Wechselhauw

The Wechselhauw (Change cut) is a term used in the late period of the Liechtenauer tradition describing a cut that attacks one opening following an attack to different opening. Mair seems to refer to a cut that brings the sword diagonally from one quarter to another. Mair also uses the term for the final position of the cut. Meyer is less clear. The essence of the technique is that it follows either a faint or full cut. Either way, the second attack should target a different opening than the first.

Primary Sources

Joachim Meÿer's Treatise  [more]

Figures	Draft Translation by Mike Rasmusson	1570 Edition  Transcribed by Michael Chidester
	Change Strike The Change Strike is nothing other than changing from one side to the other, from above to below and back again, before striking your opponent, thus make it so.	[Ⅰ.14v.3] Wechselhauw. DEr Wechselhauw ist nichts anders, dann vor dem Manne mit den häuwen von einer seiten zur andern, von Oben zum Undern und hinwider abwechseln, ihn damit irre zumachen.