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Pol Hausbuch (MS 3227a)/18r - 40r
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This is the general preface of the bare-fencing on foot. Mark this well.
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[18r] Das ist eyne gemeyne vorrede / des blozfechtens czu fuße / Das merke wol J|Vng |Ritter lere · | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This is the general lore of the sword
General gloss hereafter.[3] First of all, note and know that the point of the sword is the center, the middle and the core of the sword from which all applications leave and come back into it. So are the hangings and the windings are the attachments and the revolutions of the center and of the core. From them, quite a few good plays of fencing also come. And are invented and conceived so that a fencer, who begins to hew or thrust directly to the point, of course may not hit every single time; yet they can hit someone with those same plays hewing, stabbing or cutting; with treading out and in; and with stepping-around or springing. And if one mislaid or mis-extended the point of his sword with shooting or with lunging[4] then he may realign and retract and shorten it again with winding or treading-out,[5] in such a way that he again comes into the certain[6] plays and principles of fencing. From them, he may bring hews, stabs, or cuts. For according to Liechtenauer's art, the hews, stabs and cuts come from all applications and principles of the art of the sword, as one will hear hereafter how one play and principle comes from the other. And as it goes from one to the other, if the one will be warded, then the other hits and has gone-forward.[7] |
[18v] Das ist eyne gemeyne lere des swertes W|Iltu kunst schawen · ¶ Glosa gn°alis hui9 seq°r / ¶| |Von allererste~ merke vnd wisse / das der ort des swertes ist das czentru~ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
On second count, note and know that no part on the sword was invented and conceived without reason.[8] In particular, a fencer shall utilize the point, both edges, the hilt, the pommel as it is on the sword accordingly as each has its particular principle in the art of fencing according to these as the practices embody and uncover, as you will hereafter hear and see each in particular. |
¶| |Czu dem andñ mal merke vnd wisse / daz keyn dink an dem sw°te / vm~e züst fu~den vnd irdocht ist / |zvnder eyn fechter / den ort / beide sneiden gehilcze klos / vnd als das am swerte ist / nuetczen sal / noch dem [19v] als itzlieichs syn sönderleichs gesetze hat yn der ku~st des fechtens / noch dem als dy Vebunge hat vnd finder / als du itzlichs besvnder hernoch wirst sehen vnd hören / | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Also note and know with this as he speaks, If you wish to examine the art, etc. He means that a skilled fencer, they shall: set-forward the left foot and with that, hew from the right side directly to the opponent with threatening hews as long as he sees where he may certainly have the opponent and reach certainly with his stepping. And he means: when someone wishes to fence strongly, so shall he fence from the left side on with the entire body and complete authority to the head and to the body wherever he may solely hit and never to the sword, in particular he shall do it as if the opponent has no sword and as if he cannot see and he shall not omit any flesh-wounds or blows, rather always be in work and in contact so that the opponent cannot come to strikes. |
¶| |Auch merke vnd wisse / mit deme als her spricht wiltu ku~st schawe~ |etc / meynt her / das eyn ku~stlicher fechter / der sal den linke~ fuz vorsetzen / vnd võ der rechte~ seite~ mete hawen / gleich czu~ mañe / mit drewe hewen / |zo lang / bis das her siet wo her iene~ wol gehaben mag / vnd wol dirreiche~ mit seine~ schreten / Vnd meynt / we~ eyn° stark wil fechte~ zo sal her võ der linke~ seiten of fechte~ / mit gancze~ leibe vnd mit ganczer kraft / czu köppe vnd czu leibe wo her nur treffen mag / |vnd nu~mer czu key~ swerte / |zvnder her sal tuen / zam iener keyn sw°t habe / |aber zam hers nicht sehe / |vnd sal keyne czecke~ ader ruren nicht vormeiden / zonder vm~ermer in erbeit vnd in berüru~ge sey~ das iener nicht czu slage mag komen ¶| | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
He also means that one shall not identically follow and track the hew, rather, somewhat aside and curved around so that he comes to the side of the opponent. For there he may have him better with everything than frontally on. Whatever he from then on hews or stabs upon the opponent, that may ward or lead off well any and all changings-through or other applications of the opponent, only if the hews or stabs go forth directly into the opponent against the openings to the head or to the body with stepping-around and treading. |
¶ |Auch meynt her das / eyner den hewe~ nicht gleich sal noch gehen vnd treten zonder etwas beseites / vnd krum~es vm~e / das her ieme an dy seite kome / do her in bas / mit allerleye gehabñ mag / deñe vorne czu / was her deñe[9] nür of ienen hewt ader sticht das mag im iener mit keynerleye durchwechsel ader andñ gefechten / | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Also note and know about this when he speaks, before, after the two things, etc. There he means the five words: before, after, weak, strong, within-this. On these words lay the entire art of Master Liechtenauer's and the fixed foundation and the core of all fencing on foot or on horse, uncovered or in harness. |
[20r] ¶| |Auch merke vnd wisse / mit deme als her spricht / · vor noch · dy zwey dink etc / |do / nent her dy fünff wörter · vor · noch · swach · stark ·· |Indes · |an den selben wörtñ / leit alle kunst / Meister lichtnaw°s / vnd sint dy gruntfeste vnd der / kern / alles fechtens czu fusse ader czu rosse / blos ader in harnüsche / | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
With the word "before", he means that a particularly good fencer shall have and have won the fore-strike every time he hits or misses. As Liechtenauer says, Hew therein and charge there, rush onwards, hit or let drive. When he goes or runs at someone, Just as soon as he sees he may reach him with a step or with a spring, wherever he then sees him somehow open, there he shall drive onwards with ease to the head or to the body, bravely without any fear wherever he may have him with surety. For as such, he always wins the fore-strike, whether it does well or poorly for them. And with that, shall also be certain in his steps and shall have measured them correctly so that he does not step too short nor too long. Now, when he executes the fore-strike, if he hits, then he quickly pursues the hit. But if he wards the fore-strike of the opponent in such a way, that with his sword, he leads off or commands their fore-strike, be it a hew or stab, So long as he is then still on the sword of the opponent. With it like this, he will lead off from the openings which he had targeted, Then he shall quite precisely feel and note whether the opponent in his leading-off and defense of the hews or stabs is soft or hard, weak or strong on the sword. That is when he now fully feels how the opponent is in his technique. If within-this, the opponent is strong and hard, now that he completely notes and feels, then he shall within-this or during-this be soft and weak if the opponent defends himself like this. And in that, before the opponent comes to strikes, so shall he then execute the after-strike. That is, he begins to hew while the opponent defends himself and wards himself of the fore-strike, be it hew or stab, so shall he seek out other applications and plays. With those, he shall again hurry and rush into his openings. Also in this, he is continually in motion and in contact so that he also confounds the opponent and soundly robs the opponent amid his defending and warding. Thus has too much work so that he, the defender, cannot come to his strikes. Because someone who shall defend themselves and fixate on the strikes, they are always in greater danger than they that strike at them, so that they must then continually ward the strikes or must allow themselves to be hit, so that they must come to strikes burdensomely by their own accord. About that Liechtenauer speaks: I say to you truthfully, no one defends themselves without danger. If you have understood this, he cannot come to strikes. If you execute otherwise according to the five words, this dictum goes entirely against that and all of [that] fencing often results in a peasant slaying a master, because he is brave and won the fore-strike according to this precept. |
¶ |Mit deme worte · |Vor · meynt her das eyn itzlicher gut° fechter / sal alle mal den vorslag haben vnd gewiñen / † [her treffe ader vele / |als lichnawer / spricht / |Haw dreyn vnd hurt dar / rawsche hin trif ader la va] |weñe her czu / eyme gehet ader lewft / als balde als her nur siet / das her in mit eynem schrete / ader mit eynem sprunge dirreichen mag / wo her deñe indert in blos siet / do sal her hin varn / mit frewden / czu koppe ader czu leibe / künlich an alle vorchte wo her in am gewisten gehabñ mag / alzo das her ia den vorslag gewiñe / is tu ieme wol ader we · |vnd sal auch mit dem / in syne~ schreten gewisse sein / vnd sal dy haben recht zam gemessen / das her nicht czu korcz ader czu lank schreite / |wen her nü den vorslag / tuet / trift her zo volge her dem treffen vaste / noch · |weret · her aber |iener den vorslag alzo das her im den vorslag / is sy haw ader stich mit syme swerte / abeweiset vnd leitet / |Dy weile her deñe ieme noch / an syme swerte ist / mit deme als her wirt abe geweist / von der blößen / der her geremet / hat / zo sal her gar eben fülen vnd merken [20v] ab iener in syme abeleiten vnd schützen der hewe ader stiche / an syme swerte / weich ader herte / swach ader stark / sey / |Ist deñe das her nü wol fület / wy iener in syme geferte ist / |Is das iener stark vnd herte ist / |Indes / das hers nü genczlich merkt vnd fület / zo sal her | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Because with the word 'before', as was spoken earlier, he means that someone with a good fore-strike or with the first strike, they shall bravely charge there without any fear and rush against the openings to the head or to the body. He hits or misses such that he also at once stuns, overwhelms and terrifies them so that they do not know what he should do against this and also before the opponent recovers themselves again or comes at him with the same. Then he immediately executes the after-strike and continually compels him to ward and the defend himself so much that he cannot come to strikes. Then when the fencer executes the first strike or the fore-strike and the opponent then wards him, in the same warding and defending, the fencer then always comes earlier into the after-strike than the opponent into the first. Then he may: initiate a hew, initiate a drive with the pommel or may come in the thwart-hews, they are good to count on, or may otherwise throw the sword forwards [by means of] the thwart-hew. With that he comes into other applications or else alternately, he may begin well. Before the opponent comes to strikes as you will hear how it makes one from the other so that the opponent may not come from him unstruck if he does differently according to this lesson. Because he shall execute with one mind and with one effort alike,[10] if it is possible to accomplish, the fore-strike and the after-strike, swiftly and promptly after each other. |
[21r] |Weñe mit dem worte vor als e gesprochen ist / meynt her / |das eyn° mit eyme guten vorslage ader mit dem ersten slage / sal eyn° ku~lich an alle vorchte dar hurte~ vnd rawsche~ / key~ den blössen czu koppe ader czu leibe / |her treffe ader vele / |das her iene~ czu hant als betewbet / mache vnd in irschrecke / |das her nicht weis was her key~ desem solle weder tue~ / |vnd auch e deñe sich ien° weder key~s irhole / ader wed° czu im selber kome / |das her deñe czu hant den nochslag tue / |vnd im io zo vil schaffe / czu were~ vnd czu schütze~ / das her nicht möge czu slage kome~ / |deñe wen deser de~ erste~ slag / ader de~ vorslag tuet / vnd in ien° deñe weret / in dem selbe~ were~ vnd schutze~ / |zo ku~pt deser deñe alle mal e czu dem nochslage den ien° czu de~ erste~ / |den her mag / czu haut czu varn mit dem klosse / |ader mag / in dy twerhewe kome~ / dy czu male gut syn / |ader mag sost das sw°t dy twer vor werfen / |do mite her in ander gefechte ku~pt / ader sost mancherleye mag her wol begiñen / e deñe ien° czu slage ku~pt / |als du wirst hore~ wy sich eyns aus de~ and°n macht / das ien° nicht mag von im kome~ vngeslage~ / tut her and°s noch deser lere† [Weñe her sal mit eyme gedanke~ / vnd zam mit eyme slage / ab is möglich were / den vorslag vnd[11] nochslag tue~ / risch vnd snelle noch ey~nãd] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Also, it would fully come to this if the opponent wards the fore-strike. For he must ward it with the sword and in this way, he must always come to the fencer on his sword. And when the opponent subsequently wards somewhat late and unready, the fencer would then remain on the sword and shall then wind at once and shall quite precisely note and feel whether or not the opponent will withdraw themselves from the sword. |
¶ |Auch möchte is wol dar czu kome~ / ab ien° de~ vorslag weret / |zo müste her in were~ mit dem sw°te / vnd alzo müste her dese~ io an sy~ sw°t kome~ / |vnd we~ deñe ien° eczwas trege vnd las were / |zo möchte deser deñe an dem sw°te bleybe~ / |vnd sal deñe czu hãt wi~den / |vnd sal gar ebñ merke~ vnd fulen / ab sich ien° wil abeczihe~ võ dem sw°te / ader nicht / | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
If the opponent withdraws themselves, when they are engaged with one another on the sword and have extended their points toward one another into the openings, before the opponent can recover themselves again against hew or stab of the fencer with his withdrawal, the fencer immediately pursues with a good stab into the chest with his point or else forwards into wherever he may hit him surest and closest in such a way that the opponent may come from the sword without harm with nothing, because immediately with his following-after, the fencer is always closer to the opponent; as he has arranged his point forward on the sword against the opponent according to the nearest and shortest of all with that. When the opponent shall deliver hew or stab wide around at someone with his withdrawal, the fencer can always come before into the after-strike or -stab, before the opponent into the first like this. And Liechtenauer means this with the word: 'after': when someone has done the fore-strike, so shall he immediately without pause upon the same drive execute the after-strike and shall always be in motion and in contact and always conduct one after the other. If the first fails him, then the second, the third or the fourth hits and continually does not allow the opponent come to any blows. Because no one may have greater advantage of fencing than they who execute these five words according to the lesson. |
