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| The arrange with spear<br/>&emsp;Two Stances have in right carry
 
| The arrange with spear<br/>&emsp;Two Stances have in right carry
 
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{{red|b=1|Explanation:}} Note, that you should understand this this way, when two on foot in armor one to the other will fence, then each man should have three wear, a spear, a sword and a dagger, and the first that you should bring is the long spear, with it you should rightly carry it in both arrangements, in two stances, as that here after will be explained.<section end="1"/>
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{{red|b=1|Explanation:}} Note, that you should understand this this way, when two on foot in armor one to the other will fence, then each man should have three wear, a spear, a sword and a dagger, and the first that you should bring is the long spear, with it you should rightly carry it in both arrangements, in two stances, as that here after will be explained.<section end="2"/>
  
 
<section begin="3"/>{{red|b=1|This is the text of the two stances}}
 
<section begin="3"/>{{red|b=1|This is the text of the two stances}}
3. Spear and point  
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    The forth-thrust stab in fear  
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4. Spring against right by
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| <small>3</small>
    If he notice, yank to his the face put in   
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| Spear and point<br/>&emsp;The forth-thrust stab in fear  
{{red|b=1|Explanation:}} This is the first stance with the spear, when you both form the saddle are dismounted, So then stand with the left foot forward and hold your spear by the wrap, and step this way to him all the way, that your left foot remains forward, and wait that you before him can shoot towards him and follow quickly the shoot against him with the sword, so that he can not have know which to shoot out and grab<ref>Word omitted in Vienna.</ref> the sword.<section end="1"/>
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|-
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| <small>4</small>
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| Spring against right by<br/>&emsp;If he notice, yank to his the face put in   
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{{red|b=1|Explanation:}} This is the first stance with the spear, when you both form the saddle are dismounted, So then stand with the left foot forward and hold your spear by the wrap, and step this way to him all the way, that your left foot remains forward, and wait that you before him can shoot towards him and follow quickly the shoot against him with the sword, so that he can not have know which to shoot out and grab<ref>Word omitted in Vienna.</ref> the sword.<section end="3"/>
  
 
<section begin="4"/>{{red|b=1|The second stance with spear}}
 
<section begin="4"/>{{red|b=1|The second stance with spear}}
Note: If you your spear will not throw, then hold it near your right side to the lower guard, and go this way to him, and stab artfully from below to the face, before than he does to you, if he then stabs to you equally or miss-places, then push him out with the spear in the high guard, so you remain with his point out to the left arm and with it then hang with the point over his arm in his face, if he push then out and miss-places with the left arm, then yank and place the point under his left armpit in the opening.<section end="1"/>
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Note: If you your spear will not throw, then hold it near your right side to the lower guard, and go this way to him, and stab artfully from below to the face, before than he does to you, if he then stabs to you equally or mis-places, then push him out with the spear in the high guard, so you remain with his point out to the left arm and with it then hang with the point over his arm in his face, if he push then out and mis-places with the left arm, then yank and place the point under his left armpit in the opening.<section end="4"/>
  
 
<section begin="5"/>{{red|b=1|The text on how one should yank}}
 
<section begin="5"/>{{red|b=1|The text on how one should yank}}
5. If you wish yank from the stab  
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{| class="zettel"
    With the yank learn before to break  
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{{red|b=1|Explanation:}} Note, that is, that you should well learn that you this way must yank “to someone that do not in-places that you yank-through”,<ref>Phrase omitted in Dresden.</ref> and take it this way, when you stab to him from the lower guard, if he out-places with the spear, that his point aside near to you goes out, so then yank through and stab to the other side, or if he holds you with the other out-placing with the point in front of your face, then do not yank and remain with the spear on the side, and work with the winding to the next opening that you might like.<section end="1"/>
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| <small>5</small>
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| If you wish yank from the stab<br/>&emsp;With the yank learn before to break  
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{{red|b=1|Explanation:}} Note, that is, that you should well learn that you this way must yank “to someone that do not in-places that you yank-through”,<ref>Phrase omitted in Dresden.</ref> and take it this way, when you stab to him from the lower guard, if he out-places with the spear, that his point aside near to you goes out, so then yank through and stab to the other side, or if he holds you with the other out-placing with the point in front of your face, then do not yank and remain with the spear on the side, and work with the winding to the next opening that you might like.<section end="5"/>
  
 
<section begin="6"/>{{red|b=1|This is the text}}
 
<section begin="6"/>{{red|b=1|This is the text}}
6. Note, if he will notice
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{| class="zettel"
    From harm and to flee  
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7. You should follow him
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| <small>6</small>
    Yes, surely becomes that taken  
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| Note, if he will notice<br/>&emsp;From harm and to flee  
{{red|b=1|Explanation:}} Note, this is how you should race after with the spear, note, when you come forward with a stab, if he out-places and wish himself with the spear to pull it off, then follow him after with the point, strike him with it, then push him out from you, if he will  from the point underneath flee and went to you to a side, so then wait that  the same side charged and wisely take him with wrestling and with arm breaking as you will found written here.<section end="1"/>
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|-
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| <small>7</small>
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| You should follow him<br/>&emsp;Yes, surely becomes that taken  
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{{red|b=1|Explanation:}} Note, this is how you should race after with the spear, note, when you come forward with a stab, if he out-places and wish himself with the spear to pull it off, then follow him after with the point, strike him with it, then push him out from you, if he will from the point underneath flee and went to you to a side, so then wait that  the same side charged and wisely take him with wrestling and with arm breaking as you will found written here.<section end="6"/>
  
 
<section begin="7"/>{{red|b=1|The text about wrestling to battle}}
 
<section begin="7"/>{{red|b=1|The text about wrestling to battle}}
8. If you will wrestle  
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{| class="zettel"
    Beneath leg right learn spring  
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9. Bar forward shoot
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| <small>8</small>
    That before the leg artfully shoot at  
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| If you will wrestle<br/>&emsp;Beneath leg right learn spring  
{{red|b=1|Explanation:}} This is, when you go to him to wrestle, then you should know how you front or behind to the leg spring and it should happen with not more than one step.<section end="1"/>
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|-
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| <small>9</small>
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| Bar forward shoot<br/>&emsp;That before the leg artfully shoot at  
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|}
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{{red|b=1|Explanation:}} This is, when you go to him to wrestle, then you should know how you front or behind to the leg spring and it should happen with not more than one step.<section end="7"/>
  
 
<section begin="8"/>'''Item note then act this way'''
 
<section begin="8"/>'''Item note then act this way'''
When you hold him in the wrestling, and he against you, then see which foot he set forward, if he have the left forward then kick in his left foot<ref>“Hand” in Dresden.</ref> off with your right and with the kick then spring with your right foot behind his left and push him with the right knee behind, behind his his left knee and push him with both hands over that same knee.<section end="1"/>
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When you hold him in the wrestling, and he against you, then see which foot he set forward, if he have the left forward then kick in his left foot<ref>“Hand” in Dresden.</ref> off with your right and with the kick then spring with your right foot behind his left and push him with the right knee behind, behind his his left knee and push him with both hands over that same knee.<section end="8"/>
  
 
<section begin="9"/>'''Item, note one other'''
 
<section begin="9"/>'''Item, note one other'''
When you jump with the right foot behind his left, then step<ref>“schreit” ("screech") in all three versions, it seems to refer to a step.</ref> with your left behind both legs and take his left knee between the both knees and hold it with it firmly and push him with the left hand forward, “in the head”,<ref>Phrase only in Dresden.</ref> with the hew and with the right pull him behind, off to the side.<section end="1"/>
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When you jump with the right foot behind his left, then step<ref>“schreit” ("screech") in all three versions, it seems to refer to a step.</ref> with your left behind both legs and take his left knee between the both knees and hold it with it firmly and push him with the left hand forward, “in the head”,<ref>Phrase only in Dresden.</ref> with the hew and with the right pull him behind, off to the side.<section end="9"/>
  
 
<section begin="10"/>{{red|b=1|This is the text}}
 
<section begin="10"/>{{red|b=1|This is the text}}
10. From both hands  
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{| class="zettel"
    If you with art skillfully want to end
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{{red|b=1|Explanation:}} This is, that you all wrestling should know to try from both sides, that is if you wish to end him with art, as you come to him, and that take it this way, when you with the right foot spring behind his left, if he steps then in the spring with his left foot to push, then follow him quickly to the other side with your left foot behind his right and throw him over the knee or kick him on that knee with your leg as before written is.<section end="1"/>
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| <small>10</small>
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| From both hands<br/>&emsp;If you with art skillfully want to end
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{{red|b=1|Explanation:}} This is, that you all wrestling should know to try from both sides, that is if you wish to end him with art, as you come to him, and that take it this way, when you with the right foot spring behind his left, if he steps then in the spring with his left foot to push, then follow him quickly to the other side with your left foot behind his right and throw him over the knee or kick him on that knee with your leg as before written is.<section end="10"/>
  
 
<section begin="11"/>{{red|b=1|This is the text how one itself should arrange with the spear against the sword}}
 
<section begin="11"/>{{red|b=1|This is the text how one itself should arrange with the spear against the sword}}
11. If he himself forward push  
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{| class="zettel"
    The sword against spear becomes pulled  
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12. The thrust becomes taken  
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| <small>11</small>
    Spring catch, wrestle hasten to him  
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| If he himself forward push<br/>&emsp;The sword against spear becomes pulled  
{{red|b=1|Explanation:}} Note, this is when you your lance have miss shoot and he kept his, then arrange yourself this way against him with the sword, grip middle with the left hand, on the middle of the blade, and let the sword close to you middle of that knee, your left knee in the guard or hold it near your right side in the lower guard.<section end="1"/>
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|-
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| <small>12</small>
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| The thrust becomes taken<br/>&emsp;Spring catch, wrestle hasten to him  
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{{red|b=1|Explanation:}} Note, this is when you your lance have miss shoot and he kept his, then arrange yourself this way against him with the sword, grip middle with the left hand, on the middle of the blade, and let the sword close to you middle of that knee, your left knee in the guard or hold it near your right side in the lower guard.<section end="11"/>
  
<section begin="12"/>Item: Or if he stabs to you underneath, then set the stab out towards to your left hand and spring with the right behind his left and take him with the pommel from over his right shoulder around the neck and throw him over the knee.<section end="1"/>
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<section begin="12"/>Item: Or if he stabs to you underneath, then set the stab out towards to your left hand and spring with the right behind his left and take him with the pommel from over his right shoulder around the neck and throw him over the knee.<section end="12"/>
  
<section begin="13"/>Item: Note, if he stabs you then with the lance above, then go off and set his stab out towards your left hand with the sword off your left side and spring to him and wait the in-placement, if you do not want to come that, then let your sword fall and wait the wrestling.<section end="1"/>
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<section begin="13"/>Item: Note, if he stabs you then with the lance above, then go off and set his stab out towards your left hand with the sword off your left side and spring to him and wait the in-placement, if you do not want to come that, then let your sword fall and wait the wrestling.<section end="13"/>
  
<section begin="14"/>Item: If he stabs to you with the lance when you stand in the lower guard, then set his stab out with the sword towards your left hand, off to his right side, and wait the in-placement or the wrestling.<section end="1"/>
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<section begin="14"/>Item: If he stabs to you with the lance when you stand in the lower guard, then set his stab out with the sword towards your left hand, off to his right side, and wait the in-placement or the wrestling.<section end="14"/>
  
 
<section begin="15"/>{{red|b=1|The text about out-pacing with bear hands}}
 
<section begin="15"/>{{red|b=1|The text about out-pacing with bear hands}}
13. Strike long from the left hand
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    Spring wisely and then catch  
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14. If he will draw  
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| <small>13</small>
    From scabbard grasp and press in  
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| Strike long from the left hand<br/>&emsp;Spring wisely and then catch  
15. That in the opening  
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    With the swords point troubled  
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| <small>14</small>
{{red|b=1|Explanation:}} When you stand in the lower guard, if he stabs you from above with the spear and have catch that, that the point is away from the hand and goes out “and stabs with it above you”,<ref>Phrase only in Dresden.</ref> then hit him with your “left hand”<ref>“Sword" in Vienna and Rostock, it has been opted for “Hand” since the title refers to a technique with a bear hand.</ref> in middle of his spear out away, and hold your sword quickly against with the left hand middle in the blade and spring to him and set it in, etc.<section end="1"/>
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| If he will draw<br/>&emsp;From scabbard grasp and press in  
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|-
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| <small>15</small>
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| That in the opening<br/>&emsp;With the swords point troubled  
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{{red|b=1|Explanation:}} When you stand in the lower guard, if he stabs you from above with the spear and have catch that, that the point is away from the hand and goes out “and stabs with it above you”,<ref>Phrase only in Dresden.</ref> then hit him with your “left hand”<ref>“Sword" in Vienna and Rostock, it has been opted for “Hand” since the title refers to a technique with a bear hand.</ref> in middle of his spear out away, and hold your sword quickly against with the left hand middle in the blade and spring to him and set it in, etc.<section end="15"/>
  
<section begin="16"/>Item: If he stabs you with the spear underneath to the stomach, then take his spear in the left hand and hold it with it firmly and stab him with the right beneath towards the stomach and push him than his spear firmly forward yourself and will your the off the hand races, then let the spear over him off the hand go, then if he gives himself an opening then hold your sword quickly with the left hand against middle of the blade and follow him quickly after and set him in.<section end="1"/>
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<section begin="16"/>Item: If he stabs you with the spear underneath to the stomach, then take his spear in the left hand and hold it with it firmly and stab him with the right beneath towards the stomach and push him than his spear firmly forward yourself and will your the off the hand races, then let the spear over him off the hand go, then if he gives himself an opening then hold your sword quickly with the left hand against middle of the blade and follow him quickly after and set him in.<section end="16"/>
  
 
<section begin="17"/>{{red|b=1|The text about the openings}}
 
<section begin="17"/>{{red|b=1|The text about the openings}}
16. Leather and gauntlets  
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{| class="zettel"
    And in the eyes the opening rightly seek  
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{{red|b=1|Explanation:}} This is, when you with an armed man will in-place, then you should the opening precisely take. The first is in the face, other below the armpit, other in the palms, other behind the gauntlets, other in the knee pits, other between the legs, other in all articulations of the armor his joint inside have, When he is steady, the best for winning and the openings you should rightly know to seek on the man, that you should not go after one far target when can take you a near one, that with all weapons that to the battle belong, etc.<section end="1"/>
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| <small>16</small>
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| Leather and gauntlets<br/>&emsp;And in the eyes the opening rightly seek  
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|}
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{{red|b=1|Explanation:}} This is, when you with an armed man will in-place, then you should the opening precisely take. The first is in the face, other below the armpit, other in the palms, other behind the gauntlets, other in the knee pits, other between the legs, other in all articulations of the armor his joint inside have, When he is steady, the best for winning and the openings you should rightly know to seek on the man, that you should not go after one far target when can take you a near one, that with all weapons that to the battle belong, etc.<section end="17"/>
  
 
<section begin="18"/>{{red|b=1|The text about the hidden wrestling}}
 
<section begin="18"/>{{red|b=1|The text about the hidden wrestling}}
17. The hidden wrestling  
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    Carefully learn to wrestle   
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18. To your enemy find  
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| <small>17</small>
    The strong with it overtake  
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| The hidden wrestling<br/>&emsp;Carefully learn to wrestle   
{{red|b=1|Explanation:}} This is when one to the other charges, then let your sword fall and wait with it carefully the wrestling that to the battle belongs hear that is forbidden from all known mastery of the sword, that to one to them are often teach to no one, nor learned nor should seek to reveal, because they to the battle fencing belong, and they are the arm breaking, leg breaking, testicles hits, the death hit, knee hit, finger dislocation, eye griping and more like that.<section end="1"/>
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| <small>18</small>
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| To your enemy find<br/>&emsp;The strong with it overtake  
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{{red|b=1|Explanation:}} This is when one to the other charges, then let your sword fall and wait with it carefully the wrestling that to the battle belongs hear that is forbidden from all known mastery of the sword, that to one to them are often teach to no one, nor learned nor should seek to reveal, because they to the battle fencing belong, and they are the arm breaking, leg breaking, testicles hits, the death hit, knee hit, finger dislocation, eye griping and more like that.<section end="18"/>
  
 
<section begin="19"/>Here you should note the wrestling  
 
<section begin="19"/>Here you should note the wrestling  
Item: If "you grip someone"<ref>"he grips you" in Vienna and Rostock.</ref> above with wrestling and you wish with strength to pull or push him, then hit the right arm out over his left forward by his hand and press then with both hands on his chest and spring with the right foot behind his left and throw him over that knee of the foot.<section end="1"/>
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Item: If "you grip someone"<ref>"he grips you" in Vienna and Rostock.</ref> above with wrestling and you wish with strength to pull or push him, then hit the right arm out over his left forward by his hand and press then with both hands on his chest and spring with the right foot behind his left and throw him over that knee of the foot.<section end="19"/>
  
