German Longsword Study Guide by Keith Farrell & Alex Bourdas Paperback
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About the AHA German Longsword Study Guide
The Academy of Historical Arts is pleased to announce that our first
proper publication has become available. We are setting up a new
division of our organisation, called Fallen Rook Publishing, to handle
the publishing activities that we believe will happen with increasing
frequency over the next few years.
This book compiles the research into the subject of the Liechtenauer
tradition (and its outliers) from the past three years. It is an
excellent study guide for people who have learned the system from their
instructors and who would like to put their knowledge into the context
of the historical sources. Students with advanced skill sets and
assistant instructors will find this book particularly valuable.
Keith Farrell is one of the senior instructors of the Academy of Historical Arts, and teaches regularly at international events.
Alex Bourdas is one of the instructors within the Academy of
Historical Arts. His studies focus primarily on the Kunst des Fechtens.
Award-Winning Book
The AHA German Longsword Study Guide is an award-winning
publication, with the HEMA Scholar Awards recognising Keith Farrell and
Alex Bourdas with the “Best Instructor” award for research published in
2013.
Book Details
- Authors: Keith Farrell and Alex Bourdas
- Publisher: Fallen Rook Publishing
- Date of Publication: 28th August 2013
- ISBN: 978-0-9926735-0-5
- Binding: Perfect-Bound Paperback
- Pages: 132
- Height: 22.86 cm
- Width: 15.24 cm
- Language: English
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Foreword (a.k.a. “why we have written this book”)
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: Preparatory Information
- Parts of the Longsword
- Masters within the Liechtenauer Tradition
- Fight-books and Manuscripts
- Essay: Length of the Longsword
- Chapter 3: Stance, Footwork, Grip
- Stance: Height, Weight and Body Alignment
- Footwork
- Gripping the Sword
- Chapter 4: Guards
- Core Guards of the Liechtenauer Tradition
- Vom Tag or the Roof Guard:
- Ochs / Oberhangen, or the Ox Guard / Over-hanging
- Pflug / Underhangen or the Plough Guard / Under-hanging
- Alber, or the Fool’s Guard
- Early Pflug / Alber
- Other Variations on the Core Guards
- Vom Tag
- Zornhut, or the Wrath Guard
- Hangennort, or Hanging Point
- Einhorn, or Unicorn
- Schlussel, or the Key
- Other Non-Core Guards
- The Lower Guards
- Eysenen Pfort, or Iron Gate
- Nebenhut, or Near Guard
- Schrankhut, or Barrier Guard
- Wechselhut, or Change Guard
- An Unnamed Low Guard
- Helpful Visualisations
- Reversed Hand Ochs
- Kron, or Crown
- Brechfenster, or Window Breaker
- Chapter 5: Strikes
- Concepts for Attacking
- Blossen
- Zum Ochs Schlagen / Zum Pflug Schlagen
- Vorschlag
- Nachschlag
- Überlauffen
- Basic Strikes of the Liechtenauer Tradition
- Common Thrusts with the Sword
- Zorn Ort / Zornhaw Ort
- Thrusts from Absetzen and Ansetzen
- Other Common Thrusts
- Slices with the Sword
- The “Secret Strikes” of the Liechtenauer Tradition
- Fünff Hewen / Verbognehewen / Meisterhauwen
- Zornhaw
- Zwerhaw
- Schaitelhaw
- Schilhaw
- Krumphaw
- The Wechselhaw
- Binding and Winding with the Longsword
- Binden, or the Bind
- Winden, or the Wind
- Vier Hengen, or the Four Hangings
- Fühlen, or Feeling
- Indes, or “Instantly”
- Acht Winden, or the Eight Windings
- Drei Wunder, or the Three Wounders
- Hart, or Strong
- Weich, or Weak
- Duplieren, or Doubling
- Mutieren, or Mutating
- Zucken, or Tugging
- Durchwechseln, or Changing Through
- Durchlauffen, or Running Through
- One-Handed Attacks
- Das Gayszlen, or The Whip
- One-Handed Thrust
- General Note
- Further Strikes by Other Masters
- Chapter 6: Ranges and Timing
- Ranges of the Fight; or Onset, War and Withdrawal
- An Old Interpretation of Stages
- Definition of Krieg
- Definition of Zufechten
- Timings of the Fight; or Before, After and Instantly
- 2.1 Vor
- 2.2 Nach
- 2.3 Nachreissen
- Indes
- Essay: Distance and Range in Practice
- Chapter 7: Principles of Attacking
- Chapter 8: Solo Drills and Exercises
- The Flourish of the Hs.3227a
- Meyer’s “Four Openings” Drill
- Other Solo Training Methods
- Paired Drills and Exercises
- Appendix A: Liechtenauer’s Zettel
- Appendix B: Suggested Reading List
- Appendix C: Glossary of German Terms
- Bibliography
Cite this Book
Farrell, Keith, and Alex Bourdas. AHA German Longsword Study Guide. Glasgow: Fallen Rook Publishing, August 2013. ISBN 978-0-9926735-0-5.
Format: Paperback Pages: 132 Publisher: Fallen Rook Publishing Date: August 28, 2013 Dimensions: 9" x 6"
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