An in depth look at the Early Liechtenauer long sword sources.
Episodes
Jun 27, 2020
Jun 27, 2020
50 min
The last few plays of the Zornhau:
8:42 - Zettel Reading
9:35 - Duplieren and Mutieren
11:30 - Earnest/Revenge
21:55 - Setup
25:15 - Tactics
29:50 - Sparring
38:35 - Transforming
39:40 - Winding
43:15 - Targeting
Jun 20, 2020
Jun 20, 2020
55 min
E9 time stamps:
1:40 - Episode start
9:37 - Exposures
12:47 - Zettel and Gloss Reading
15:42 - Differences in Versions
17:25 - Four Openings
24:09 - Pursuit, Shooting in, Winding
40:33 - Do not regard what he fences against you
46:30 - General Lesson
48:24 - Joachim Meyer's Head Division
Jun 13, 2020
Jun 13, 2020
44 min
This episode shoots from the hip. Timestamps:
2:39 - Episode start
4:10 - Zettel Reading
5:18 - Krieg (War)
26:59 - Soft and Hard
28:56 - Don't be Rushed in Your War
30:00 - Whoever Aims High is Shamed Below
34:47 - Hew, Stab, Slice
Jun 5, 2020
Jun 5, 2020
58 min
In this episode we discuss some of the actions from a bind - leaving it or being strong in it.
May 30, 2020
May 30, 2020
1 hr 2 min
In this episode we discuss the Zornhau (or Angry-hew...).
Timestamps:
9:37 - Zettel reading
11:45 - "Without any parry"
21:05 - Guards (cutting from/through/into guards)
23:45 - Counter cut (defining the zornhaw)
27:05 - "Simple peasant strike"
30:25 - Cutting angle
35:43 - Footwork
38:53 - Targeting/distance
48:42 - "Soft at the sword"
57:40 - "Threaten to stab him"
May 23, 2020
May 23, 2020
1 hr 2 min
Five episodes. This is about five hews. Or five master strikes? Five counter-attacks? Are there really five of them? What does hew even mean? Hew knew.
May 16, 2020
May 16, 2020
46 min
In this episode we revisited some of the ideas from last week that needed further discussion, such as Vor and Nach, initiative and priority (and whether they're synonyms).
May 9, 2020
May 9, 2020
1 hr 5 min
Episode 3 is an episode of thank yous. Thank you to our panel for showing up to talk about such a niche subject. Thank you to Steve for jumping in and editing the show for me. Most of all a big thank you to Doug and to Adrien, who each donated enough to cover 10 weeks of hosting for the podcast.
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May 2, 2020
May 2, 2020
24 min
In our second episode we have a lot of awkward pauses until Mike goes off on a tangent about pole-axes. Joey also admits she prefers the English. The panel for this episode is:
Johanna Hopfgartner
Michael Chidester
Stephen Cheney
Tea Kew
hosted by Mike Smallridge
Check out our website for the texts discussed, or you can get in contact via Facebook
Apr 24, 2020
Apr 24, 2020
58 min
In this, our first episode, we outline the sources and give them a little context. The panel for this episode is:
- Johanna Hopfgartner
- Michael Chidester
- Stephen Cheney
- Tea Kew
- hosted by Mike Smallridge
Check out our website for the texts discussed, or you can get in contact via Facebook