Longsword Roof Guard

This guard will defend the torso against attacks and allow you to make quick thrusts from below.

Longsword roof guard.

Mittelhut middle guard this guard primarily used with thedussack is used in a handful of techniques. The sword will always be on the side of the back foot. The other ones are side guards and there are plenty more. Vom tag roof guard ochs ox pflug plow alber fool.

Posta di fenestra window guard. I assume the text here refers to all of them if held on the right. A lot of time and effort went into the design of these guards. The balance between safety durability and aesthetics is hard to achieve.

In addition to the illustration with the dussack we offer paulus hector mair s version using the longsword. The roof guard derives its name from the fact that it is poised to strike down from above. Vom tag from the roof or from the day master guard note. Meyer s describes the vom tag only on the right as shown in the plate below.

Your hands and hilt should be above your head. Also since the longsword is double edged the longsword can be lifted up verticly in a backhand strike where the sword changes positions from being pointed at the ground at the start to ending up over the head of the fencer in a position called vom tag translated from german as from the roof which will be described next. Knightshop longsword synthetic guard only for replacement or substitution purposes only. Unlike the other guards he.

The major longsword guards of the german school the first position ochs ox essentially assumed by drawing the weapon up and to the outside. Plow guard and ox guard. In german historical fencing there are four main guards. The plow guard pflug.

This guard is shown in several different ways. The point may aim somewhat downward or upward but typically aimed at the opponent s face or throat. Hold the sword hilt below your waist with the tip pointed forward and up towards your opponent s face. There is dispute as to whether tag should be translated as from the day or from the roof.

To stand in the roof guard hold the sword tip up pointing just slightly back. The remaining high guards.