Grauenwolf's Study of Western Martial Arts

I’m getting rather frustrated with translators who mix these terms up. They are different words for a reason.

I’ve already complained about the translator of L’Ange calling everything a lunge when the original German says thrust.

Now I’m working through Fabris and I’m seeing the same thing. The translator even admits in the foot notes that extension would be a m...

Meyer defines Tag (Day) as simply the highest point the sword reaches before you begin your downwards swing. In other words, each time you raise your sword to cut, you have entered Tag (Day) no matter how high you raised it.

When read...

Recently someone reached out to tell me that they had printed out guards poster and wanted to know how we use it.

This is literally the first drill our club created back when resources were scarce and we were...

The last three plays of Meyer’s staff really should be the first. They teach you how to safely enter measure with driving cuts that the opponent has to deal with.

The play begins with standing at attention. Or more specifically, pulling the staff into Oberhut (High Guard) on the left shoulder. The right foot is forward, which is important.

Pass the left fo...

This advice is specific to the Augsburg dagger tradition, which covers the Bauman manuscript (a.k.a. Codex Wallerstein), Rast manuscript, and Berlin picture book.

It is notable that if the 23 plays, only one is offensive in nature. The rest are presented in a manner not unlike a modern self defense course.

With a couple exceptions, these plays are best stu...