Kurtzhauw

The Kurtzhauw (Short-Hew") is a strike which slips under the opponent’s sword to attack from the opposite side. Joachim Meÿer similarly applies the term to a false-edge countercut.

Primary Sources

Sigmund Schining ain Ringeck's Gloss of the Recital  

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Joachim Meÿer's Treatise  

Images	Draft Translation by Mike Rasmusson	1560 Edtition
	Short Strike This is a secretive attack, and is described thus: when your opponent strikes you from above, stand as if you would respond with a Arc Strike, that is to bind his sword with the half edge, but let it fall and drive through under his sword, strike with the half edge and crossed arms over his right arm to hit his head, thus you have closed off his sword with the long edge, and accomplished the Short Strike, and stand as is shown by the smaller figure (mid background) on the left of illustration B fighting against the right.	[Ⅰ.12v.3] Kurtzhauw. DIser ist ein heimlicher durchgang, und wirt also gemacht, wann man von Oben zu dir einhauwet, so stelle dich als woltestu mit dem Krumphauw, das ist mit halber schneide auff sein Schwerdt anbinden, underlaß es doch, unnd fahr behend under seinem Schwerdt durch, schlahe mit halber schneid unnd geschrenckten Armen [Ⅰ.13r.1] uber seinen Rechten arm zum Kopff, so hast sein Schwerdt mit Langer schneid auffgefangen, unnd den Kurtzhauw volbracht, und stehest nach ende desselbigen, wie an den obern kleinern bossen zur Lincken, das Bilde gegen der Rechten handt außweisset, welche Figur ist mit dem Buchstaben B. verzeichnet.