Fechtschule in the GMN 3227a – transcribed and translated
In the first surviving manuscript based on the teaching of Johannes Liechtenauer, the GMN 3227a, we already find several references …
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GMN 3227A 28v Schielhau (transcribed, translated)
I tried to translate the transcription not too literal. That makes the reading of some lines easier while it safes …
Joachim Meyer’s Halberd: Kreutzhauw von unden – Full Cross Strike from below
Komme aber mit deinem linken Fuß vor und führe dein Hellebarde wie zuvor in der Oberhut zur linken Seite. Von …
Joachim Meyer’s Halberd: Kreutzhauw in der Hellenparten von oben
Im Zufechten: führst Du deine linke Hand entlang der Stange vor, so komme auch mit deinem linken Fuß vor, und …
1428 The earthquake and the duel in the Codex 5278
In the beginning of the Codex 5278, currently resting in the Österreichischen Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, there is a note of an historical …
Sigmund Ringeck in the MS.var. 82 4r – 7r
Thanks to the Meyer Frei Fechter Guild I was able to look at the Joachim Meyer Ms.Var. 82 Rostock in …
The lines of Joachim Meyer in the MS.var. 82 on 2v – 3v
Thanks to the Meyer Frei Fechter Guild I was able to look at the Joachim Meyer Ms.Var. 82 Rostock in …
Joachim Meyer Faktbok MS A.4°.2 – Index of the longsword section Page 5
Joachim Meyer wrote a fencing book probably around 1560 which is found in the Library of the University of Lund, …
The lines of Joachim Meyer in the MS.var. 82 on 1v – 2r
Thanks to the Meyer Frei Fechter Guild I was able to look at the Joachim Meyer Ms.Var. 82 Rostock in …
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 …