<section begin="20"/>Item: If he grips you on with wrestling and he holds to you then not firmly, then hold  his right hand with your right and  pull him from you with the left hold him by the elbow and step with the left foot to his right, And pull in this way over it or throw him by the chest off with the arm and break him then this way.<section end="1"/>
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<section begin="20"/>Item: If he grips you on with wrestling and he holds to you then not firmly, then hold  his right hand with your right and  pull him from you with the left hold him by the elbow and step with the left foot to his right, And pull in this way over it or throw him by the chest off with the arm and break him then this way.<section end="20"/>
  
<section begin="21"/>Item: Hold with the left hand his left forward by the hand and pull him to you, and hit your right arm with strength over his left in this bend the arm breaking and break with the left hand his left over his right and spring with the right foot behind his right and throw him from there, etc.<section end="1"/>
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<section begin="21"/>Item: Hold with the left hand his left forward by the hand and pull him to you, and hit your right arm with strength over his left in this bend the arm breaking and break with the left hand his left over his right and spring with the right foot behind his right and throw him from there, etc.<section end="21"/>
  
<section begin="22"/>Item: If he goes with the left arm beneath your right through, around your body, then hit him with the right arm strong from above below outside his join of his left elbow, and turn with it from him.<section end="1"/>
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<section begin="22"/>Item: If he goes with the left arm beneath your right through, around your body, then hit him with the right arm strong from above below outside his join of his left elbow, and turn with it from him.<section end="22"/>
  
<section begin="23"/>Item: When he grabs you firmly by the arm and you against him, if he stands then straightened with the foot then shove him off with the foot<ref>Word omitted in Dresden.</ref> on the same knee then break his foot.<section end="1"/>
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<section begin="23"/>Item: When he grabs you firmly by the arm and you against him, if he stands then straightened with the foot then shove him off with the foot<ref>Word omitted in Dresden.</ref> on the same knee then break his foot.<section end="23"/>
  
<section begin="24"/>Item: You can also with the knee or with the foot hit him to the testicles, when he is aware, however, you should that foresee that he to you by the foot do not hold you, etc.<section end="1"/>
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<section begin="24"/>Item: You can also with the knee or with the foot hit him to the testicles, when he is aware, however, you should that foresee that he to you by the foot do not hold you, etc.<section end="24"/>
  
 
<section begin="25"/>Item: When he after you grips with open hands or with outstretched fingers, then wait if that in one finger like to grip and breaking it form above and take him with it out of the arena.
 
<section begin="25"/>Item: When he after you grips with open hands or with outstretched fingers, then wait if that in one finger like to grip and breaking it form above and take him with it out of the arena.
  
Also you win over him with the side and gain even more other great advantage.<section end="1"/>
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Also you win over him with the side and gain even more other great advantage.<section end="25"/>
  
 
<section begin="26"/>{{red|b=1|The text about a lesson}}
 
<section begin="26"/>{{red|b=1|The text about a lesson}}
19. Item, in all lessons  
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{| class="zettel"
    The point against the opening turn  
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{{red|b=1|Explanation:}} That is that you with all three weapons that wear to the battle, to go all the way with the point to the openings should stab with the forth mentioned, and if otherwise can not, you another bring to damage, etc.<section end="1"/>
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| <small>19</small>
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| Item, in all lessons<br/>&emsp;The point against the opening turn  
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{{red|b=1|Explanation:}} That is that you with all three weapons that wear to the battle, to go all the way with the point to the openings should stab with the forth mentioned, and if otherwise can not, you another bring to damage, etc.<section end="26"/>
  
 
<section begin="27"/>{{red|b=1|The text how one should fence with the sword against sword in battle}}
 
<section begin="27"/>{{red|b=1|The text how one should fence with the sword against sword in battle}}
20. Where one from the scabbard  
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{| class="zettel"
    Sword are taken by both  
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21. So should one strengthen
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| <small>20</small>
    The protection right precisely note  
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| Where one from the scabbard<br/>&emsp;Sword are taken by both  
{{red|b=1|Explanation:}} That is if they both the spear have not choose and should fence with the sword, then you should before all wrestling note and know the the four guards with the short sword, and therefore stab him all the way to the high opening, if he then stabs you with the same one or bind you in the sword, then you should in the hand note if he is hard or weak on sword, And when you have found out, then use the strength against him that you here after written will see.<section end="1"/>
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|-
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| <small>21</small>
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| So should one strengthen<br/>&emsp;The protection right precisely note  
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|}
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{{red|b=1|Explanation:}} That is if they both the spear have not choose and should fence with the sword, then you should before all wrestling note and know the the four guards with the short sword, and therefore stab him all the way to the high opening, if he then stabs you with the same one or bind you in the sword, then you should in the hand note if he is hard or weak on sword, And when you have found out, then use the strength against him that you here after written will see.<section end="27"/>
  
 
<section begin="28"/>{{red|b=1|The first guard in the half sword}}
 
<section begin="28"/>{{red|b=1|The first guard in the half sword}}
Item: Hold your sword with the right hand by the handle and with the left hold middle in the blade and hold it near your right side over your head and let the point lower hang, to the man, against the face, etc.<section end="1"/>
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Item: Hold your sword with the right hand by the handle and with the left hold middle in the blade and hold it near your right side over your head and let the point lower hang, to the man, against the face, etc.<section end="28"/>
  
<section begin="29"/>Item: If he stands then against you in the lower guard and wish to stab you underneath then stab through from above to below between the sword and his forth-placed hand and press the pommel downward and wind in the point on sword beneath through against his right side and set it in.
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<section begin="29"/>Item: If he stands then against you in the lower guard and wish to stab you underneath then stab through from above to below between the sword and his forth-placed hand and press the pommel downward and wind in the point on sword beneath through against his right side and set it in.<section end="29"/>
 
 
 
 
<section begin="30"/>Item: Stab him form the first guard to the face, if he values it then yank<ref>“then yank, then yank” in Rostock.</ref> or go through with the stab as before to the other side, and when you in the hew forth-place, then hit your sword under your right armpit with the hilt in the chest and throw him this way from you.
 
  
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<section begin="30"/>Item: Stab him form the first guard to the face, if he values it then yank<ref>“then yank, then yank” in Rostock.</ref> or go through with the stab as before to the other side, and when you in the hew forth-place, then hit your sword under your right armpit with the hilt in the chest and throw him this way from you.<section end="30"/>
  
 
<section begin="31"/>'''Item note another'''
 
<section begin="31"/>'''Item note another'''
Stab him like before, if he miss-place towards his left hand with the sword and keep you with the point towards the face and you will in-place, then hold  with the left hand his sword by the point and hold it tight and with the right hand stab him powerfully to the face.<ref>"gemächten", translated as "face" to confirm if right.</ref>  
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Stab him like before, if he mis-place towards his left hand with the sword and keep you with the point towards the face and you will in-place, then hold  with the left hand his sword by the point and hold it tight and with the right hand stab him powerfully to the face.<ref>"gemächten", translated as "face" to confirm if right.</ref><section end="31"/>
 
 
 
 
<section begin="32"/>If he then yanks his sword firmly to himself and you will that out the hands follow, then release the sword, go to the upper wrestling, then, if he gives himself an opening then hold his sword quickly with the left hand against the middle of the blade and follow him after etc.
 
  
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<section begin="32"/>If he then yanks his sword firmly to himself and you will that out the hands follow, then release the sword, go to the upper wrestling, then, if he gives himself an opening then hold his sword quickly with the left hand against the middle of the blade and follow him after etc.<section end="32"/>
  
 
<section begin="33"/>{{red|b=1|Item another}}
 
<section begin="33"/>{{red|b=1|Item another}}
If you took his sword and he to yours, then throw his sword to the left hand and hold yours with it against middle in the blade and rotate the point outside over his left hand and set it in.
 
  
 +
If you took his sword and he to yours, then throw his sword to the left hand and hold yours with it against middle in the blade and rotate the point outside over his left hand and set it in.<section end="33"/>
  
<section begin="34"/>Item: Or throw in your sword to his foot and hold his left hand with your left and conduct the arm break or otherwise other wrestling, etc.  
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<section begin="34"/>Item: Or throw in your sword to his foot and hold his left hand with your left and conduct the arm break or otherwise other wrestling, etc.<section end="34"/>
 
 
 
 
<section begin="35"/>Item: When you are in the high guard to stab, if he size you then with the left hand in your sword between your both hands, then go in with the pommel winding out or winding in, over his left hand and tear<ref>"reÿß", translated as "tear" to confirm if right.</ref> off  to your right side and set it in, also you can off the high guard with the pommel well hit when it is precisely to you.
 