¶ |Czewt sich ien° ab / als sy im vor mit ey~nander an dy sw°t sint kome~ / vnd dy orter key~ ey~nand° recken / czu de~ blossen / |E deñe sich / deñe iener key~s haws ader stichs / of ey~ news weder [21v] irhole~ mag mit syme abeczihe~ · |zo hat im deser czu hant / mit syme orte noch gevolget / mit eyne~ gute~ stiche czu der brost / ader söst vorne czu wo her in am schireste~ vnd neheste~ getreffe~ mag / |alzo das im ien° mit nichte / ane schade~ von dem sw°te mag kome~ / |we~ deser hat io / czu hãt mit syme nochvolge~ / neher czu ieme / mit dem als her syne~ ort / vor / an dem sw°te gestalt hat key~ ieme / noch de~ aller neheste~ vnd körczste~ / |we~ das ien° mit syme abeczihe~ / of / ey~ news solde hewe ader stiche / |weit vm~e / dar bre~ge~ / |alzo mag io deser alle mal · e czu dem nochslage ader stiche kome~ / e deñe ien° czu dem ersten / |Vnd das mey~t lichtnaw° mit dem worte / noch / |we~ eyn° im de~ vorslag hat getan / |zo sal her czu hant an vnderloz / of der selben vart den nochslag / tue~ / |vnd sal vm~erm° in bewegu~ge / |vnd in rüru~ge syn / vnd vm°mer ey~s noch dem and°n treibñ / |ab ym das erste vele / |dacz daz ander das dritte |ader daz vierde treffe / |vnd io iene~ nicht lasse czu ky~me slage kome~ / |Wen keyn / mag grosser vorteil of fechte~ habñ / den der nach der lere / deser fünff / wörter tuet / | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
But if the opponent remains on the sword; with that, as it is coming onto his sword with his warding and defending [himself from] the fencer and it has drawn itself out like this such that the fencer is remaining with him on the sword and has not yet executed the after-strike, so shall the fencer wind up[12] and stay with him like this on the sword and shall quite precisely note and feel whether the opponent is weak or strong on the sword. |
¶ |Ist aber das ien° an de~ sw°te bleybt / mit dem als her mit syme were~ vnd schutze~ desem an syn sw°t ist kome~ / vnd is sich alzo vorczage~ hat das deser mit im an de~ sw°te ist blebe~ / |vnd noch nicht den nochslag hat getan · |zo sal deser winden / of vnd mit im alzo an dem sw°te stehe~ / |vnd sal gar ebñ merke~ vnd füle~ / ab / ien swach ader stark ist an dem sw°te / | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
If then, the fencer notes and feels that the opponent is strong, hard and firm on the sword and the fencer only means to force out[13] his sword; so shall the fencer be weak and soft against that and shall stand weakening and relinquishing his strength and shall allow his sword to swept out and driven away with his forcing that the opponent executes and the fencer shall then allow his sword to immediately and swiftly lead off and withdraw and shall quickly shall drive that against his openings, to the head or to the body, wherever; with hewing, stabbing and cutting, only where he can approach the closest and surest. Because the harder and the surer the opponent forces and presses with his sword and the fencer is then weak and soft against that and allows his sword to lead off and in this way weakens him, the farther and the wider his sword then repels the opponent such that he then becomes quite open and thus the fencer then may hit and wound him according to desire before the opponent can recover himself against the hew or the stab of the fencer. |
¶ |Ist deñe das deser merkt vnd fület / das iener stark herte vnd veste an dem sw°te ist / vnd dese~ / nü mey~t syn sw°t hin dringe~ · |zo sal deser deñe swach vnd weich dirweder syn / |vnd sal syñ sterke weiche~ vnd stat gebñ / |vnd sal im syn sw°t / hin lasse~ preln vnd wer varn / mit sy~ dringe~ daz her tuet / |vnd deser sal deñe syn sw°t snelle [22r] lassen abegleiten · |vnd abeczihñ / balde vnd risch · |vnd sal snelle dar varn key~ synen blosse~ / czu koppe ader czu leibe / |wo / mit hewe~ stiche~ vnd snete~ / wo her nür / am neheste~ vnd schireste~ mag czu kome~ / |wen e herter vnd e sürer ien° dringt vnd druckt mit syme sw°te / |vnd deser deñe swach vnd weich dirwed° ist · |vnd syn sw°t lest abegleite~ / vnd im alzo weicht / e verrer vnd e weit° deñe ieme sy~n sw°t wek prelt · |das her deñe gar blos wirt / |vnd das in deñe deser noch wonsche mag treffen vnd rüren / e deñe her sich selber / key~s haws ader stichs irholen mag / | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
But if the opponent is weak and soft on the sword, in the same way, if the fencer now notes and feels it, so shall the fencer then be strong and hard against that on the sword and shall then strongly drive out and rush forward equally on the sword with his point against the opponent's openings, wherever he may be closest, just as if a cord or thread were bound forwards on his point earlier, that leads his point to the nearest of the opponent's openings. And with that same stabbing the fencer executes, he becomes fully aware whether the opponent is so weak that they let his sword force them out and lets themselves be struck. |
¶ |Ist aber ien° an dem sw°te swach vnd weich alzo das is deser nü wol merkt vnd fület / |zo sal deser deñe stark vnd herte dirweder syn / an dem sw°te / |vnd sal deñe mit syme orte sterkliche~ an dem sw°te hin varn vnd rawsche~ key~ iens blosse~ gleich vorne czu / |wo her am neheste~ mag / Recht zam im e snure ader vadem / |vorne an syne~ ort were gebu~den / |der im syne~ ort of das neheste / weizet czu ienes blossen / |vnd mit dem selbe~ steche~ |das deser tuet / |wirt her wol gewar / |ab ien° zo swach ist / daz her im sy~ sw°t lest alzo hin dringe~ vnd sich lest treffe~ Ist |aber ab her stark ist vnd den stich weret vnd abeleitet / | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
But if he is strong and wards and leads off the stab, such that he again becomes strong on the sword and carries off his sword and wards the stab also that the opponent forces-out the fencer's sword, so shall the fencer again become weak and soft against that and shall allow his sword to lead off and weaken him and swiftly seek his openings with hewing, stabbing and with cutting as it may solely be. And this is what Liechtenauer means with these words: soft and hard. And this goes to the Authorities. As Aristotle spoke in the book Peri Hermanias: "Opposites positioned near themselves shine greater, or rather, opposites which adjoin augment. Weak against strong, hard against soft, and contrary." For should it be strong against strong, then the stronger would win every time. Therefore Liechtenauer undertakes fencing according to the more appropriate and truer art, so that one weaker and cunning with his art as surely wins as with one stronger with his strength (for which would be of a different art). |
¶ |Is das her stark wirt weder an dem sw°te / vnd desem syn sw°t abeweiset vnd den stich weret / |also das her dese~ sy~ sw°t vaste hin dringt · |zo sal deser aber swach vnd weich dirweder w°den / |vnd sal sy~ sw°t lasse~ abegleite~ / |vnd im weichen / |vnd syne blosse~ rischlichen süche~ / mit hewe~ stiche~ ader mit snete~ |wy her nür mag · |Vnd das mey~t lichtnaw° / mit dese~ wörter / weich vnd herte / |vnd das get of dy aucto’i-[22v] tas / |als aristotyles spricht in lib° pyarmenias |Oppo~ita iuxta se po~ita · m~g~ elucescu~t / |vel / oppo~ita opposit~ cui aut° / |Swach weder stark / herte weder weich / et eqt° / |Deñe solde stark weder stark syn / |zo gesigt allemal der sterker / ·|dorvm get lichtnawer fechte~ noch recht° vnd worhaftiger ku~st dar / |das ey~ swacher mit syn° ku~st vnd list / als schire gesigt / | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Therefore fencer, learn to feel well as Liechtenauer spoke: Learn the feeling. Within, that words cuts sharply. Because when you are on the sword of the opponent and now feel whether the opponent is weak or strong on the sword well, within-this or during, so you must then consider and know well whatever you shall execute against him according to this aforementioned lore and art. For truly, he cannot withdraw himself from the sword without harm with anything. Because Liechtenauer spoke: Strike that it snaps whoever withdraws before you. |
¶ |Dorvem fecht° lere wol füle~ / |als lichtnawer spricht / |das fülen lere / Indes daz wort / sneidet sere / |den wen du eyme am swte bist |vnd fülest nü wol ab ien° swach ader stark am sw°te ist · |Indes ader dy weile · |zo magstu deñe wol trachte~ vnd wisse~ was du salt key~ im tue~ / noch deser vorgesproche~ lere / |vnd ku~st / |wen her mag sich io mit nichte abe czihe~ vom sw°te ane schade~ / Den lichtnawer spricht / |slach das her snabe / wer sich vör dir czewt abe / | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
If you act according to this lesson, fastening well so that you always have and won the fore-strike and as soon as you execute that, you then hasten the after-strike into the opponent thereafter, immediately without refrain (that is the second, the third or the fourth strike, be it hew or stab) then the opponent can never come to strikes. If you then come onto the sword with him, be surer at the feeling and execute as is written before. Because this is the foundation of fencing that a person is always in motion and not pause and it then comes to the feeling, so do above as able. And whatever you conduct and begin, always have measure and moderation. Like, if you have won the fore-strike, then don't do it so impetuously and so powerfully that you then cannot recover yourself for the after-strike. About this, Liechtenauer spoke: Thereupon you hold, all things have moderation and measure. And also understand this about the stepping and about all other plays and principles of fencing, etc. |
¶ |Tu noch deser lere / zo vestestu wol alzo das du io den vorslag habest vnd gewinest / |vnd als balde / als du den tuest / |zo tu deñe dornoch in eyme rawsche / inmediate an vnderloz den nochslag / |das ist den and°n / den dritte~ / ader den vierden slag / haw aber stich / |das io iener nicht czu slage kome / |kömstu de~ mit im an daz sw°t / |zo bis sicher an dem fulen / |vnd tu als vor geschrebñ ist / |wen dis ist d° gru~t des fechte~s das ey~ man vm~erm° in motu ist / vnd nicht veyert |vnd kömpt is deñe an das fulen / |zo tu / ut sup~ ptuit / |Vnd was du treibest vnd begiñest / |zo habe io moße vnd li~pf / als ab du im den vorslag / gewiñest / |zo tu in nicht zo gehelich vnd zo swinde / |das du nicht | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This is the text, in this he names the five hews and other plays of fencing.
[No gloss] |
[23r] Das ist der / text / in deme her neñet / dy fünff / hewe vnd andere stöcke des fecht° fF|Vnf hewe lere · | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This is about the Wrath-hew, etc.
Gloss. Here note and know that Liechtenauer calls an over-hew struck[15] from the shoulder the wrath-hew. When one is in his fury and wrath of someone, there is no hew as ready as this same over-hew struck from the shoulder to the man. About that, Liechtenauer means when someone begins to hew at you with an over-hew, so shall you counter-hew the wrath-hew against him, and also that you firmly shoot the point against him. If he wards your point from you, then immediately draw off above and drive suddenly[16] to the other side of his sword. But if he wards that, then be hard and strong in the sword and wind and stab immediately and bravely. If he wards your stab, separate and immediately initiate a hew below, where you hit to the legs in such a way that you continuously conduct one after the other, so that they cannot come to strikes. And the afore-spoken words: before, after, within-this, weak, strong and hews, stabs and cuts; you shall have them brought to mind at the same time and forget with nothing in the applications. |
Das ist von deme Czornhawe etc ~ D|Er dir oberhawet · ¶ Glosa ¶ |Hie merke vnd wisse das lichtnaw° / ey~ öberhaw slecht von der achsel / heisset den czornhaw / | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
You shall also not seriously rush with the war, because if one of which you target fails above, then you you hit below as you will hear how one makes itself out of the other according to the legitimate art, particularly: hews, stabs, cuts. |
¶ |Auch saltu nicht sere eylen mit deme krige / |den ab dir ey~s velet obñ / des du remest / |zo triffestu vnden als du wirst höre~ wy sich eyns aus dem and°n macht / noch rechtvertiger kunst / besu~der hewe stiche snete | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
And [one] shall not hew to the opponent's sword, rather into the opponent, to the head and to the body, wherever one may, etc. One may also consider that the first verse may also state: Whomever you over-hew the wrath-hew, the point of the wrath-hew threatens them, etc. Just act according to this lore and be continuously in motion. Either you hit or do not so that the opponent cannot come to strikes. And with the hewing, always step-out well to the side. Also know that there are only two hews, all other hews come from them however they are preferred to be named locally. That is the over-hew and the under-hew from both sides. They are the chief hews and foundation of all other hews. However, those hews causally and accordingly come from the point of the sword. Which is the core and the center of all other plays here like what was written well before. And from those same hews come the four displacements from both sides. With them one disrupts and breaks all hews, stabs or positions. And from them one also comes into the four hangings. From them one may conduct art well as one shall hear hereafter. And however one may particularly fence someone, so shall the point ever and always be turned against their face or breast so that each and every time the opponent must discourage themselves so that he cannot come before by sake of[18] it, for it has immediately shifted[19] somewhere[20] closer to him. |
¶ |Vnd salt nicht czu eyns sw°te hawe~ / |zonder czu im selber / czu koppe vnd czu leibe / wo eyn° mag |etc |Auch mag mã vorneme~ / das der erste v°se mochte alzo stehen / |wem du öberhewest czornhaw / |deme drewt der ort / des czornhaws |etc |Nür tu noch deser lere / vnd bis vm~erm° i~ / motu / du treffest ad° nicht / daz ien° nicht czu slage Kome |vnd schret io wol besytz aus / mit den hewen / |Auch wise das nur czwene hewe seyn aus den alle ander hewe[21] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
And if it happens like this that they won the fore-strike, so shall the fencer be secure and sure and be quick with the winding and as soon as he has wound, so shall he begin to drive to the side agilely and courageously. And his point shall shall seek the opponent's breast, turning and positioning themselves against it. As you will hear better hereafter. And the point, as soon as he comes upon the sword of someone, it shall always come to be around a half an ell away from another's breast or face and take quite good care that it intends to arrive inside that and certainly to the closest and not wide around, so that the opponent cannot come first by sake of this. Provided the fencer will not allow themselves to become lax and hesitant and ward too lazily nor be willing to arrive too wide and too far around. |
|Vnd ab is alzo queme / |das ien° den vorslag gewuñe / |zo sal deser sicher vnd gewis / vnd snelle seyn mit dem wende~ / |vnd als bald als her im gewendet hat / |zo sal her czu hant czuvaren | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This is about the four openings, etc, etc.
Gloss. Note here that Liechtenauer, who tiles a person in four parts, just as if he made a line in front of them from the top of the head downwards on his body just to down-here between his legs. And the second line by the girdle that crosses over the body thus becoming four quarters: a right and a left above the girdle and also in the same way under the girdle. Those are the four openings, which each have their particular applications. He targets them and never against the sword, rather the openings. |
[25r] Das ist von den vier blössen etc etc VIer blößen wisse · ¶ Glosa ¶ |Hie merke / daz lichtnaw° / der teilt eyn menschen yn vier teil / recht zam das her eym von der scheitel / eyn strich vorne gleich neder machte an sym leybe / |bis her neder czwische~ syne beyne / |Vnd de~ and°n strich by der görtel dy czwere öber de~ / leib / |zo werde~ vier vierteil ey~ rechtes vnd ey~ links öber der görtel / |vnd alzo auch vnd° der gortel / |das sint dy vier bloße~ · |der hat itzlichs syñ sonder gefechte / |der reme vnd nu~mer keyns swertes / zonder der bloßen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
About the four openings, how one breaks them.
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Von den vier blössen / wy man dy bricht WIltu dich rechen / | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This is about the crook-hew, etc.
Gloss. Here note and know that the crook-hew is an over-hew which travels crooked along with a good step outwards, likewise to one side. What Liechtenauer means about this is whoever wishes to command this hew properly, they shall step-out to the right side fully flanking, then he delivers the hew and shall crook-hew fully and swiftly and shall throw or shoot his point over his hilt upon the hands of the opponent or shall hew to the opponent's flat. If he then hits the flat, then he shall remain strong thereupon and press firmly and shall see whatever he may then deliver the most decisive and straightest with hews, stabs or cuts and shall hew too short with nothing and shall not forget of the changing-through if it bears itself. |
[25v] Das ist von deme krumphawe / etc K|Rump auf / behende · ¶ Glosa / ·¶|· |Hie merke vnd wisse |das der kru~phaw / ist eyn oberhaw |der do mit eyme guten ausschrete / krum~es dar / get / |zam noch eyner seiten · |Dorvem meynt lichtnawer / der den selben haw wol wil fure~ / |der sal wol beseicz aus schreite~ czu der rechte~ hant / |dañe her den haw bre~gt / |vnd sal wol krumphawe vnd behendlichen / |vnd sal synen ort / werfen / ader schißen / ieme ober syn gehilcze of / dy hende / |vnd sal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A hew called the failer, and comes from the crook-hew and it stands written after the thwart-hew (where the hand is drawn), and it should stand before the thwart-hew, and it besets[23] crookedly and obliquely from below, in over the hilt of the opponent, with point shooting right the same as the crook-hew from above downwards. |
[26v] ☞ ¶| |Eyn / haw / heist der veller / vnd ku~pt aus dem kru~phaw · |vnd der stet geschrebe~ noch deme twerhawe / |do dy hant ist geschrebñ / |vnd der sal vör deme therhawe sten / |vnd der get von vnden dar krum~es vnd schiks / eyme ober deme gehilcze yn / mit ort schissen / |Recht zam der kru~phaw von obñ neder / | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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[27r] ☞ ¶| |Veller wer füret · | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This is about the thwart-hew, etc.
Gloss. Here note and know that of the entire sword, no hew is as efficient, so fierce, so complete and so good as is the thwart-hew. And it besets like a crossbar[25] to both sides: with both edges, the back and the front; to all openings, below and above. And everything that arrives from above, those are the over-hews or whatever otherwise goes from above downward, one breaks and wards those with the thwart-hews. They that can deliver or fling the sword forwards well, they twirl before the head to whichever side he wishes. Just like would would come in the upper hangings or windings, only that for someone in the thwart-hew, the flats of the sword turn: one above or upward, the other below or downward; and the edges to the sides. They twirl, one to the right and one to the left side. And it is quite good to come upon the sword of the opponent with these thwart-hews. And then, when one comes upon the sword of the opponent, just as it arrives, so that the opponent must come away from it burdensomely, he will be struck from this with the thwart-hews to both sides. For just as he delivers a thwart-hew, to whichever side it is: below or above, the sword then always goes up with the hilt before the head via the hand flung forwards, so that he is absolutely warded and covered. And one shall deliver the thwart-hews with some strength. |
Das ist von deme Twerehawe / etc T|were benym~et · [27v] ¶| Glosa / |Hie merke vnd wisse / |das of dem ganczen / sw°te / keyn haw / als redlich / zo heftik zo vertik vnd zo gut ist |als der twerhaw · |Vnd der get dar / |zam dy twer · |czu beyden seiten · mit beiden sneiden / |der hindern vnd der vörd°n / czu allen blossen / vnden vnde oben · |Vnd alles das von dem tage dar ku~pt / |das sint dy öb°n hewe / |ader was söst von obe~ neder gehet / |das bricht vnd / weret eyner / mit den twer hewen / |der dy wol kan dar bre~gen / |ader das sw°t wol vörwirft / dy twer vor / das hawpt / czu weler seiten her wil / |recht zam her in dy ob°n henge~ ader winden wolle kome~ / |Nür das eyner in den twerhewe~ / |dy flechen des sw°tes / eyne oben ader of / |dy ander vnden ader neder kert · |vnd dy sneiden / czu den syten / |dy twer / eyne / czu der rechte~ / |vnd eyne czu der linken / seiten · |Vnd mit den selbe~ twerhewe~ / ist gar gut eyme an das sw°t czu kome~ / |vnd wen den eyner eyme an das sw°t ku~pt / |wy das nür dar kome~ ist / |zo mag ien° mülich von im kome~ / |her wirt von desem geslage~ · czu beiden seiten mit den twerhewe~ / |den wy her eynen twerhaw nür dar bre~gt / czu weler seite~ is ist / |vnden ader oben / |zo get im io das sw°t obñ / mit dem gehilcze / mit vorworfner / hant · |vor deme hewpte / |das her io wol bewart vnd bedekt ist · |Vnd eyner sal dy twerhewe / eczwas mit / sterke dar bre~ge~ / | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
And when one shall fence for their neck, so shall they proceed with the afore-written lore so that they win the fore-strike with a good thwart-hew. When he closes with someone, as soon as he realizes that he is able to engage the opponent with a step or a spring, he then bursts in there from the right side with a thwart-hew above at the head of the opponent with the back edge of the sword likewise[27] above and shall let the point shoot and shall quite fully twirl so that the point careens and winds or girds itself around the opponent's head, like a belt. Because when one thwarts well with a good stepping out or spring, then the opponent must burdensomely defend or escape this. And when he then wins the fore-strike with the thwart-hew like this to the one side, whether he hits or misses, the he shall then immediately win the after-strike in a rush directly without pause with the thwart-hew to the other side with the forward-edge before any strike or little thing somehow redeems them according to the afore-written lore. And shall then thwart to both sides into the oxen and into the plows. That is, into the high openings and into the low from one side to the other, below and above, ceaselessly without pause in this way, so that he is always in motion and does not allow the opponent to come to strikes. And each time he does a thwart-hew above or below, so shall he thwart completely and throw the sword above that they twirl well before his head so that he is well covered. |
¶ |Vnd wen eyner vem syne~ hals sölde fechten |So solde her schaffen / mit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This is about the squint-hew, etc.
