Blendhauw

The 'Blendhauw' (Blind Cut) is one of Meyer's secondary cuts and seems to be a be a flick executed in the same direction as an opponents blade as it attempts to slip the bind.

Primary Sources

Joachim Meÿer's Treatise  [more]

Figures	Draft Translation by Mike Rasmusson	1570 Edition  Transcribed by Michael Chidester
	Blind Strike Bind your opponent’s sword from your right side, wind through in the clash against his left side with your hilt or haft below, when your opponent tries to swipe away the winding, quickly move the weak with crossed hands from your right toward his left against his head, that is the forward point, wind your hands through again or twist out to your left with the half edge. Thus you have fully executed the Blind Strike, which can be made in many ways and from there further on in places.	[Ⅰ.14r.2] Blendthauw. BIndt dem Mann von deiner Rechten an sein Schwerdt, windt im Bandt mit dem gehültz oder Hefft unden dnrch[!] gegen seiner Lincken seiten, wann nun dein widerpart dem winden will nachwischen, so schnell geschwindt von deiner Rechten gegen seiner Lincken mit geschrenckten henden, die schweche zu seinem Kopff, das ist der vorder ort, windt behendt wider durch, oder reiß auff deiner Lincken seiten mit halber schneiden auß, so hastu den Blendthauw volbracht, dieser Blendthauw wirdt auff vil wege gemacht. Daruon in Stucken weiter.

Video Interpretations

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