  
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<section begin="35"/>Item: When you are in the high guard to stab, if he size you then with the left hand in your sword between your both hands, then go in with the pommel winding out or winding in, over his left hand and tear<ref>"reÿß", translated as "tear" to confirm if right.</ref> off  to your right side and set it in, also you can off the high guard with the pommel well hit when it is precisely to you.<section end="35"/>
  
 
<section begin="36"/>{{red|b=1|The second guard with the short sword to battle}}
 
<section begin="36"/>{{red|b=1|The second guard with the short sword to battle}}
Note, hold your sword with both hands and hold it underneath, towards your right side with the handle near your right knee and that your left foot stands forward and your point to the man goes against the face.
 
 
 
<section begin="37"/>Item: When you this way stand in the guard, if he stands then against you in the high guard and you will  from above in-place, then stab before and set the point to his forth-placed hand to the opening on the palm, or stab him over his forth-placed hand through and your sword, and press your pommel against the earth and set it in to the other side.
 
  
 +
Note, hold your sword with both hands and hold it underneath, towards your right side with the handle near your right knee and that your left foot stands forward and your point to the man goes against the face.<section end="36"/>
  
<section begin="38"/>Item: When he stabs to you from above, then hold with the left hand his sword in front of his left side and with the right set your sword with the hilt in your chest and set it in, etc.  
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<section begin="37"/>Item: When you this way stand in the guard, if he stands then against you in the high guard and you will  from above in-place, then stab before and set the point to his forth-placed hand to the opening on the palm, or stab him over his forth-placed hand through and your sword, and press your pommel against the earth and set it in to the other side.<section end="37"/>
  
 +
<section begin="38"/>Item: When he stabs to you from above, then hold with the left hand his sword in front of his left side and with the right set your sword with the hilt in your chest and set it in, etc.<section end="38"/>
  
 
<section begin="39"/>'''A break against the placing-through'''<ref>“stabbing-through” in Rostock.</ref>
 
<section begin="39"/>'''A break against the placing-through'''<ref>“stabbing-through” in Rostock.</ref>
Item: When you go to stab him from the lower guard, if he stabs you from the high guard through between your forth-placed hand and the sword, then note if he will then with the pommel push downward, then go off to the high guard and set it in.
 
  
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Item: When you go to stab him from the lower guard, if he stabs you from the high guard through between your forth-placed hand and the sword, then note if he will then with the pommel push downward, then go off to the high guard and set it in.<section end="39"/>
  
<section begin="40"/>Item: If you want to stab from the lower guard, if he then goes through with the pommel beneath your sword and will with it out-place, then hold him with the point strong in front of the face, and press him to his right hand this way underneath, if he will wind through and set it in.  
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<section begin="40"/>Item: If you want to stab from the lower guard, if he then goes through with the pommel beneath your sword and will with it out-place, then hold him with the point strong in front of the face, and press him to his right hand this way underneath, if he will wind through and set it in.<section end="40"/>
 
 
 
 
<section begin="41"/>Item: If you want to stab strong from the lower guard to the face, if he stabs then towards you from the same one, then hold  his sword in the middle with your with left with turned hand and hold they both to together and go with the pommel under through his sword and with the right arm pull from above off to your right side so you take his sword.
 
  
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<section begin="41"/>Item: If you want to stab strong from the lower guard to the face, if he stabs then towards you from the same one, then hold  his sword in the middle with your with left with turned hand and hold they both to together and go with the pommel under through his sword and with the right arm pull from above off to your right side so you take his sword.<section end="41"/>
  
 
<section begin="42"/>'''Item this way break that'''
 
<section begin="42"/>'''Item this way break that'''
When you are with someone that with his left hand hold your sword in the middle towards him and you will that chase-out, then note when he your sword takes to the left hand, towards his, then go off in the high guard and set it in.
 
 
  
<section begin="43"/>Item: If you stab him from the lower guard in, agile to the face, if he miss-places then yank and stab him from outside to the face, if he miss-places further, then punch him with the pommel, in front over his right shoulder around the neck and spring with the right foot behind his left and pull in with the pommel over the leg so he falls, etc.  
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When you are with someone that with his left hand hold your sword in the middle towards him and you will that chase-out, then note when he your sword takes to the left hand, towards his, then go off in the high guard and set it in.<section end="42"/>
  
 +
<section begin="43"/>Item: If you stab him from the lower guard in, agile to the face, if he mis-places then yank and stab him from outside to the face, if he mis-places further, then punch him with the pommel, in front over his right shoulder around the neck and spring with the right foot behind his left and pull in with the pommel over the leg so he falls, etc.<section end="43"/>
  
 
<section begin="44"/>'''Item break that this way'''
 
<section begin="44"/>'''Item break that this way'''
Whoever that to you with the pommel forward, around the neck goes and with the right foot spring behind your left, then grab his "right arm with your"<ref>Phrase omitted in Dresden.</ref> left hand and press the firmly on his<ref>Word omitted in Dresden.</ref> chest, and turn from him to the right side and take him off your left hip and throw him away from to you, etc.
 
 
  
<section begin="45"/>Item: Also you can from the lower guard also<ref>"well to" in Dresden.</ref> hit "with the pommel"<ref>Phrase omitted in Dresden.</ref> when it is precise.  
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Whoever that to you with the pommel forward, around the neck goes and with the right foot spring behind your left, then grab his "right arm with your"<ref>Phrase omitted in Dresden.</ref> left hand and press the firmly on his<ref>Word omitted in Dresden.</ref> chest, and turn from him to the right side and take him off your left hip and throw him away from to you, etc.<section end="44"/>
  
 +
<section begin="45"/>Item: Also you can from the lower guard also<ref>"well to" in Dresden.</ref> hit "with the pommel"<ref>Phrase omitted in Dresden.</ref> when it is precise.<section end="45"/>
  
 
<section begin="46"/>{{red|b=1|The third guard with the short sword/ this is the third guard with the short sword to battle}}
 
<section begin="46"/>{{red|b=1|The third guard with the short sword/ this is the third guard with the short sword to battle}}
Item: Hold your sword with both hands as before written is, and hold it over your left knee And therefore break him all his technics with miss-placement, etc.
 
 
 
<section begin="47"/>Item: If he stabs you from the high guard to the face and place the stab out with the sword in front of your left hand against his right side, then go off with the sword in the high guard and set it in. 
 
 
 
<section begin="48"/>Item: Or go off with the sword and miss-place the high stab between both your hands and go in with the pommel<ref>Missing in Rostock from this point on.</ref> over his forth-placed hand and pull with it underneath and set it in.
 
  
 +
Item: Hold your sword with both hands as before written is, and hold it over your left knee And therefore break him all his techniques with mis-placement, etc.<section end="46"/>
  
<section begin="49"/>Item: Go under through with the pommel over his forth-placed hand and pull with it underneath and set it in, also you can change through underneath with the pommel and in the stab out-place.  
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<section begin="47"/>Item: If he stabs you from the high guard to the face and place the stab out with the sword in front of your left hand against his right side, then go off with the sword in the high guard and set it in.<section end="47"/>
  
 +
<section begin="48"/>Item: Or go off with the sword and mis-place the high stab between both your hands and go in with the pommel<ref>Missing in Rostock from this point on.</ref> over his forth-placed hand and pull with it underneath and set it in.<section end="48"/>
  
<section begin="50"/>Item: Also<ref>Word omitted in Dresden.</ref> if you winded as here before written that you from the third guard hit, one should the hit with the pommel miss-place.  
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<section begin="49"/>Item: Go under through with the pommel over his forth-placed hand and pull with it underneath and set it in, also you can change through underneath with the pommel and in the stab out-place.<section end="49"/>
  
 +
<section begin="50"/>Item: Also<ref>Word omitted in Dresden.</ref> if you winded as here before written that you from the third guard hit, one should the hit with the pommel mis-place.<section end="50"/>
  
 
<section begin="51"/>{{red|b=1|The fourth guard with the short sword to battle}}
 
<section begin="51"/>{{red|b=1|The fourth guard with the short sword to battle}}
Item: Hold the sword with both hands as before written is and hold it with the handle underneath your right armpit and set the hilt forward in the right side of the chest that the point against the man stands, and in the guard should you off all three forth named guards come this way. when you to him stab to the opening and that the point stops in the armor then wind all the way your hilt in your chest and push him this way from your way back around and let him not from the point come out, then he can not make stabs nor hew nor hit.
 