Gloss Here note and know that a squint-hew is an over-hew from the right side with the back edge of the sword that the left side is approached and goes there just as slanted or skewed, stepping out to one side to the right with a twisted sword and hand flung forwards and this same hew breaks as the buffalo, that is a peasant, might strike from above downward as they incline to do. This also breaks just like the thwart-hew as was written before. And whoever threatens with changing-through, they become shamed with the squint-hew. And one shall squint-hew fully and long enough and shoot the point firmly. Otherwise, he will become impeded with changing-through and one shall squint fully with the point into the throat bravely without fear and...[28] |
[28v] Das ist von deme schilhawe : ~ S|Chiler in bricht · Glosa / |Hie merke vnd wisse das eyn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This is about the part-hew, etc.
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[30r] Das ist von deme scheitelhawe etc ~ D|Er scheitelere · | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Liechtenauer holds just a little about the four positions. In that they proceed from the over and under hangings, and from there one may surely bring applications. |
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This is about the four positions, etc.
Gloss, etc. Here he names the four positions or four guards. About them, little is to be held. Instead, in any confrontation, a person shall absolutely not lay too long therein. For Liechtenauer has a particular proverb: Whoever lays there, they are dead. Whoever rouses themselves, they yet live. And that pertains to the positions that a person shall preferably rouse themselves with applications. Because he that idles [in] the guards, he might preclude the moment of truth with that. |
Das ist von den vier leger / etc ~ VIer leger alleyne · ¶ Glosa etc ¶| |Hie nent her vier leger ader vier hute~ / |do võ etzwas czu halde~ ist / |Doch vor allen sache~ / |zo sal ey~ mã io nicht czu / lãge doryñe lege~ / |We~ lichtnaw° hat eyn sölch sprichwort / |wer do leit der ist tot / |wer sich rüret der lebt noch / |vnd das get of dy leger |das sich ey~n mã sal liber rure~ mit gefechten de~ das her / der hute~ wart / mit dem her vorslosse~ möcht dy schancze | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The first guard, plow, is this in which one lays the point forward, upon the earth or to the side. After the offsetting, this is otherwise called the barrier-guard or the gate. The second guard, ox, is the over-hanging[31] from the shoulder. |
¶ |Dy erste hute / pflug / is / dy / we~ eyn° de~ ort vor sich of dy erde legt |ader czu der seiten / noch dem abesetze~ / |das heyssen and° / dy schranckhute / |ad° dy pforte / |Dy and° hute ochse / ist das oberhenge~ / von der achsel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The third guard, the fool, is the under-hanging.[33] With it, one breaks all hews and stabs, whoever commands it correctly. The fourth guard, from-the-roof, is the long-point. Whoever commands it with extended arms, one may not hit them well with hews nor with stabs. Also, it may well be called the hanging over the head. |
¶| |Alber io bricht / |Dy dritte hute / alber / ist das vnderhenge~ / mit der mã alle hewe~ vnd stiche / bricht / |wer dy recht füret / ·|Dy vierde hute / vom tage / ist der lange ort / |wer den wol furet mit gestragtem arme~ / |den mag mã nicht[34] mit hewe~ / noch mit stiche~ wol treffen / |Is mag auch wol heissen / das henge~ ober dem hawpte | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Also know that one breaks all positions and guards with hewing. For one bravely initiates a hew at the opponent with them so they must urgently drive up and defend themselves. Therefore Liechtenauer does not hold much about the positions or guards, rather he preferably crafts it so that someone discourages themselves before him so that he then wins the fore-strike. (As they are able.) |
¶| |Auch wisse / das man alle leger vnd hute~ bricht mit hewen / mit deme / daz mã eyme ku~lich czu hewt / zo mus io eyn°[35] of varn vnd sich schutze~ / |Dorvem helt lichtnaw° nicht vil von den legern ader hute~ / zu~der her schaft lib° daz sich eyn° besorge vor im / mit dem das her den vorslag gewi~t ut p[o]tuit[36] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This is about the four displacements
Gloss. Here note that the four displacements are to both sides. To each side, one over and one under. And they disrupt or break all guards or positions and however you, from above or from below, carry off or reject someone's hew, stab or cut with your sword, that may well be called displacing. And if they will displace you, as that arrives, then withdraw swiftly and with that, quickly initiate a hew in one charge. If you then displace someone or turn away a hew or stab, so shall you immediately tread in and pursue on the sword so that the opponent cannot withdraw from you and shall then do what you may. However lightly you hesitate and delay yourself, so you take harm. You shall also wind well and turn your point against the opponent's chest every time, so that he must discourage himself. |
[32v] Das ist von vier vorsetczen / etc etc V|Ier sint vorsetczen · ¶ Glosa /:~ ¶| |Hie merke / das vier vorsetczen sint / czu beiden / seiten / czu itlich° seiten / eyn obers / vnd eyns venders / |vnd dy letcze~ ader brechñ / alle[illegible] hute~ ader leger / |vnd wy du von obñ / ader von vnde~ / eyme / hewe stiche ader snete / mit deyme sw°te abeleitest / ader abweisest / |das mag wol heissen vorsetcze~ / |Vnd ab dir vorsatz w°t wy das dar ku~pt / |zo czewch rislich abe · vnd haw snelle mete czu / yn eyme hurte / |Ist deñe das du eyme vorsetzt / ader abewe~dest eyn haw ader stich / zo saltu / czu hant czu trete~ vnd nochvolge~ am sw°te das dir ien° icht abeczihe / |vnd salt deñe tue~ was du magst / |wy leichte du dich last vnd zümest |zo nym~estu schaden / |Auch saltu wol we~de~ / vnd allemal dey~ ort keren[37] key~s ey~s brust / zo mus h° sich besorgen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Also a good fencer shall fully learn coming onto the sword of the opponent and he must do that well with the displacements, because they come from the four hews. From each side, an over-hew and an under-hew and go into the four hangings. For as soon as one displaces from below or above, so shall they immediately come into the hangings. And as he winds-off all hews and stabs with the forward edge, it is as with the displacements. |
¶| |Auch sal ey~ guter fechter / |wol lerne~ / eyme an das swert kome~ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This is about the racing behind, etc, etc
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[33r] Das ist von nochreisen etc etc N|Ochreisen lere · | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This is about the overrunning. Fencer seek within.
