Longsword Roof Guard

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Longsword roof guard.

The balance between safety durability and aesthetics is hard to achieve. Posta di fenestra window guard. This guard is shown in several different ways. Alternatively the hilt can be held at the side of your head but otherwise in the same position.

The sword point is directly pointing at the enemy which forces him to act. In the longsword section it appears 6 times five on the right once on the left and once more with the pollaxe on the right. In german historical fencing there are four main guards. Also since the longsword is double edged the longsword can be lifted up verticly in a backhand strike where the sword changes positions from being pointed at the ground at the start to ending up over the head of the fencer in a position called vom tag translated from german as from the roof which will be described next.

The other ones are side guards and there are plenty more. In addition to the illustration with the dussack we offer paulus hector mair s version using the longsword. I assume the text here refers to all of them if held on the right. Your hands and hilt should be above your head.

Mittelhut middle guard this guard primarily used with thedussack is used in a handful of techniques. Hold the sword hilt below your waist with the tip pointed forward and up towards your opponent s face. Meyer s describes the vom tag only on the right as shown in the plate below. A lot of time and effort went into the design of these guards.

The roof guard derives its name from the fact that it is poised to strike down from above. Unlike the other guards he. Vom tag from the roof or from the day master guard note. The point may aim somewhat downward or upward but typically aimed at the opponent s face or throat.

This guard will defend the torso against attacks and allow you to make quick thrusts from below. The remaining high guards. The sword will always be on the side of the back foot. There is dispute as to whether tag should be translated as from the day or from the roof.

To stand in the roof guard hold the sword tip up pointing just slightly back. Knightshop longsword synthetic guard only for replacement or substitution purposes only.