  
 +
Item: Hold the sword with both hands as before written is and hold it with the handle underneath your right armpit and set the hilt forward in the right side of the chest that the point against the man stands, and in the guard should you off all three forth named guards come this way. when you to him stab to the opening and that the point stops in the armor then wind all the way your hilt in your chest and push him this way from your way back around and let him not from the point come out, then he can not make stabs nor hew nor hit.<section end="51"/>
  
<section begin="52"/>Item: "Note all that you want in-place that is placed in the face or in the neck or in his left shoulder or underneath his left armpit and"<ref>Phrase omitted in Dresden.</ref> when you to him has forth-placed, if his is longer than<ref>"when" in Dresden.</ref> yours is, then push him this way from you that the your point from underneath<ref>"upwards" in Dresden.</ref> off goes and go in fully in his chainmail is placed.  
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<section begin="52"/>Item: "Note all that you want in-place that is placed in the face or in the neck or in his left shoulder or underneath his left armpit and"<ref>Phrase omitted in Dresden.</ref> when you to him has forth-placed, if his is longer than<ref>"when" in Dresden.</ref> yours is, then push him this way from you that the your point from underneath<ref>"upwards" in Dresden.</ref> off goes and go in fully in his chainmail is placed.<section end="52"/>
 
 
<section begin="53"/>"Item: Or"<ref>Phrase omitted in Dresden.</ref> if his is shorter however than yours is, then let your sword with the pommel to your right side underneath slip off to the right hip and that your point above stays and in his chainmail is fully placed, as before, and push him this way from you and let him from the sword not come out.
 
  
 +
<section begin="53"/>"Item: Or"<ref>Phrase omitted in Dresden.</ref> if his is shorter however than yours is, then let your sword with the pommel to your right side underneath slip off to the right hip and that your point above stays and in his chainmail is fully placed, as before, and push him this way from you and let him from the sword not come out.<section end="53"/>
  
 
<section begin="54"/>{{red|b=1|The text from the “forward” and “behind”}}
 
<section begin="54"/>{{red|b=1|The text from the “forward” and “behind”}}
22. Forward and behind are two things  
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{| class="zettel"
    Test knowingly learn with out spring  
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|-
{{red|b=1|Explanation:}} This is that you before all else should know the "forward" and the "behind", because from those two things comes all art to battle, however, then remember that you always come forward before that he is with a slice or with a stab, then he must miss-place you and as quickly as he with the miss-places in the sword bind, then do your technique gracefully, so he can’t before your work his techniques not make and that is called the "forward".  
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| <small>22</small>
 +
| Forward and behind are two things<br/>&emsp;Test knowingly learn with out spring  
 +
|}
 +
{{red|b=1|Explanation:}} This is that you before all else should know the "forward" and the "behind", because from those two things comes all art to battle, however, then remember that you always come forward before that he is with a slice or with a stab, then he must mis-place you and as quickly as he with the mis-places in the sword bind, then do your technique gracefully, so he can’t before your work his techniques not make and that is called the "forward".<section end="54"/>
  
 +
<section begin="55"/>Item here note “what is named”<ref>Phrase omitted in Dresden.</ref> the behind
  
<section begin="55"/>Item here note “what is named”<ref>Phrase omitted in Dresden.</ref> the behind
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That is the breaking against all techniques that he off to you try to do, and that take it this way, if he comes forward that you must mis-place him, then feel in the hand with the mis-placement with the point the next opening then rotate, with your rotation then work, and that is called the "behind". <section end="55"/>
That is the breaking against all techniques that he off to you try to do, and that take it this way, if he comes forward that you must miss-place him, then feel in the hand with the miss-placement with the point the next opening then rotate, with your rotation then work, and that is called the "behind".  
 
 
 
 
 
<section begin="56"/>Item: Here you should note that in the battle fence you should not be from him more than an step out and one step in, and the take it this way, if he is faster than you, that you to can not reject his approach, then you should only one step to pull with left foot and wait carefully that you in with a step towards the left foot against in-placing or grip him with wrestling.
 
  
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<section begin="56"/>Item: Here you should note that in the battle fence you should not be from him more than an step out and one step in, and the take it this way, if he is faster than you, that you to can not reject his approach, then you should only one step to pull with left foot and wait carefully that you in with a step towards the left foot against in-placing or grip him with wrestling.<section end="56"/>
  
 
<section begin="57"/>{{red|b=1|The text from persecution with the sword to battle}}
 
<section begin="57"/>{{red|b=1|The text from persecution with the sword to battle}}
23. Follow all steps  
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{| class="zettel"
    If the strong will you then confuse  
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|-
24. If he defends then yank  
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| <small>23</small>
    Stab, if he defends pull from him   
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| Follow all steps<br/>&emsp;If the strong will you then confuse  
25. If he extends himself  
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|-
    Then are you artfully instructed  
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| <small>24</small>
{{red|b=1|Explanation:}} Note<ref>Word omitted in Dresden.</ref> that is, the persecution you should do against the strong fencers those who stretches and wish otherwise do not have the right art.  
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| If he defends then yank<br/>&emsp;Stab, if he defends pull from him   
 
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|-
 
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| <small>25</small>
<section begin="58"/>Item: Against that arrange yourself this way, let you be against him in one guard let himself then also in one, then note precisely when he in his sword yank and<ref>Word omitted in Dresden.</ref> when he will stab or lift up and will hew, then follow him quickly after with the point to the next opening before that he complete his stab or slice, if he then becomes aware of the in-placement and miss-places but waits with the sword and search on you but find no opening with the point then push however through and do the yanking all the way, as often as he miss-place you going after the sword, with it then<ref>Only in Dresden.</ref> you come also to the arm break and to other techniques,<ref>"breaking" in Dresden.</ref> And that is the art against all who do long and wait to fence with the sword and not to the man.
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| If he extends himself<br/>&emsp;Then are you artfully instructed  
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|}
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{{red|b=1|Explanation:}} Note<ref>Word omitted in Dresden.</ref> that is, the persecution you should do against the strong fencers those who stretches and wish otherwise do not have the right art.<section end="57"/>
  
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<section begin="58"/>Item: Against that arrange yourself this way, let you be against him in one guard let himself then also in one, then note precisely when he in his sword yank and<ref>Word omitted in Dresden.</ref> when he will stab or lift up and will hew, then follow him quickly after with the point to the next opening before that he complete his stab or slice, if he then becomes aware of the in-placement and mis-places but waits with the sword and search on you but find no opening with the point then push however through and do the yanking all the way, as often as he mis-place you going after the sword, with it then<ref>Only in Dresden.</ref> you come also to the arm break and to other techniques,<ref>"breaking" in Dresden.</ref> And that is the art against all who do long and wait to fence with the sword and not to the man.<section end="58"/>
  
 
<section begin="59"/>{{red|b=1|“This is”<ref>Phrase omitted in Dresden.</ref> the text about in-placing}}
 
<section begin="59"/>{{red|b=1|“This is”<ref>Phrase omitted in Dresden.</ref> the text about in-placing}}
26. If he attacks also strongly in
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{| class="zettel"
    The shoot takes him in
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|-
{{red|b=1|Explanation:}} Note,<ref>Word omitted in Dresden.</ref> this is when one<ref>“you” in Dresden.</ref> have in-placed and push you, then stab him in the palm of the hand that he is holding the sword in the middle, or if he have the hand turned, skillfully then stab from above below but in the same hand.<ref>"guard" in Dresden.</ref>  
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| <small>26</small>
 
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| If he attacks also strongly in<br/>&emsp;The shoot takes him in
 
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|}
<section begin="60"/>Or stab him to his arm beneath the gauntlet and when the stab stops then runs from you, so you gain in the side and otherwise a great advantage.
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{{red|b=1|Explanation:}} Note,<ref>Word omitted in Dresden.</ref> this is when one<ref>“you” in Dresden.</ref> have in-placed and push you, then stab him in the palm of the hand that he is holding the sword in the middle, or if he have the hand turned, skillfully then stab from above below but in the same hand.<ref>"guard" in Dresden.</ref><section end="59"/>
 
 
 
 
<section begin="61"/>Or stab him through over his forth-placed hand and your sword from above below and set your hilt in your chest and set it in, etc.
 
 
 
 
 
<section begin="62"/>Item: If he have in-placed in your left armpit then step to pull it with the left foot, so that you got his point out and that yours fixed. Also you can increase your sword reach when you with the wrestling your pommel push by your chest.
 
