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My interpretation : The Half-hew is an " Unter Zwerch Hau " that can also be understood as an inverted Unterhau (short edge). I don't think Mair is related to PvD in that matter. PvD refers to Verke[h]rer as inverting the blade while Ringeck and P.H. Mair refer to it as the reversion of t...

Hi, would you have references to show that they're the same thing or different in traditional KdF please? I found that Meyer defines both differently. Ringeck and "Danzig" define Schnappen but not the other. Meyer's other Schnappen seems to correspond to the first technique against versetz...

The "push pull" idea with the hands is a very inefficient way to do anything, especially if you want your hits to be able to cut and do some damage, rather than just landing as touches. A better set of mechanics is to keep the sword directly in front of your body, and move the body to the...

How do you Zucken faster and more efficiently regarding mechanics?

The only thing I could come up with was that push-pull (I mean, pull with the front hand and push with the back hand).

For German, I'd add these as additional but not so reliable resources: they are very concise and not well-sourced. Still, they might help and are easy to look up. - Schola Artis Gladii et Armorum: Middle High German Dictionary http://www.middleages.hu/english/martialarts/middlehighgermandictionary.p...

Greetings, Do you guys know if and where I could get Glasgow's or maybe Rostock's additional glossa transcriptions? I'm translating Ringeck into Portuguese (about to finish the draft) and other texts would help. I see the transcription on Hammaborg's page but it seems Wiktenauer is still missing Gla...