Paulus Hector Mair - Historical #Dagger fencing play No.36 - HEMA
Channel: fechtkunst.schule
Date: 2020-02-26

#learnhema .. This is an interpretation of dagger play No.36 from Paulus Hector Mair's 
enormous compendium of martial arts teachings "Opus Amplissimum de Arte Athletica" 
(MSS Dresd.C.93/C.94).
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Training Manual: https://is.gd/VKom7M
Source: http://wiktenauer.com/wiki/Paulus_Hector_Mair
Dresden I Transcription (1540s) by Pierre-Henry Bas

Fencer: Susanne & Christian


[36] The Shears with two seizures
Item: conduct yourself thus with the onset. Stand with your left foot forward and hold your dagger, the thumb by your rondel. Immediately stab him at his left side [1].


If he thus stabs in at you and you stand with your right foot forward, the dagger in your left hand, the thumb at your pommel, with crossed arms, so fall to him with your right hand on his right [hand]. Immediately stab him under his right arm at his breast [2].


If he thus stabs at you at your breast, so grip with your left hand in front on his dagger and wind it over his right arm so he must release his dagger to you [3].



If he has thus wound your dagger out from you, so grip you also with your right hand in front on his dagger. Wind therewith over itself so you wind his dagger also out of the hand. Immediately step back with your right leg. If he then tears after you, so step again with your right leg and set aside his stab with your dagger on your right arm. immediately stab him at his face and turn yourself therewith back from him [4].