Articles
- Hans Talhoffer's dagger
- Myth of "20 to 30 pound broadswords"
- Dagger techniques from Talhoffer's Fechtbuch 1467
- Simplified method for instructing dagger techniques. (500kb pdf)
- Talhoffer's Tafel 172
- Dagger techniques from Achille Marozzo
- Defence against a dagger from Fiore dei Liberi
- Our first attempts at Talhoffer's dagger.
- A buckler from an IKEA salad bowl.
- Thoughts on sharing of research.
- Recommended Literature and book reviews
- Links
Sources
- Vollstandiges Ring-Buch of Johann Georg Passchen.
- Nicolaes Petter's Klare Onderrichtinge der Voortreffelijcke Worstel-Konst.
- Some dietary rules.
- Hendrick van Buren's Drilkonst, (1672) (pdf, 4Mb)
- Illustrated translation of chapter 3: handling of the pike, from the above.
Defenses against the low stab
Defenses against a low attack form a small minority of techniques, so we'll get those out of the way first.
180. Für den undern stich so schlah mit der rechten funst In sin arm
und stosz din Tegen In In.
68v Der under bruch und hertz stich
Breaking the arm:
181. Für den undern stich fach sin stich In din bayd hend und wirf wirg??
Im Sin arm uff die lincken Achsel und brich In ab.
63r Den undern stich weren und den arm brechen
47. Da hat er Im gewert den vndern stich vnd wil Im wirgen den
arm uff die achsell.
182. Hie ist der armbruch vie vor geschriben stat.
Inside deflection against low stab:
