User:Christian Trosclair/Translations/Lignitzer

Here it begins, the plays with the buckler that Master Andre Lignitzer had arranged in 6 plays as stand pictured hereafter

The first play of the buckler from the descending cut. Note when you conduct a descending cut at the opponent, situate your sword inside of your buckler with your pommel inside your thumb and thrust up from below at their face and wind against their sword and let it snap. This goes to both sides.

The second play

Item. From the rising cut, when the opponent initiates a cut at you from above, wind to your left side against the opponent, against your shield, so that you stand inside two shields. Then wind free to your right side and lash out at their mouth. If they ward that and lift up their shield, then take the left leg. This goes to both sides.

The third play

Item. From the switch cut, sweep firmly upwards from your left side to their sword from your buckler and then cut to their head from the left side and wind free, and thrust at their mouth. If they lift up with both shield and with sword and ward that, then cut at their right leg with the long edge. This also goes to both sides.

The fourth play

Item. From the middle cut, make the crosswise cut to both sides and the part cut with the long edge and thrust into their groin from below.

The fifth play

Item. From the plunge cut, act as if you will thrust over their shield to their left side and pass through below with your point and thrust to their body from the inside of their shield and Indes, wind to your left side. If they ward you, then take their right leg with the long edge.

The sixth play

Item. Take your blade into your left hand in your buckler and wind against opponent like with the half sword. If they cut or thrust high at your face or low at your leg, then let your right hand go from the grip and parry it with the shield and sword and then grab their shield down below on their right side with your right hand and rotate it to your right side, so that you have taken their shield.