German Longsword 101, UPDATE! | v1.1: Cuts/Attacks and Footwork

Описание: Studying and teaching an art, for me, remains a constant process of evolution. Almost a year ago we started with a number of (v1.0) videos on fundamentals:

GLS 101, Part 1: Attacks & Guard Position Fundamentals:    • German Longsword 101, Part 1: Attacks & Gu...  
GLS 101, Part 2: Footwork & Flow Fundamentals:    • German Longsword 101, Part 2: Footwork & F...  
Pivotal footwork, Part 1: optimal stepping to switch sides:    • Pivotal Footwork, Part 1: optimal stepping...  
Pivotal Footwork, Part 2: the "Box Step" in action in Joachim Meyer!    • Pivotal Footwork, Part 2: the "Box Step" i...  

Today we REVISIT the elements of cuts/attacks and footwork, taking this opportunity to add a few updates (e.g. a 4th important Oberhau / Hi Cut pattern: the Abnehmen / Taking Off), all in the form of an SINGLE UPDATED VIDEO to remind folks of our current best understanding of what the key fundamentals might be for the German longsword:

00:00 Intro / recent events (UK trip, IGX 2025 Spring)
06:11 HANDWORK: Oberhaue / Hi Cuts with the long edge: Cut 1) Halb Hau / Half Cut
06:50 Cut 2) Full Hau / Cut
07:50 Cut 3) Ablauffen / Running Off
09:12 Cut 4) Abnehmen / Taking Off
12:45 All 4 Oberhaue / Hi Cut patterns put together
18:54 HANDS & FEET Rule 1) of 2): Cut from your Right, Step from your Right (and vice versa)
20:03 HANDS & FEET Rule 2) of 2): One Cut/Attack, One Step
24:40 FOOTWORK: Footwork 1): Same Side / Doubling Steps
25:38 Footwork 1a) Stepping Sideways -- Single & Double Triangels / Triangles
26:09 Footwork 2) Alternating Sides (aka simply "Stepping" or "Walking"...!)
28:45 Footwork 3) Box Step (key 4-step pattern, important for optimal pivoting!)
30:13 Footwork 3a) Cross-stepping Sideways Box Step (aka modern grapevine or carioca; note the natural twisted stepping...!!!)
30:45 Footwork 3b) Zig-Zag Sideways Box Step (note the natural lean...!!!)

...COMING SOON: once again showing how these fundamentals help us much better interpret and unlock techniques from the sources (e.g. J Meyer, PH Mair, the Bauman fechtbuch, and even sources from the early part of the tradition like von Danzig / Stahremberg, etc -- really the tradition as a WHOLE)...!!!

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