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[33v] Das ist von öberlawfen · ffechter sich czu / W|Er vnden remet · | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This is about offsetting. Learn this well.
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[34r] Das ist von abesetczen / das lere wol ~ L|Ere abesetczen · | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This is about the changing-through, etc, etc.
Gloss. Here note that the changing-through goes in completely straight from above downwards and from below upwards to both sides if it is otherwise conducted swiftly. Now if you wish to change-through to the right side from above down, then hew an over-hew straight into him also so that you shoot-in your point to his left side above the hilt also so that you hit the same little hole and little window between the edges and the hilt completely straight. If you hit, then you have won. If he wards it so that he leads off and presses-out your point with his sword, then let your point sink from the same side under his sword around it to the other side, not wide around, rather, below on his sword so you may keep close and from there drive-in quite swiftly above the hilt with a good, complete stab and when you feel that you hit, fully pursue. And as you do from one side, below and above, so you do from the other. |
[34v] Das ist vom durchwechsel / etc etc D|Vrchwechsel lere · ¶ Glosa etc ¶| |Hie merke / das durchwechsel gar gerade czugehet / czu beiden seiten / von oben neder / vnd von vnden of / wer is and°s rischlich treibet / ·|Wiltu nu / czu der rechten hant / von oben neder durchwechseln / |zo haw eyn öberhaw gleich czu ym / also das du dynen ort schüst / ym czu seyner linken seiten öber dem gehilcze yn / alzo das du das selbe löchel vnd fensterleyn / io gerade treffest / czwischen der sneide~ vnd deme gehilcze / triftz du / zo hastu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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And whoever binds-on with you, rush[39] past on his sword with your point against his opening. If he wards, then change-through as before or wind and feel is technique whether it is soft or hard. Thereafter seek hew, stab, or cut against the openings. |
¶| |Vnd wer mit dir anbindet / zo rawsche an sym sw°te hin keyn seiner blöße / mit dym orte / w°t her[40] zo durchwechsel / also vor / |ader wind vnd füle sein geferte / ab is sey weich ader herte / |dornoch süch hewe stiche / ad° snete / key~ de~ blößen / | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This is about the disengaging. Fencer note.
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[35r] Das ist vom Czücken / ffecht° merke / T|Rit nü in bünde · | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This is about the running-through. Look closely.
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[35v] Das ist von durchlawfen / nü sich D|Vrchlawf loz hangen · | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This is about the severing, etc, etc
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[36r] Das ist von abesneiden etc etc ~ S|Neit abe dy herten · | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This is about the hand pressing, etc, etc.
Also know as soon as you turn away the opponent's hew or stab with the winding, so shall you immediately tread-in and swiftly drive there into the opponent. However lightly you hesitate and delay yourself, so you take harm. |
[36v] Das ist von hende drücken/ etc etc D|Eyn sneide wende · ¶| |Auch wisse / als bald / als du mt dem we~de~ / eyme ey~ haw ader stich / abe we~dest / |zo saltu czu hãt czu trete~ / |vnd rischlich dar varn czu eyme / |wy leichte du dich last vnd zümest / |zo ny~stu schaden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Also note and know that one with the forward edge of the sword, from the middle of that side to the hilt, turns away all hews and stabs. And the closer the opponent's hew or stab comes to the hilt upon that edge, with that, as he turns his forward edge with it, the better and the more powerful he can turn away hews or stabs. Because the nearer to the hilt, the stronger and the mightier. And the closer to the point, the weaker and the sicklier. Therefore, whoever wishes to be a good fencer, they shall learn to turn away well before anything. For if he turns that away well with this, he comes immediately into the winds. From them he can conduct the skill and beauty of the technique well. |
¶| |Auch merke vnd wisse / |das man mit der vördern sneiden des swertes / vom mittel der selben sneiden / bis czu deme gehilcze / alle hewe ad° stiche abewendet / |Vnd e neher eyme / eyn haw ader stich czu syme gehilcze ku~pt / of der selben sneiden / mit deme als her im gewendet hat dy selbe vörder sneide / e bas / vnd e kreftiger / her dy selben hewe ader stiche / abewenden mag / |Weñe e neher czum gehilcze e sterker vnd e / mechtiger / |Vnd e neher/czum orte / | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The forward edge of the sword is called the right edge and all hews or stabs are ruined with the turning. |
¶| |Dy vörder sneyde / am sw°te · |heist dy rechte sneide / |vnd alle hewe ad° stiche sint vorterbe~ mt de~ we~de~ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This is about the hanging. Fencer learn this, etc.
