Andre Lignitzer/Keith P. Myers SB 2002

Here begins the techniques with the buckler that the Master Andre Lignitzer has been said to have written as follows:

The first technique

with the buckler from the Oberhau... when you drive the Oberhau towards the opponent, stay with the pommel of your sword inside of your buckler at your thumb and thrust him from the outside to his face and wind against his sword and let it snap over.

The other/next technique:

Item: From the Unterhau, he takes the Ober Zweihau, So wind against him on the left side against your shield, thus you stand in “paired shields.” Then wind at the unprotected right side and catch him in the face. He defends that and holds his shield up, so take the left leg. This goes at both sides.

The third technique:

Item: From the buckler from the Wechselhau (“changing cut”): strike upon the left side for the buckler nearly over it to his sword and cut him then upon the left side to the head, and wind uncovered and thrust him in the face. He lifts with shield and sword to defend that, thus cut him with the Langen Schneid (“long” or forward edge) to the right leg. This also goes to both sides.

The fourth technique:

Item: From the Mittlehau make the Zwerch to both sides and the Scheitelhau with the Langen Schneid (“long edge”) and thrust from beneath to his groin.

The fifth technique:

Item: From the Sturzhau (“plunging cut”), make as if you will stab him to the left side over his shield, and move with your point under and through to thrust him inside his shield, and wind simultaneously from your left side. He defends this, so take his right leg with the long edge.

The sixth technique:

Item: Take your blade along with the buckler in your left hand and wind against him consequently with the Halbschwert (“halfsword”). He lifts up or thrusts to you over at the face or under after the leg, so let your right hand move from the bind and displace this with shield and sword and grab then with your right hand from his right side after the shield well beneath it and twist up to your right side. Thus have you taken the shield.