Step 1 of 3Liechtenauer tradition, 15th c.
Folio 1rGerman (Liechtenauer)
Abschneiden
— slicing-off
Slicing-off. From the close bind, the edge is dragged along the arms or neck — a pressing motion, not a chop.
Two variants: the Oberabschneiden presses the edge upward against the wrists; the Unterabschneiden presses downward along the outside of their arms. Both convert a static bind into a wound without releasing the steel.
The play, step by step
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Ⅰ
Im Band
— at the bind
The blades are crossed at close range and neither point is free.
Next → Press the edge along their arms · step 2: Oberschnitt
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