Meyer's longsword 101 - Chapter 11 - Fencing from the stances: Wrath

Play 1: You take the vor

#	You	Opponent
1	Move into right wrath guard
2		Do nothing
3	Step and cut Zorn from right to left ear
4		Parry left
5	Cut unterhau from left
6		Parry right, not lift arms to strike
7	Slice their arms, then give them a good shove backwards, then cut at the closest opening
8		Parry and recover, attempt to cut back at opponent
9	Set aside, slice off, or slice their arms. Shove them off and cut at their body again...
10	Etc.*

*Basically, alternate between slicing to their body, then to their sword, then to their body. This is probably just general good advice.

Play 2: They cut at your to your left

#	You	Opponent
1	Stand in right wrath
2		Cut right zorn(?)
3	Step right and push hilt over your head into a left hanging, and catch their cut on your flat
4	Step left and wind cut with short edge under their sword at their head (a schielhau, ending in left Ox)
5		Parry right
6	Yank upwards and cut an unterhau from your left to their lower right
7		Parry right
8	Don't let them parry and cut prelhau (with flat) from right to their left ear
9	Exit while cutting away

Play 3: They cut at you from above

#	You	Opponent
1	Stand in right wrath	Stand in tag
2		Cut straight down oberhau from above
3	Cut a mittelhau from right to their left ear
4	Follow throug hthe cut with a krumphau or Round, knocking their blade away
5		Raise blade
6	As they raise the blade, cut a Round or Krumphau from the left to the right, knocking aside their blade
7	Swing your blade around your head and cut a flat Prelhau from your left to their right ear, as a mittelhau.

Play 4: They don't want to cut

#	You	Opponent
1	Right wrath guard	?
2	Lean forward onto your left leg and cut a zorn down to left Change guard, without taking a passing step. Cut back up with the short edge to Wrath. Do this 2 or 3 times.
3	When the opportunity arises, as you cut up with the short edge, yank the sword around your head and cut an unterhau from your left to their lower right, while advancing with two steps
4		Parry right
5	Cut a zwerch from your right to their left ear, raising pommel to make the cut go deeper
6		Parry left
7	Feint a Zwerch or Unterhaiu from your left to their right, then quickly cut back around from your right as you retreat.

Play 5

#	You	Opponent
1	Cut into right wrath	Low guard
2		Lift up sword to strike
3	Plunging cut to feint a high thrust, into right Ox.
4	Unterhau from the right with a retreat, to their left arm or ear
5		Cut in simultaneously
6	Prelhau from left
7	Feint a cut from your right, then cut a Circle (basically a Krumphau) at their right ear, then cut a Scheitelhau
8		Parry right
9	Go up into the Crown
10	Cut two Zwerches, left and then right

Rule [Regel]

'When you stand in the right or left Wrath, and one cuts at your from below, either at your right or left opening: cut at that from above with the long edge and, in that moment in which the weapons contact, shoot the point on top of their sword at their face. Lift your hands indesly and work at the closest opening using the sequences mentioned above or below.'

Play 6: Left wrath

#	You	Opponent
1	From left Wrath guard, drive 2 or 3 cuts into right change and back
2	When ready, as you cut up with the short edge, cut a left Unterhau, then swing it around (Round) and cut another left Unterhau
3		Parry right
4	Cut a Zwerch from your right at their left ear
5		Parry left
6	Now cut/flick Zwerches at all four openings, regardless of whether you use the flat, long or false edge

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