 
 
 
 
<section begin="63"/>{{red|b=1|The text how one should miss-place the strike}}
 
27. With same shooting point
 
    He defends himself hit without fear
 
28. With both hands
 
    The point towards the eyes learn to turn
 
{{red|b=1|Explanation:}} Note, the pommel is the “slaughtering” point, if he will to you with it overrun with strong strikes then hold your sword over your left knee and in the guard, if he strikes you then to the head and is a stronger man, then strike to the slice out with the sword towards your left hand against his right side, and go off with the sword in the higher guard.
 
 
 
 
 
<section begin="64"/>Or if he is weaker than you are then step freely in and catch the hit between both hands in your sword and set in the point in the face.
 
 
 
  
<section begin="65"/>Item: When you the hit with the pommel catch in the middle of your sword, then go with the pommel over his sword forward by the hilt and pull downward from above off your right side so that you take his sword.  
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<section begin="60"/>Or stab him to his arm beneath the gauntlet and when the stab stops then runs from you, so you gain in the side and otherwise a great advantage.<section end="60"/>
  
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<section begin="61"/>Or stab him through over his forth-placed hand and your sword from above below and set your hilt in your chest and set it in, etc.<section end="61"/>
  
<section begin="66"/>Item: If he strike to you with the pommel to the left knee then catch the slice between both your hands in the sword that the pommel hang towards the earth, And go with the pommel under through his sword forward by the hilt and pull from above off to your right side so you pull in his sword off the hands.  
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<section begin="62"/>Item: If he have in-placed in your left armpit then step to pull it with the left foot, so that you got his point out and that yours fixed. Also you can increase your sword reach when you with the wrestling your pommel push by your chest.<section end="62"/>
  
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<section begin="63"/>{{red|b=1|The text how one should mis-place the strike}}
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{| class="zettel"
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|-
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| <small>27</small>
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| With same shooting point<br/>&emsp;He defends himself hit without fear
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|-
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| <small>28</small>
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| With both hands<br/>&emsp;The point towards the eyes learn to turn
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|}
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{{red|b=1|Explanation:}} Note, the pommel is the “slaughtering” point, if he will to you with it overrun with strong strikes then hold your sword over your left knee and in the guard, if he strikes you then to the head and is a stronger man, then strike to the slice out with the sword towards your left hand against his right side, and go off with the sword in the higher guard.<section end="63"/>
  
<section begin="67"/>Item: Or if he is weak to you with the pommel and<ref>Only in Dresden.</ref> underneath after the foot, then swing your sword with the pommel to your left side in the earth against his strike and spring with it to him and wait the wrestling.
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<section begin="64"/>Or if he is weaker than you are then step freely in and catch the hit between both hands in your sword and set in the point in the face.<section end="64"/>
  
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<section begin="65"/>Item: When you the hit with the pommel catch in the middle of your sword, then go with the pommel over his sword forward by the hilt and pull downward from above off your right side so that you take his sword.<section end="65"/>
  
<section begin="68"/>Item: When you have your sword near your right side in the lower guard, if he strike then with the pommel after the point and let it goes around for you run, then spring artfully towards him, so that he is bad with the pommel over you, that is not harmful to you and set it in.  
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<section begin="66"/>Item: If he strike to you with the pommel to the left knee then catch the slice between both your hands in the sword that the pommel hang towards the earth, And go with the pommel under through his sword forward by the hilt and pull from above off to your right side so you pull in his sword off the hands.<section end="66"/>
  
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<section begin="67"/>Item: Or if he is weak to you with the pommel and<ref>Only in Dresden.</ref> underneath after the foot, then swing your sword with the pommel to your left side in the earth against his strike and spring with it to him and wait the wrestling.<section end="67"/>
  
<section begin="69"/>Item: Also you can race after and in-place where you wish, whilst he with the pommel this way wish to let around himself self run.  
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<section begin="68"/>Item: When you have your sword near your right side in the lower guard, if he strike then with the pommel after the point and let it goes around for you run, then spring artfully towards him, so that he is bad with the pommel over you, that is not harmful to you and set it in.<section end="68"/>
  
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<section begin="69"/>Item: Also you can race after and in-place where you wish, whilst he with the pommel this way wish to let around himself self run.<section end="69"/>
  
 
<section begin="70"/>{{red|b=1|This here after is the text about the strike with the pommel}}
 
<section begin="70"/>{{red|b=1|This here after is the text about the strike with the pommel}}
29. The forward foot
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{| class="zettel"
    With strikes you must keep
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|-
{{red|b=1|Explanation:}} Note,<ref>Word omitted in Dresden.</ref> this is When you with the pommel wish to hit, so you should do it with quite precisely aim his forth-placed extremity, And that take it this way: When you will hit, then hold your sword in the guard over your head and act as  if you wanted to him in the face to in-place, and let your sword go to the right hand, and come with the left  holding the middle of the blade and hit in with the pommel to the forth placed-foot or to his forth-placed hand, if he holds the sword in the middle, this way you can also hit to the lower guard from the right side.  
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| <small>29</small>
 
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| The forward foot<br/>&emsp;With strikes you must keep
 +
|}
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{{red|b=1|Explanation:}} Note,<ref>Word omitted in Dresden.</ref> this is When you with the pommel wish to hit, so you should do it with quite precisely aim his forth-placed extremity, And that take it this way: When you will hit, then hold your sword in the guard over your head and act as if you wanted to him in the face to in-place, and let your sword go to the right hand, and come with the left  holding the middle of the blade and hit in with the pommel to the forth placed-foot or to his forth-placed hand, if he holds the sword in the middle, this way you can also hit to the lower guard from the right side.<section end="70"/>
  
<section begin="71"/>Item: You should also quite precisely look when he with the pommel hit to you, that your forth-placed knee or to your forth-placed hand hit, that you in the hit miss-place this way with the before written breaking, so that he might not damage you, etc.
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<section begin="71"/>Item: You should also quite precisely look when he with the pommel hit to you, that your forth-placed knee or to your forth-placed hand hit, that you in the hit mis-place this way with the before written breaking, so that he might not damage you, etc.<section end="71"/>

Latest revision as of 07:17, 14 March 2025

Here listen itself in the earnest fight from mounting and from foot

All hear itself master Johannes Lichtenauer's fence in armor to Battle, that he has let be written with hidden words, they hereafter in this little book explained and unhide, so that each fencer who can understands art might, that another fencer can not.

This is the preface of the text

1 Who dismounts
 Fence on foot begins
2 The arrange with spear
 Two Stances have in right carry

Explanation: Note, that you should understand this this way, when two on foot in armor one to the other will fence, then each man should have three wear, a spear, a sword and a dagger, and the first that you should bring is the long spear, with it you should rightly carry it in both arrangements, in two stances, as that here after will be explained.

This is the text of the two stances

3 Spear and point
 The forth-thrust stab in fear
4 Spring against right by
 If he notice, yank to his the face put in

Explanation: This is the first stance with the spear, when you both form the saddle are dismounted, So then stand with the left foot forward and hold your spear by the wrap, and step this way to him all the way, that your left foot remains forward, and wait that you before him can shoot towards him and follow quickly the shoot against him with the sword, so that he can not have know which to shoot out and grab[1] the sword.

The second stance with spear Note: If you your spear will not throw, then hold it near your right side to the lower guard, and go this way to him, and stab artfully from below to the face, before than he does to you, if he then stabs to you equally or mis-places, then push him out with the spear in the high guard, so you remain with his point out to the left arm and with it then hang with the point over his arm in his face, if he push then out and mis-places with the left arm, then yank and place the point under his left armpit in the opening.

The text on how one should yank

5 If you wish yank from the stab
 With the yank learn before to break

Explanation: Note, that is, that you should well learn that you this way must yank “to someone that do not in-places that you yank-through”,[2] and take it this way, when you stab to him from the lower guard, if he out-places with the spear, that his point aside near to you goes out, so then yank through and stab to the other side, or if he holds you with the other out-placing with the point in front of your face, then do not yank and remain with the spear on the side, and work with the winding to the next opening that you might like.

This is the text

6 Note, if he will notice
 From harm and to flee
7 You should follow him
 Yes, surely becomes that taken

Explanation: Note, this is how you should race after with the spear, note, when you come forward with a stab, if he out-places and wish himself with the spear to pull it off, then follow him after with the point, strike him with it, then push him out from you, if he will from the point underneath flee and went to you to a side, so then wait that  the same side charged and wisely take him with wrestling and with arm breaking as you will found written here.

