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by Anonymous
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Transcription
by Dierk Hagedorn
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So if someone wants to hit or stab you, so position yourself. Put your left foot forward and hold your Messer with your hand near your right hip. As soon as he tries to get your head with a hew, step to him with the simple displacement, where the long edge is above. And jump with your right foot to him at his left side and hit him to the head or any place where you can reach him, he is at your mercy.
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[25v] Merck ettliche stuck in dem messer
Itm~ wan ainer auff dich wil schlagñ oder stechen / So stel dich also / Setz den lincken fues vor / vnd halt dein messer neben der rechten hu~ff in der handt / vnd wan er dir oben zu dem kopf hawt / so tritt zu im mit der schlechtñ versatzung das die schneid oben seÿ / vnd spring mit dem rechtñ fueß im zu der lincken seÿttñ / vnd haw im zu dem kopf / oder wo du in treffen magst / so ist er dein aigen /
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| Another piece [from the same beginning]
So when he is hitting you from the Roof, so put your right foot forward and displace him. Then jump outside to his right side in the triangle and hit him or stab him where you like. And when you will jump, then lift the other foot a little, so you can better jump beyond him.
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Ain ander stuck
Item~ / Wan ainer auff dich schlecht von dach / so setz den rechtn fu~eß fu~r vnd versetz / vnd spring hinaus auff sein rechte seyttñ in den drÿ angel / vnd haw zu im oder stich wellest du wilt / vnd wan du springen wilt / so heb den anderñ fues ein wenig auff / so magstu im dester passer aus springen /
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| More a stand at fencer’s option
So put your right foot forward and hold your messer in an angle the point is downwards. As soon as he hits from above, shoot up your Messer and displace him. Then jump to his right side in the triangle and hit him at his head or stab him.
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Mer ain standt nach wunsch /
Item / Setz den rechten fueß vor / vnd halt dein messer in dem wegel das der spitz vndtersich gee / vnd wan er von dach auff dich schlecht So scheus dein schwertmesser auff vnd versetz mit verkerter handt / vnd spring im hin auff sein rechte seÿttñ in den drÿangel / vnd haw im zu dem kopf oder stich /
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| But a stand
So as one fences long from below to you, so stand with your left foot forward, and lift your Messer above the leg in the changeover. As soon as he fences to you, raise up high your Messer until the handle is over you and the point points downwards, and displace that way (and this displacement is called Zoll[2] displacement) and jump outside of his left side in the triangle and hit or stab.
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Aber ain stand
Item wan ainer zu dir von vndten langk vicht / So stee mit dem lincken fueß vor / vnd heb dein messer auff das pain in dem wechsl / vnd wan er ficht zu dir / So gee auff mit dem messer das daz gehu~ltz vbersich ste / vnd der spitz vndtersich / vnd versetz also vnd spring hin auß auff sein lincke seÿttñ in den dryangel vnd haw oder stich /
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| That is a stand of emergency
Mark if someone hits powerfully from the Roof at you, so rise up with the left hand supporting the blade and displace him on your strong. And wind the point to his face, and cut him with the edge down at his hand.
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Das haist ain not standt
Merck / wen ainer starck von dach zu dir hawt / so gee gewappnet auff vnd versetz starck / vnd wint im den spitz gegen dem gesicht / vnd schneid in mit der schneid vndten in die handt /
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| But a good piece or stand
So as someone thrusts at you from below, so put your right foot forward and take your Messer in the middle-hew. And hit him crossways at his Messer and dismiss the thrust aside. And turn your Messer at his Messer and step with your left foot forward and rotate the Messer over your head and hit and stab.
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[26r] Aber ain guet stuck oder standt
Item / wan ainer von vndten zu dir sticht / So setz den rechtñ vfu~eß vor / vnd nym dein messer in den mittl haw / vnd haw im zwerch an sein messer / vnd weich im den stich ab / vnd wendt dein messer an sein messer / vnd dritt mit dem lincken fueß fu~r vnd las dã messer vmb den kopf gen vnd haw oder stich /
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| But a piece versus the heavy arms
So as someone hits you from the Roof with a heavy weapon, so displace this with the left hand supporting the blade and turn the point against his face. Then thrust him too his breast or step with your left foot behind his right foot, good in balance, and go with the Messer at his throat and throw him.
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Aber ain stück fu~r die schwern wern
Itm~ Wan ainer von dach auff dich haut mit ainer schwerñ wer / So versetzt mit verwappenter handt / vnd wendt im dein spitz gegen dem gesicht / vnd stich in auff die prust / oder tritt im mit dem lincken fues hindter sein rechtñ fues / wol inder wag / vnd vach in mit dem messer peÿ dem hals vnd wirff ÿn /
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| But a piece and a thrust
So as someone thrust below to you, so put your left foot forward and hold your Messer above your right leg in the changeover. As soon as he thrusts or hits step near and displace, let the point points down and displace with the half-displacement, catch the Messer with the left arm. Then let your Messer simply go up and cut him through the mouth.
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Aber ain stuck vnd ain schnitt
Item / wan ainer vndten zu dir vicht / so setz den lincken fu~eß vor / vnd halt dein messer auff dem rechtñ pain / in dem wechsl / vnd wan er sticht oder schlecht / So tritt dar vnd versetz / vnd las den spitz vndtersich / versetz mit der halben versatzung / vnd erwisch im das messer mit dem lincken arm~ / vnd laß das messer schlecht auff gen / vnd schneid in durch das maul /
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| A taking of the messer
So as you hit to someone from the Roof and he displaces your blow with the simple displacement, so grasp in his Messer with your left hand so that the thumb points to the hand, which holds the Messer, and drive him the Messer out of his hand and throw it away.
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Ain messer nemen /
Item~ / Wan du zu ainem schlechst von dach / versetzt er dir mit der schlechtñ versatzung / So greiff im mit deiner glincken handt in das messer / das der dawm im gegñ gegen seiner handt sech da er das messer ynnen hat / vnd weg im das messer aus der handt / vnd wu~rff es weg
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| But a grasping movement
So as one hits you from the roof, so raise up the reverted hand with the displacement. Move your handle from the outside over his arm (at the wrist) and grasp him (with your left hand) at the elbow and lift it high and pull his arm down (with the Messer hand) so that he falls on his face. You have to screw his arm with the Messer accurately.
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Aber ain eingreiffen
Item wan ainer von dach auf dich hawt / So gee mit verkerter handt auff mit der versatzung mit dem gehu~ltz im auswendig vber sein arm~ / vnd greiff in den elpogñ vnd nym yn u~bersich vnd puck im den arm~ vndtersich als wol er auff das maul fallñ / Das messer mu~st du im wol vmb den armñ lassen geñ /
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| A piece for escaping, and this is a emergency stand, when you cannot move back or forward.
So mark as someone stabs or hits at you, so take your Messer in the middle-hew and that your right foot stands forward. And as soon as he himself at you… so hew from your side from the Roof simply above off, and jump him out of the way at his right side in the triangle and hit him at his right arm.
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[26v] Ain stuck von schaiden vnd ist ein not standt / also das du weder hindtersich noch fu~rsich magst
Item / Merck wan ainer zu dir sticht oder schlecht / So nym dein messer in den mitl haw / vnd das dein rechter fues vor ste / vnd wan er sich zu dir / So haw von deiner seÿttñ von dach schlechst oben ab / vnd spring im hin aus dem weg auff sein rechte seitñ in den drÿ angl / vnd haw im aüff sein rechten arm~ /
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