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| '''<span class="red">Here start the plays with the buckler as written by the master Andre Lignitzer.</span>'''<br/><br/>
 
| '''<span class="red">Here start the plays with the buckler as written by the master Andre Lignitzer.</span>'''<br/><br/>
The first play with the buckler from the Oberhaw. Mark when you drive the Oberhaw (over strike / strike from above) to the man: with the pommel go inwards, your sword close to the buckler and your thumb, and thrust in from beneath to his face. Wind against his sword and then go with a snap over and around.
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The first play with the buckler from the Oberhaw. Mark when you drive the Oberhaw (over strike / strike from above) to the man: with the pommel go inwards, your sword close to the buckler and your thumb, and thrust in from beneath to his face. Wind against his sword and then go with a snap over and around. This works on both sides.
 
| '''[80r] <span class="red">Hie heben sich an die stuck mit dem pucklär Die maister Andre lignitzer gesatzt hat her nach geschriben</span>'''<br/><br/>
 
| '''[80r] <span class="red">Hie heben sich an die stuck mit dem pucklär Die maister Andre lignitzer gesatzt hat her nach geschriben</span>'''<br/><br/>
 
Das erst stuck mit dem pucklär aus dem oberhaw Merck wenn dw den oberhaw treibst zw dem mann So setz mit dem knopf dein swert Inwendig auf deinen pucklär zw deinem daumen vnd stich Im von vnden auf zu° seinem gesicht vnd wind gegen seinem swert und laß vber schnappen <span class="red">~</span>
 
Das erst stuck mit dem pucklär aus dem oberhaw Merck wenn dw den oberhaw treibst zw dem mann So setz mit dem knopf dein swert Inwendig auf deinen pucklär zw deinem daumen vnd stich Im von vnden auf zu° seinem gesicht vnd wind gegen seinem swert und laß vber schnappen <span class="red">~</span>

Revision as of 14:27, 16 March 2019

Andre Liegniczer
Born date of birth unknown
Legnica, Poland
Died before 1452
Relative(s) Jacob Liegniczer (brother)
Occupation Fencing master
Movement Fellowship of Liechtenauer
Genres
Language Early New High German
Manuscript(s)
First printed
english edition
Tobler, 2010
Concordance by Michael Chidester
Translations

Andre Liegniczer (Andres Lignitzer) was a late 14th or early 15th century German fencing master. His name might signify that he came from Legnica, Poland. While Liegniczer's precise lifetime is uncertain, he seems to have died some time before the creation of Codex Danzig in 1452.[1] He had a brother named Jacob Liegniczer who was also a fencing master,[2] but there is no record of any treatise Jacob may have authored. The only other fact that can be determined about Liegniczer's life is that his renown as a master was sufficient for Paulus Kal to include him, along with his brother, in his list of members of the Fellowship of Liechtenauer in 1470.[2]

An Andres Juden (Andres the Jew) is mentioned as a master associated with Liechtenauer in Nuremberg Hausbuch,[3] and Codex Speyer contains a guide to converting between long sword and Messer techniques written by a "Magister Andreas",[4] but it is not currently known whether either of these masters is Liegniczer.

Andre Liegniczer is best known for his teachings on sword and buckler, and some variation on this brief treatise is included in many compilation texts in the Liechtenauer tradition. He also authored treatises on fencing with the short sword, dagger, and grappling, though these appear less frequently. Liegniczer's sword and buckler teachings are sometimes attributed to Sigmund ain Ringeck due to their unattributed inclusion in the MS Dresden C.487, but this is clearly incorrect.

Treatises

Note that the Augsburg and Salzburg versions of Liegniczer's treatise on short sword fencing are erroneously credited to Martin Huntfeltz.

Additional Resources

References

  1. He is given the traditional blessing on the dead on folio 73r.
  2. 2.0 2.1 The Fellowship of Liechtenauer is recorded in three versions of Paulus Kal's treatise: MS 1825 (1460s), Cgm 1570 (ca. 1470), and MS KK5126 (1480s).
  3. Anonymous. Untitled [manuscript]. MS 3227a. Nuremberg, Germany: Germanisches Nationalmuseum, ca.1389.
  4. von Speyer, Hans. Untitled [manuscript]. MS M.I.29. Salzburg, Austria: Universitätsbibliothek Salzburg, 1491.