The text about wrestling to battle

8 If you will wrestle
 Beneath leg right learn spring
9 Bar forward shoot
 That before the leg artfully shoot at

Explanation: This is, when you go to him to wrestle, then you should know how you front or behind to the leg spring and it should happen with not more than one step.

Item note then act this way When you hold him in the wrestling, and he against you, then see which foot he set forward, if he have the left forward then kick in his left foot[3] off with your right and with the kick then spring with your right foot behind his left and push him with the right knee behind, behind his his left knee and push him with both hands over that same knee.

Item, note one other When you jump with the right foot behind his left, then step[4] with your left behind both legs and take his left knee between the both knees and hold it with it firmly and push him with the left hand forward, “in the head”,[5] with the hew and with the right pull him behind, off to the side.

This is the text

10 From both hands
 If you with art skillfully want to end

Explanation: This is, that you all wrestling should know to try from both sides, that is if you wish to end him with art, as you come to him, and that take it this way, when you with the right foot spring behind his left, if he steps then in the spring with his left foot to push, then follow him quickly to the other side with your left foot behind his right and throw him over the knee or kick him on that knee with your leg as before written is.

This is the text how one itself should arrange with the spear against the sword

11 If he himself forward push
 The sword against spear becomes pulled
12 The thrust becomes taken
 Spring catch, wrestle hasten to him

Explanation: Note, this is when you your lance have miss shoot and he kept his, then arrange yourself this way against him with the sword, grip middle with the left hand, on the middle of the blade, and let the sword close to you middle of that knee, your left knee in the guard or hold it near your right side in the lower guard.

Item: Or if he stabs to you underneath, then set the stab out towards to your left hand and spring with the right behind his left and take him with the pommel from over his right shoulder around the neck and throw him over the knee.

Item: Note, if he stabs you then with the lance above, then go off and set his stab out towards your left hand with the sword off your left side and spring to him and wait the in-placement, if you do not want to come that, then let your sword fall and wait the wrestling.

Item: If he stabs to you with the lance when you stand in the lower guard, then set his stab out with the sword towards your left hand, off to his right side, and wait the in-placement or the wrestling.

The text about out-pacing with bear hands

13 Strike long from the left hand
 Spring wisely and then catch
14 If he will draw
 From scabbard grasp and press in
15 That in the opening
 With the swords point troubled

Explanation: When you stand in the lower guard, if he stabs you from above with the spear and have catch that, that the point is away from the hand and goes out “and stabs with it above you”,[6] then hit him with your “left hand”[7] in middle of his spear out away, and hold your sword quickly against with the left hand middle in the blade and spring to him and set it in, etc.

Item: If he stabs you with the spear underneath to the stomach, then take his spear in the left hand and hold it with it firmly and stab him with the right beneath towards the stomach and push him than his spear firmly forward yourself and will your the off the hand races, then let the spear over him off the hand go, then if he gives himself an opening then hold your sword quickly with the left hand against middle of the blade and follow him quickly after and set him in.

The text about the openings

16 Leather and gauntlets
 And in the eyes the opening rightly seek

Explanation: This is, when you with an armed man will in-place, then you should the opening precisely take. The first is in the face, other below the armpit, other in the palms, other behind the gauntlets, other in the knee pits, other between the legs, other in all articulations of the armor his joint inside have, When he is steady, the best for winning and the openings you should rightly know to seek on the man, that you should not go after one far target when can take you a near one, that with all weapons that to the battle belong, etc.

The text about the hidden wrestling

17 The hidden wrestling
 Carefully learn to wrestle
18 To your enemy find
 The strong with it overtake

Explanation: This is when one to the other charges, then let your sword fall and wait with it carefully the wrestling that to the battle belongs hear that is forbidden from all known mastery of the sword, that to one to them are often teach to no one, nor learned nor should seek to reveal, because they to the battle fencing belong, and they are the arm breaking, leg breaking, testicles hits, the death hit, knee hit, finger dislocation, eye griping and more like that.

Here you should note the wrestling Item: If "you grip someone"[8] above with wrestling and you wish with strength to pull or push him, then hit the right arm out over his left forward by his hand and press then with both hands on his chest and spring with the right foot behind his left and throw him over that knee of the foot.

Item: If he grips you on with wrestling and he holds to you then not firmly, then hold  his right hand with your right and  pull him from you with the left hold him by the elbow and step with the left foot to his right, And pull in this way over it or throw him by the chest off with the arm and break him then this way.

Item: Hold with the left hand his left forward by the hand and pull him to you, and hit your right arm with strength over his left in this bend the arm breaking and break with the left hand his left over his right and spring with the right foot behind his right and throw him from there, etc.

Item: If he goes with the left arm beneath your right through, around your body, then hit him with the right arm strong from above below outside his join of his left elbow, and turn with it from him.

Item: When he grabs you firmly by the arm and you against him, if he stands then straightened with the foot then shove him off with the foot[9] on the same knee then break his foot.

Item: You can also with the knee or with the foot hit him to the testicles, when he is aware, however, you should that foresee that he to you by the foot do not hold you, etc.

Item: When he after you grips with open hands or with outstretched fingers, then wait if that in one finger like to grip and breaking it form above and take him with it out of the arena.

Also you win over him with the side and gain even more other great advantage.

The text about a lesson

19 Item, in all lessons
 The point against the opening turn

Explanation: That is that you with all three weapons that wear to the battle, to go all the way with the point to the openings should stab with the forth mentioned, and if otherwise can not, you another bring to damage, etc.

The text how one should fence with the sword against sword in battle

20 Where one from the scabbard
 Sword are taken by both
21 So should one strengthen
 The protection right precisely note

Explanation: That is if they both the spear have not choose and should fence with the sword, then you should before all wrestling note and know the the four guards with the short sword, and therefore stab him all the way to the high opening, if he then stabs you with the same one or bind you in the sword, then you should in the hand note if he is hard or weak on sword, And when you have found out, then use the strength against him that you here after written will see.

The first guard in the half sword Item: Hold your sword with the right hand by the handle and with the left hold middle in the blade and hold it near your right side over your head and let the point lower hang, to the man, against the face, etc.

Item: If he stands then against you in the lower guard and wish to stab you underneath then stab through from above to below between the sword and his forth-placed hand and press the pommel downward and wind in the point on sword beneath through against his right side and set it in.

Item: Stab him form the first guard to the face, if he values it then yank[10] or go through with the stab as before to the other side, and when you in the hew forth-place, then hit your sword under your right armpit with the hilt in the chest and throw him this way from you.

Item note another Stab him like before, if he mis-place towards his left hand with the sword and keep you with the point towards the face and you will in-place, then hold  with the left hand his sword by the point and hold it tight and with the right hand stab him powerfully to the face.[11]

If he then yanks his sword firmly to himself and you will that out the hands follow, then release the sword, go to the upper wrestling, then, if he gives himself an opening then hold his sword quickly with the left hand against the middle of the blade and follow him after etc.

Item another

If you took his sword and he to yours, then throw his sword to the left hand and hold yours with it against middle in the blade and rotate the point outside over his left hand and set it in.

Item: Or throw in your sword to his foot and hold his left hand with your left and conduct the arm break or otherwise other wrestling, etc.

Item: When you are in the high guard to stab, if he size you then with the left hand in your sword between your both hands, then go in with the pommel winding out or winding in, over his left hand and tear[12] off  to your right side and set it in, also you can off the high guard with the pommel well hit when it is precisely to you.

The second guard with the short sword to battle

Note, hold your sword with both hands and hold it underneath, towards your right side with the handle near your right knee and that your left foot stands forward and your point to the man goes against the face.

Item: When you this way stand in the guard, if he stands then against you in the high guard and you will  from above in-place, then stab before and set the point to his forth-placed hand to the opening on the palm, or stab him over his forth-placed hand through and your sword, and press your pommel against the earth and set it in to the other side.

Item: When he stabs to you from above, then hold with the left hand his sword in front of his left side and with the right set your sword with the hilt in your chest and set it in, etc.

A break against the placing-through[13]

Item: When you go to stab him from the lower guard, if he stabs you from the high guard through between your forth-placed hand and the sword, then note if he will then with the pommel push downward, then go off to the high guard and set it in.

Item: If you want to stab from the lower guard, if he then goes through with the pommel beneath your sword and will with it out-place, then hold him with the point strong in front of the face, and press him to his right hand this way underneath, if he will wind through and set it in.

Item: If you want to stab strong from the lower guard to the face, if he stabs then towards you from the same one, then hold  his sword in the middle with your with left with turned hand and hold they both to together and go with the pommel under through his sword and with the right arm pull from above off to your right side so you take his sword.

