Comparing messer fencing sources I: übergreyffen

There have been plenty of thorough interpretations of the early Langes Messer sources, but I figured it would be fun to actually compare these sources and see if they have some movement patterns in common. It turns out they do. This first video looks at ’übergreyffen’, or ’grabbing over (the arm)’, comparing its variations in Hans Talhoffer’s, Paulus Kal’s and Hans Lecküchner’s fight books. Fencers: Mila Jedrzejewska and Oskar ter Mors For early acces to the next video and exercices, consider becoming a patron: 0:00 Intro 0:18 Talhoffer cuts through the head 0:54 Talhoffer thrusts through the belly 1:23 Kal hip throw or strike to the head 2:18 Lecküchner set the point on 2:43 Lecküchner throw 2:53 Lecküchner throw 3:04 Kal counter 3:49 Lecküchner counter Music: Folk Round by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. Source: