Training - Basic Curriculum

[Also available as a 7 page PDF file. Viewable with Adobe Reader.]

Table of Contents:

Langenschwert | Ringen | Dolchfechten | Schwert & Buckler
Streitaxt | Spießfechten | Halbschwert

  1. Langenschwert

    1. Zornhau
      1. Zornort
      2. Zucken
      3. 1st Winden
      4. Zwerch vs. Abnehmen
      5. Durchwechseln
    2. Mutieren & Duplieren
      1. Mutieren
      2. Duplieren
    3. Krumphau
      1. To the hands vs. Oberhau
      2. To the hands vs. Unterhau
      3. To the flat & Unterhau
      4. Break w/ Winden
      5. Break w/ Durchwechseln
    4. Zwerchau
      1. Break Oberhau
      2. Cross knock in a hard bind
      3. Schnitt in a soft bind
      4. Break w/Zwerch to the neck
      5. To the Plow and Ox
      6. Der Veler
      7. Break w/Lower Hengen
      8. Durchwechseln against a bind to the point
    5. Schielhau
      1. Break a Buffel
      2. Break Unterstich
      3. Durchwechseln in a bind
      4. Break Langenort
    6. Scheitelhau
      1. Uberlaufen
      2. Break w/Kron and rush in
      3. Stab under vs. Kron
      4. Abschneiden vs. rushing in
    7. Vier Versetzen
      1. Krumphau breaks Ochs
      2. Zwerchau breaks vom Tag
      3. Schielhau breaks Pflug
      4. Scheitelhau breaks Alber
    8. Techniques against displacement
      1. Schnappen from Forehand Oberhau
      2. Schnappen from Forehand Unterhau
      3. Schnappen from Backhand Oberhau
      4. Schnappen from Backhand Unterhau
    9. Nachreisen
      1. Vs. pulling back
      2. Vs. cutting short
    10. Absetzen
      1. High from Pflug
      2. High from Alber
      3. Low from Pflug
    11. Abschneiden
      1. Right Uberschnitt
      2. Left Uberschnitt
      3. Right Unterschnitt
      4. Left Unterschnitt
      5. Hende Drucken
    12. Durchlaufen
      1. Backward trip on the right
      2. Back-lever Throw on the left
      3. Straight Armbar
    13. Winden
      1. 2nd Winden
      2. 3rd Winden
      3. 4th Winden
    14. Wechselhau
      1. Hinderbinden to right Duplieren
      2. Hinderbinden to Oberhau

  2. Ringen

    1. The Clinch
      1. Root Technique: The Elbow Lift
        1. Counter: First Wrestling
        2. Change Forward: Backward Trip
        3. Change Back: First Wrestling
      2. Root Technique: Overarm Leg Lift
        1. Counter: Chest Press Takedown
        2. Change Back: Single-leg Takedown
    2. Drei Ringen
      1. Root: The First Wrestling
        1. Counter: Straight Armbar
        2. Change Forward: Third Wrestling
        3. Change Back: Second Wrestling
      2. Root: The Third Wrestling
        1. Counter: First Wrestling
        2. Change Back: First Wrestling
    3. Arm Bars
      1. Root: Straight Armbar
        1. Counter: First Wrestling
        2. Change Forward: Figure 4
      2. Root: Shoulder Armbar
        1. Counter: Pull Back
        2. Change: NONE YET
      3. Root: Underarm Armbar
        1. Counter: First Wrestling
        2. Change: NONE YET
      4. Root: Turn-out Armbar
        1. Counter: Backward Trip
        2. Change: NONE YET
    4. Bent-arm Locks
      1. Root: Figure 4
        1. Counter: Hand-press Takedown
        2. Change Forward: Straight Armbar
      2. Root: Rear Bent-arm Lock
        1. Counter: Hand-press Takedown
        2. Change Forward: Shoulder Throw
    5. Body Throws
      1. Root: The Back-lever Throw
        1. Counter: Back-lever Throw
        2. Change Forward: Back-lever Throw with Knee Lock
        3. Change Back: Back-lever Throw to Back-lever Throw
      2. Root: Backward Trip
        1. Counter: Backward Trip
        2. Change Forward: Chest Press Takedown
      3. Root: Hip Throw
        1. Counter: First Wrestling
        2. Change Back: First Wrestling
      4. Root: Shoulder Throw
        1. Counter: Buttocks Grab
        2. Change: NONE YET
    6. Leg Takedowns
      1. Root: Single-leg Takedown
        1. Counter: Forearm Choke
        2. Change Back: Single-leg Takedown
      2. Root: Double-leg Takedown
        1. Counter: Chest Press Takedown
        2. Change: NONE YET
    7. Miscellaneous
      1. Mortstöße
      2. Counters to simple holds and attacks