Item this way break that

When you are with someone that with his left hand hold your sword in the middle towards him and you will that chase-out, then note when he your sword takes to the left hand, towards his, then go off in the high guard and set it in.

Item: If you stab him from the lower guard in, agile to the face, if he mis-places then yank and stab him from outside to the face, if he mis-places further, then punch him with the pommel, in front over his right shoulder around the neck and spring with the right foot behind his left and pull in with the pommel over the leg so he falls, etc.

Item break that this way

Whoever that to you with the pommel forward, around the neck goes and with the right foot spring behind your left, then grab his "right arm with your"[14] left hand and press the firmly on his[15] chest, and turn from him to the right side and take him off your left hip and throw him away from to you, etc.

Item: Also you can from the lower guard also[16] hit "with the pommel"[17] when it is precise.

The third guard with the short sword/ this is the third guard with the short sword to battle

Item: Hold your sword with both hands as before written is, and hold it over your left knee And therefore break him all his techniques with mis-placement, etc.

Item: If he stabs you from the high guard to the face and place the stab out with the sword in front of your left hand against his right side, then go off with the sword in the high guard and set it in.

Item: Or go off with the sword and mis-place the high stab between both your hands and go in with the pommel[18] over his forth-placed hand and pull with it underneath and set it in.

Item: Go under through with the pommel over his forth-placed hand and pull with it underneath and set it in, also you can change through underneath with the pommel and in the stab out-place.

Item: Also[19] if you winded as here before written that you from the third guard hit, one should the hit with the pommel mis-place.

The fourth guard with the short sword to battle

Item: Hold the sword with both hands as before written is and hold it with the handle underneath your right armpit and set the hilt forward in the right side of the chest that the point against the man stands, and in the guard should you off all three forth named guards come this way. when you to him stab to the opening and that the point stops in the armor then wind all the way your hilt in your chest and push him this way from your way back around and let him not from the point come out, then he can not make stabs nor hew nor hit.

Item: "Note all that you want in-place that is placed in the face or in the neck or in his left shoulder or underneath his left armpit and"[20] when you to him has forth-placed, if his is longer than[21] yours is, then push him this way from you that the your point from underneath[22] off goes and go in fully in his chainmail is placed.

"Item: Or"[23] if his is shorter however than yours is, then let your sword with the pommel to your right side underneath slip off to the right hip and that your point above stays and in his chainmail is fully placed, as before, and push him this way from you and let him from the sword not come out.

The text from the “forward” and “behind”

22 Forward and behind are two things
 Test knowingly learn with out spring

Explanation: This is that you before all else should know the "forward" and the "behind", because from those two things comes all art to battle, however, then remember that you always come forward before that he is with a slice or with a stab, then he must mis-place you and as quickly as he with the mis-places in the sword bind, then do your technique gracefully, so he can’t before your work his techniques not make and that is called the "forward".

Item here note “what is named”[24] the behind

That is the breaking against all techniques that he off to you try to do, and that take it this way, if he comes forward that you must mis-place him, then feel in the hand with the mis-placement with the point the next opening then rotate, with your rotation then work, and that is called the "behind".

Item: Here you should note that in the battle fence you should not be from him more than an step out and one step in, and the take it this way, if he is faster than you, that you to can not reject his approach, then you should only one step to pull with left foot and wait carefully that you in with a step towards the left foot against in-placing or grip him with wrestling.

The text from persecution with the sword to battle

23 Follow all steps
 If the strong will you then confuse
24 If he defends then yank
 Stab, if he defends pull from him
25 If he extends himself
 Then are you artfully instructed

Explanation: Note[25] that is, the persecution you should do against the strong fencers those who stretches and wish otherwise do not have the right art.

Item: Against that arrange yourself this way, let you be against him in one guard let himself then also in one, then note precisely when he in his sword yank and[26] when he will stab or lift up and will hew, then follow him quickly after with the point to the next opening before that he complete his stab or slice, if he then becomes aware of the in-placement and mis-places but waits with the sword and search on you but find no opening with the point then push however through and do the yanking all the way, as often as he mis-place you going after the sword, with it then[27] you come also to the arm break and to other techniques,[28] And that is the art against all who do long and wait to fence with the sword and not to the man.

“This is”[29] the text about in-placing

26 If he attacks also strongly in
 The shoot takes him in

Explanation: Note,[30] this is when one[31] have in-placed and push you, then stab him in the palm of the hand that he is holding the sword in the middle, or if he have the hand turned, skillfully then stab from above below but in the same hand.[32]

Or stab him to his arm beneath the gauntlet and when the stab stops then runs from you, so you gain in the side and otherwise a great advantage.

Or stab him through over his forth-placed hand and your sword from above below and set your hilt in your chest and set it in, etc.

Item: If he have in-placed in your left armpit then step to pull it with the left foot, so that you got his point out and that yours fixed. Also you can increase your sword reach when you with the wrestling your pommel push by your chest.

The text how one should mis-place the strike

27 With same shooting point
 He defends himself hit without fear
28 With both hands
 The point towards the eyes learn to turn

Explanation: Note, the pommel is the “slaughtering” point, if he will to you with it overrun with strong strikes then hold your sword over your left knee and in the guard, if he strikes you then to the head and is a stronger man, then strike to the slice out with the sword towards your left hand against his right side, and go off with the sword in the higher guard.

Or if he is weaker than you are then step freely in and catch the hit between both hands in your sword and set in the point in the face.

Item: When you the hit with the pommel catch in the middle of your sword, then go with the pommel over his sword forward by the hilt and pull downward from above off your right side so that you take his sword.

Item: If he strike to you with the pommel to the left knee then catch the slice between both your hands in the sword that the pommel hang towards the earth, And go with the pommel under through his sword forward by the hilt and pull from above off to your right side so you pull in his sword off the hands.

Item: Or if he is weak to you with the pommel and[33] underneath after the foot, then swing your sword with the pommel to your left side in the earth against his strike and spring with it to him and wait the wrestling.

Item: When you have your sword near your right side in the lower guard, if he strike then with the pommel after the point and let it goes around for you run, then spring artfully towards him, so that he is bad with the pommel over you, that is not harmful to you and set it in.

Item: Also you can race after and in-place where you wish, whilst he with the pommel this way wish to let around himself self run.

This here after is the text about the strike with the pommel

29 The forward foot
 With strikes you must keep

Explanation: Note,[34] this is When you with the pommel wish to hit, so you should do it with quite precisely aim his forth-placed extremity, And that take it this way: When you will hit, then hold your sword in the guard over your head and act as if you wanted to him in the face to in-place, and let your sword go to the right hand, and come with the left  holding the middle of the blade and hit in with the pommel to the forth placed-foot or to his forth-placed hand, if he holds the sword in the middle, this way you can also hit to the lower guard from the right side.

Item: You should also quite precisely look when he with the pommel hit to you, that your forth-placed knee or to your forth-placed hand hit, that you in the hit mis-place this way with the before written breaking, so that he might not damage you, etc.

  1. Word omitted in Vienna.
  2. Phrase omitted in Dresden.
  3. “Hand” in Dresden.
  4. “schreit” ("screech") in all three versions, it seems to refer to a step.
  5. Phrase only in Dresden.
  6. Phrase only in Dresden.
  7. “Sword" in Vienna and Rostock, it has been opted for “Hand” since the title refers to a technique with a bear hand.
  8. "he grips you" in Vienna and Rostock.
  9. Word omitted in Dresden.
  10. “then yank, then yank” in Rostock.
  11. "gemächten", translated as "face" to confirm if right.
  12. "reÿß", translated as "tear" to confirm if right.
  13. “stabbing-through” in Rostock.
  14. Phrase omitted in Dresden.
  15. Word omitted in Dresden.
  16. "well to" in Dresden.
  17. Phrase omitted in Dresden.
  18. Missing in Rostock from this point on.
  19. Word omitted in Dresden.
  20. Phrase omitted in Dresden.
  21. "when" in Dresden.
  22. "upwards" in Dresden.
  23. Phrase omitted in Dresden.
  24. Phrase omitted in Dresden.
  25. Word omitted in Dresden.
  26. Word omitted in Dresden.
  27. Only in Dresden.
  28. "breaking" in Dresden.
  29. Phrase omitted in Dresden.
  30. Word omitted in Dresden.
  31. “you” in Dresden.
  32. "guard" in Dresden.
  33. Only in Dresden.
  34. Word omitted in Dresden.