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.
Tafel 170
This plate shows an attack from above, and the "versatzung"; the attack is caught on the dagger, then the attacker's dagger is twisted out of his hand.
Points of attention:
- This works best on an attack to the first opening.
- Intercept the attack early; the dagger is long enough that a close block might not save you.
- Catch the attack on the "strong" of your dagger.
- Note that if his dagger edge is vertical, your hand does not come in contact with it.
