A Historical Martial Arts blog by Jens P. Kleinau
This post is part of a series. It is reflecting all the plays of Hans Lecküchner, a late medieval fencing master and author of a superior fencing book. Most of the plays had been presented at various national and international events in workshops by the author of this blog. To promote the plays to a wider … Continue reading Lecküchner’s Messerfechten: The Krieg (folios 9v-14r)
This post is part of a series. It is reflecting all the plays of Hans Lecküchner, a late medieval fencing master and author of a superior fencing book. Most of the plays had been presented at various national and international events in workshops by the author of this blog. To promote the plays to a wider … Continue reading Lecküchner’s Messerfechten: The Zornhau (folios 3r-9r)
This post is part of a series. It is reflecting all the plays of Hans Lecküchner, a late medieval fencing master and author of a superior fencing book. Most of the plays had been presented at various national and international events in workshops by the author of this blog. To promote the plays to a wider … Continue reading Lecküchner’s Messerfechten: The Preface (folios 1r-2v)
This post is part of a series. It is reflecting all the plays of Hans Lecküchner, a late medieval fencing master and author of a superior fencing book. Most of the plays had been presented at various national and international events in workshops by the author of this blog. To promote the plays to a wider … Continue reading Lecküchner’s Messerfechten: The Durchlaufen (folios 72v-82r)
This post is part of a series. It is reflecting all the plays of Hans Lecküchner, a late medieval fencing master and author of a superior fencing book. Most of the plays had been presented at various national and international events in workshops by the author of this blog. To promote the plays to a wider … Continue reading Lecküchner’s Messerfechten: The Notstück (folios 136r + 136v)
There are various ways to hold a weapon. Most of the fencers are not aware or do not care how they take their weapons in their hands. This is acceptable for several reasons: a lot of sword-users use their weapons mostly with heavy hand protection gear and thus have no tolerance to change their grip. … Continue reading How to hold a Long Knife – “Langes Messer”
The Art of the Long Knife, German Langes Messer, is a martial art. For the beginner the Long Knife is an excellent weapon to become familiar with the principles of all the one handed weapons. The one who knows how to fight with the Long Knife will handle any one-handed weapon or a simple stick just … Continue reading An introduction to the Long Knife, “Langes Messer”
The fencing with the Messer from the Glasgow Fechtbuch (E.1939.65.341) 25v - 26v. In the following I added the pieces of the messer plays of that manual based on the transcription by Dierk Hagedorn, Juli 2009. All pieces are translated into modern German and English. During the process of translation I tried to be as literal as possible … Continue reading Messer from the E.1939.65.341 (translated and explained)
"Hie Tryt er für und slecht / In gar Nider zu tod" - "Here he steps forward and strikes him right down to death." Clever Richard finishes Ludwig properly. The reason for this plate seems to be to remind the reader that a wounded man is still dangerous. In times where every free person carried … Continue reading 7. Fighting with the Messer [Plate 229, page 116r] – The End.
Poor Ludwig is going to lose his hand in this play. But how did this happen to him? The obvious interpretation of this plate is demonstrated in this picture. Ludwig runs toward Richard in fierce anger and wants to place a devastating Oberhau from his right shoulder to his enemy. But clever Richard knows the … Continue reading 6. Fighting with the Messer [Plate 228, page 115v]
Hans Talhoffer 