User:Kendra Brown/Latin Lew/Technique 002

Dresden

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German

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[2] Hie hiebt sich ain güte gemaine lere des lanngenn Schwerts doch so ist vil gütter verborgner künst darin beschloszen.

Wiltü Künnst schawen
Sich Linnckh ganng recht mit hawen
Vnnd Linnckh mit rechten
Ob du starckh gerest fechten.

Die Erst ler des Lanngen Schwerts. Ist das du vor allen dingen die haw recht solt lernen hawen. Ist es annders das du starckh fechten wildt Vnd das vernim also wann du mit dem linckhen fuosz vorsteest vnnd hawest von der rechten seiten So ist der haw falsch vnnd vngerecht. wann die recht seiten bleibt dahinden darumb wirt der haw zukurtz vnnd mag seinnen rechten ganng zu der rechten seiten _{~nit gehaben.}

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1. Here begins a good, general teaching about the long sword. Nevertheless, there is a lot of good, hidden art included therein
2. If you want to see the art,
3. [if] left [foot forward], go [to the] right with the cuts
4. and [go to the] left with the right [foot forward]
5. if you desire to fence strongly.

• verborgen [verbergen] as opposite to ‘gemein‘, that is, special, magical knowledge as opposed to general. Knowledge for the discerning person.

Munich

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Latin

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[2] Prima admonitio, primum operam dabis, ut Ictus, qui mox describentur, artificiose ferire possis more Athletico, si fortem gladiatorem te exhibere volveris. Cum pedem sinistrum praefixeris, atque de latere dextro ferias, iam deceptus, et ictus est falsus, nam dextrum latus non sequetur, et ictus brevior, quam par est, apparebit, neque vero ad dextrum latus rite potest exerceri.

English

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1. First reminder,
2. first you will dedicate the work,
3. so that the Strike,
4. which will soon be described,
5. you will be able to strike skillfully in the custom of Athletics,
6. if you would have wished to produce a strong gladiator.
7. When you set the left foot in front,
8. and strike to the right side,
9. now he/it has been deceived,
10. and the strike is false,
11. on the other hand, if he/it will not follow on the right side
12. and it will be clear that a short blow,
13. however suitable it is,
14. [moved to 12]
15. truly cannot be employed properly toward the right side.

     

16. but if, however, you should set the right before,
17. and strike from the left side,
18. and do not follow immediately with the left,
19. then you are deceived in turn.
20. Take care, on account of these things,
21. so that,
22. if you direct the blow from the right side,
23. you would immediately follow with the right foot likewise in the same thrust.
24. You will do the same,
25. if you strike from the left,
26. and you will adapt the body at the right moment to this method,
27. and the extended strikes are shaped by gladiatorial custom.