  3. Dolchfechten

    1. Fundamentals
      1. Four thrusts
      2. Four shields
      3. Wrist grabbing
      4. Four dagger takings
      5. Four slicing displacements
    2. Oberstich
      1. 1-hand twist out
      2. 2-hand twist out
      3. Albatross
      4. Outside knee lift with arm lock
      5. Shear
      6. 2 counters to the Shear
      7. 2-hand knee lift
      8. Grab and Stab
      9. Rear bent arm lock
      10. Straight Armbar
      11. Backward Trip
      12. Spin and stab
      13. Feint vs. Upper Shield
    3. Unterstich
      1. Grab and Stab
      2. Wrist Strike Dolchnehmen
      3. Over-shoulder Armbar
      4. Pull vs. Over-shoulder Armbar
      5. Displace and Stab
      6. Scoop and Stab
    4. Rückhandstich
      1. Absetzen
      2. Arm winding from the Absetzen
      3. Elbow push from the right shield
      4. Shear

  4. Schwert & Buckler

    1. Fundamentals
      1. The Four Guards
      2. Oberhau
      3. Mittlehau
      4. Unterhau
      5. Sturzhau
      6. Scheitelhau
      7. Compound Techniques
        1. Vidilpoge
        2. Breaking Vidilpoge
        3. Krucke
        4. Kron
        5. Uberschneiden
        6. Handgelenkschnitt
        7. Pin and cut the leg
        8. Pin and thrust
        9. Zornort
        10. First Winden
        11. Second Winden
        12. Third Winden
        13. Zwerchhau from the bind
        14. Zwerchhau to Zwerchhau
        15. Wechselhau
        16. Oberstich from th eSutrzhau
        17. Halbschwert
        18. Schnappen
      8. Lignitzer’s Plays
        1. Oberhau
        2. Unterhau
        3. Wechselhau
        4. Mittelhau
        5. Sturzhau
        6. Halbschwert

    2. Streitaxt

      1. Mail
        1. Queue Versetzen (x3)
        2. Croix Versetzen (x2)
        3. BLT
        4. High Block
        5. Absetzen
        6. Schielhau
        7. Knee hook vs. low attack
        8. Neck wrench vs. foot blow
        9. Hinderbinden
      2. Dague
        1. BLT
        2. Queue Versetzen vs. Single Unterstich
        3. Knee hook vs. Double Unterstich
      3. Queue
        1. Queue knock w/ the Queue
        2. Queue knock to face thrust
        3. Queue knock with the Croix if the Queue knock fails
        4. Counter to the Queue knock
        5. Feint to knee strike
        6. Hook and thrust counter to the knee stroke
        7. Left arm rip
        8. Counter to the left arm rip
        9. Right arm rip
        10. Oberschlag vs. Queue thrust to the foot
        11. Knee hook vs. Queue thrust to the foot
        12. Hard bind of the Queue
        13. Soft bind of the Queue
      4. Demy Hache
        1. Bind Demy Hache
        2. Release Counter to the bind of the Demy Hache
        3. BLT counter to the bind of the Demy Hache

    3. Spießfechten

      1. Spear Techniques
        1. Winden
        2. Zucken
        3. Nachreisen
        4. Lücken
        5. Back-lever Throw
        6. Knieheber
      2. Halfsword vs. Spear
        1. Shooting and running in
        2. Grab and stab
        3. Deflection

    4. Halbschwert

      1. Techniques against displacement
        1. Zucken (x4)
        2. Grab and Stab
        3. Windover counter to the point grab
        4. BLT
        5. Pommel-lift breaks the Back-lever Throw
      2. First Guard
        1. Stabover
        2. Winden vs. Stabover
        3. Counter to a mid-blade grab
        4. Scoop counter to a groin thrust
        5. Knee lift vs. Unterstich
      3. Second Guard
        1. Palm thrust vs. Oberstich
        2. Grab and stab vs. Oberstich
        3. Inward Point Lever vs. Oberstich
        4. Pommel hook vs. Unterstich
        5. Inside Knee Wrench vs. Unterstich
      4. Third Guard
        1. Deflection vs. Oberstich
        2. Arm rip vs. Oberstich
        3. BLT vs. Oberstich
        4. Point Absetzen vs. Unterstich
        5. Pommel Absetzen vs. Unterstich
      5. Fourth Guard
        1. Fourth Guard
        2. Pommel on breastplate vs. Fourth Guard
        3. Hand thrust vs. Fourth Guard
      6. Mordschlag
        1. Deflection
        2. Absetzen with the point
        3. Absetzen with the pommel
        4. Pommel hook vs. knee strike
        5. Kampfringen vs. foot strike
        6. Cross hook vs. High Block