The guards (postures) we studied can be found in Meyer’s Rapier, Chapter 3. Here is a brief summary. Oberhut (High Guard) or Ochs (Ox) There are two thrusting variants, point forward on the left or the right. There are three cutting variants. One the left or right with the point back, or Straight High Guard… Continue reading Practice Notes for Wednesday, March 8
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Meyer’s Example Device for the longsword can be found in Chapter 9 of his book. If you are unfamiliar with the term, device can also be translated as “technique” or “drill”. Here are some videos on the topic. https://hemadrillbook.azurewebsites.net/b/Meyer1570/p/Longsword/s/Example-Device-1/t/videos We also looked at the first device for Tag from chapter 11. https://hemadrillbook.azurewebsites.net/b/Meyer1570/p/Longsword/s/Tag-Device-1/t/videos