heuen …
The definition of “One step away”
das her in mit eynem schrete / ader mit eynem sprunge dirreichen mag / wo her denn indert in blos …
alle dink habn lenge vnd moße – being small to be great
dy leng das ist dastu hinter deinem swert stest und reckst dich / dy mass ist dastu nider stest … …
The virtues of fighting – The Liechtenauer manuscript GMN 3227a
The art of fighting is brutal, bloody and incorporates an unhealthy mindset based on the most effective destruction of human …
The virtues of fighting – The Cardinal Virtues
The art of fighting is brutal, bloody and incorporates an unhealthy mindset based on the most effective destruction of human life. …
Living in the past thinking of the future
zu sehen was des andern fürnemen sei (auff das er jhm dester füglicher wisse in seinen eigen stucken zufangen) solches …
En Garde on Guards
Guards (Leger/Guards/Wards) are intended as starting and end point of a fencer’s movement, which are automatically traversed during the fight. In …
Off Measures?
Before there was Misura / Measure there already had been distance and reach. The knowledge of both is the key …
