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:whoever fences easily
 
:whoever fences easily
 
wittily and without all wrath /  
 
wittily and without all wrath /  
:this fencer seldom will loose
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:this fencer seldom will lose
 
If he additionally fences according to the teachings /  
 
If he additionally fences according to the teachings /  
 
:he will win even more</poem>
 
:he will win even more</poem>

Revision as of 17:10, 1 March 2016

Ettlicher Maistern Gefechte
The Other Fencing Masters
Author(s)
Date late 1300s (?)
Language Middle High German
Manuscript(s)
First Printed
English Edition
Żabiński, 2008
Concordance by Michael Chidester
Translations

Andres Juden (Andres "the Jew"), Jobs von der Nissen, Nicklass Preußen, and the priest Hans Döbringer are four German fencing masters who stood in the tradition of Johannes Liechtenauer in the 14th or 15th century. None of these men is mentioned by Paulus Kal as being a member of the Fellowship of Liechtenauer with the possible exception of Andres the Jew (which could be a reference to Andre Liegniczer). Attributed to these four masters is an addendum to Liechtenauer's Recital on the long sword which offers advice on fencing and discusses techniques from a position called iron gate (Eisen Pforte). Sigmund Schining ain Ringeck also treated fencing from this guard in his addendum to Liechtenauer's teachings, but there is little technical overlap between the two works.

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  1. Word order reversed, the correct order indicated by markings is used here.
  2. The rest of the line disappears in the binding
  3. Does not expect your attack
  4. I removed “and an Unterhau from the right” , since it is obviously a mistake.
  5. * the text says "Pfobenzagel" yet the description is that of the Krauthacke.