Gloss, etc. Here note and know that to each side are two hangings: one under-hanging[41] and one over-hanging.[42] With them, you may come upon the sword of the opponent well. Because they come from the over-hews and the under-hews. Just when it happens that you bind on with someone or as you otherwise come to him on the sword, so shall you remain on the sword and shall wind and shall also quite merrily stay on the sword with him with a good spirit and bravely without fear. And shall quite precisely see, note and watch whatever he will do or what his situation, is with which he will go the rounds against you. And this standing like so on the sword, Liechtenauer calls this a speaking-window. And just when you stand with him on the sword, so shall you quite precisely note and feel his application whether it is soft or hard. Thereafter, you shall then orient yourself as is often spoken before. If he then withdraws himself from the sword before any situation, earlier than you begin, then you shall immediately pursue and shall strike hews or stabs whatever you may most surely deliver, before he comes to anything at all. Because you are always closer to him with that. Thus, you remain on the sword and extend your point against him. When the opponent withdraws with his, before he recovers himself of one of his strikes he delivered to you, immediately drive on with the point. But if he remains with you on the sword, then always test and note whether he is soft or hard on the sword. If it is that he is soft and weak, then you shall swiftly and bravely drive full on and charge there with your strong and shall force and press his sword out and shall press and force out his sword and seek his openings to the head, to the body; just wherever you can get to. If the opponent is subsequently hard and strong on the sword and means to force and force you firmly out, so shall you then be soft and weak against his strong and dissipate his forcing with your sword. And in that ebbing as his sword crashes and slides away, also as is written about that as before, in that or the moment as that happens to him, before he can recover himself again, so that he cannot come to any strikes or stabs, so shall you explore his openings with hews, stabs or cuts wherever you may most surely possess him according to the afore-written lore swiftly, bravely and quickly so that he can never come to blows. That's why Liechtenauer says I say to you truthfully, no one defends themselves without danger. If you have grasped this, he can barely come to blows. By this he means that no one may defend themselves without danger or harm if you do this according to the written lore. If you execute and win the fore-strike from him, then they must continually defend or must allow themselves to be struck. For when you execute the fore-strike, you hit or miss; so shall you swiftly execute the after-strike in one rush before when the opponent comes to any blows. For when you wish to execute the fore-strike, so shall you just as if in one thought and mind also execute the after-strike just as if you will execute them with one another because it likely defends. That's why Liechtenauer says Before, After, the two things, etc. Because if you execute the fore-strike, you hit or miss, then execute the after-strike verily in one rush, swiftly and quickly so that the opponent comes to blows with nothing and you shall work like this so that you always come earlier than the opponent in all confrontations of fencing. And as soon as you come earlier than the opponent and won the fore-strike, then you immediately execute the after-strike. When you shall execute no fore-strike, you still have the after-strike along with in sense and in spirit such that you always be in motion and neither dawdle nor hesitate with nothing, especially you always conduct one after the other swiftly and quickly, so that the opponent comes to nothing. If you truthfully do this, then he must be quite a phenom, whoever comes away from you unstruck. Because with this art or with the advantage that it often happens that a peasant or an unlearned strikes a good master with this for he conducts the fore-strike and bravely hurries there. Because however lightly it is overlooked, it hits within-this and shames him like this and strikes. Because one who takes watch of the blow and will wait for the defence, they are in greater danger than the one who strikes thereupon him and wins the fore-strike. Therefore orchestrate that you are the first in all confrontations of fencing and come to the right side of someone. There you will be surer of everything than the opponent. |
[37r] Das ist von hengen / ffecht° daz lere / etc C|zwey hengen werden · ¶ Glosa etc ¶| |Hie merke vnd wise das czu itzlicher seiten sint czwey hengen · |Eyn vnderhengen / vnd eyn öbirhengen / mit den du eyme wol an das swert magst komen + [|wen dy kome~ aus den öb°hewe~ vnd vnderhewen] / |Wen das nu geschiet / das du mit eyme an bindest / ader wy du süst mit im an das swert kömps |zo salt du an dem swerte bleybñ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gloss. Here note and know that the winds are the right art and fixed foundation of all fencing of the sword. From them, all other applications and plays come. And one might tediously be a good fencer without the winds, although numerous illegitimate masters, they dismiss and say whatever comes from the winds is quite weak and name it "from the shortened sword", for they are simple and approach naively and meaning that they are fought from the long sword whatever arrives with extended arms and with extended sword and whatever arrives quite fiendishly and strong from the entire power of the body will barely flourish to the end and that is terrible to behold when someone extends themselves like this just as if they will run-down a hare. And that is all against the winding and against Liechtenauer's art when there is no strength against. Because if whoever's art differs on this, you should prefer the strong every time. |
[39v] V|On beiden seiten / [40r] ¶| Glosa /:· |Hie merke / das dy winden / sint dy rechte kunst / vnd gru~tfeste alles fechten / des sw°tes / |aus den alle ander gefechte vnd stöcke kome~ / |vnd is mag mülich eyn guter fechter /syn / ane dy winden / |Wy wol etzliche leychmeistere · dy vornichte~ / |vnd spreche~ is sy gar swach was aus den winden ku~pt / |vnd neñen is / aus dem korcze~ sw°te / |dorvm~e das sy slecht vnd ey~veldik dar gen / |vnd meyne~ das sy / aus dem lange~ sw°te gefochte~ / |was dar get / mt gestracke~ arme~ / vnd mt gestrakte~ swerte / |vnd was gar veyntlich vnd stark von alle~ krefte~ des leybes dar get / nur durch wol stehens wille / vnd das is grawsam an czu sehñ ist / |we~ sich eyn° alzo strekt / recht zam her eyne~ hazen wolle irlawfen / |vnd daz ist alles nicht / weder dy winden vnd weder lichtnaw°s kunst / |wen do ist keyne sterke weder / |deñe worvm~e wer anders ku~st / solde allemal dy sterke vörczihen / |
- ↑ Remainder is blacked out.
- ↑ alt: behold, peer-into, witness, probe, observe, perceive, inspect, investigate, realize, comprehend. alt: show, present, embody, illuminate
- ↑ latin
- ↑ lit: tread-full. completing a step or completing the course of a thing.
- ↑ alt: giving-way, stepping-off. to give something up. to let something go.
- ↑ alt: safe, sure
- ↑ alt: has success
- ↑ ume züst => umsonst
- ↑ Text gives "deñe her"; correct order based on markings is given here.
- ↑ schlage, not schlag
- ↑ Word is almost illegible.
- ↑ aufwinden: 1) to entangle, wind into a ball 2) to turn or twist upwards.
- ↑ hindringen: to break or force through. overcome
- ↑ "Wisely" inferred from the summary
- ↑ alt: straight
- ↑ darfahren: unversehens dazu kommen
- ↑ Continued up the side margin; due to paper clipping, the bottom line is unclear. 65r gives "gewisse".
- ↑ wegen preposition
- ↑ wegen verb
- ↑ ienen
- ↑ "Ander" is placed after "Hewe" in the manuscript, with markings indicating the correct order.
- ↑ Inserted in the margin
- ↑ dargehen: the approach something in a hostile manner. Literally: to go-there.
- ↑ The page is clipped. only 'hew' remains. This manuscript spells 'haupte' as 'hewpte'
- ↑ twer: noun: something that gets in the way, something that cuts across something else, something that crosses. verb: to twist, to twirl, to turn obliquely in relation to something
- ↑ "Hew" is inserted in the margin.
- ↑ alt: directly, immediately
- ↑ The comment ends here and remains unfinished.
- ↑ Inserted in margin.
- ↑ Unlike other places where there are definitely passages originally forgotten and inserted with a caret, such is missing here. Thus, it can be conjectured that this is a later addition or comment.
- ↑ überhangen: to hang over, to lean over, to incline
- ↑ Grimm: setzen C.2)a)
- ↑ unterhangen: hang down, like the branches of a tree
- ↑ Inserted in margin.
- ↑ Inserted in margin.
- ↑ Latin: "as [they] are able"
- ↑ Inserted in margin
- ↑ Inserted in the margin.
- ↑ rauschen: like a strong wind rustling quickly through the trees
- ↑ Inserted in the margin.
- ↑ unterhangen: hang down, like the branches of a tree
- ↑ überhangen: to hang over, to lean over, to incline
- ↑ Inserted in the margin.
- ↑ Inserted in the margin.
- ↑ menen: treiben, fuhren, leiten
