Translation by Rachel Barkley The Position of a High Blow Against a Low One You will position your body in this kind of competition by reasoning which will soon be described[1]. You will fix forward the left foot, you will grasp the flail in Scales[2] against the enemy so that the flail-body is inclined toward […]
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Mair’s Peasant Flail 7: Habitus Superni Ictus Contra Inferiorem Leave a comment
Mair’s Peasant Flail 6: Ratio Superni Ictus Contra Medium Leave a comment
Translation by Rachel Barkley Reckoning of a High Blow against the Middle You will accustom yourself to a fight of this kind: Put forward the left foot, grasp the body of the flail with both hands from your right flank[1] against your enemy, from this position thence you will direct the hanging part of […]
Mair’s Peasant Flail 5: Ictus Superus Ex Flagello Leave a comment
Translation by Rachel Barkley High Strike from the Flail Rightly here you will have wished to use this position. You will plant forward the right foot, you will apply the right hand in the middle of the flail, the left hand on the lower end, and from this position you will strike with the hanging […]
War of the Wings VI Round 2: Leading questions 3 comments
As much as I hate the totally non-content-generating nature of Facebook (seriously, I feel shame looking at my own wall and realizing how much of it is just “I THOUGHT THIS WAS AWESOME YOU SHOULD TOO!” Though, isn’t what this blog tends to be anyway?) I do wish I could tag people. Because some I […]
Mair’s Peasant Flail 4: Ictus Forma Qua Caput Adpetitur Contra Aversionis Habitum Leave a comment
Translation by Rachel Barkley A Blow by Which the Head is Attacked against a Deflecting Position[1] It is necessary that you take this manner against your enemy in the fight. You will put forward the right foot, you should grip the lower end of the flail with both hands and from this position you should […]
War of the Wings VI 1 comment
The foot is still bum enough that I didn’t take a shot at fighting this one, but instead marshalled. I may share my observations, but figured I’d get the input of those who actually fought first. So, chime in!
Mair’s Peasant Flail 3: Contactus Ex Primo Congressu Duo Per Flagella Leave a comment
Translation by Rachel Barkley Two Contacts[1] from the First Fight[2] With Flails You will place yourself in this manner[3]. You will fix forward the left foot, you in the position of first contact will hold the lower part of the flail with the left hand. If you apply force in the middle[4] using the […]
Mair’s Peasant Flail 2: Ictus Superus Contra Habitum Aversionis Leave a comment
Translation by Rachel Barkley High Strike against a Deflecting Position In the fight against your enemy by this practice, that is to say imitating what is here[1], you will adjust yourself such that you will put forward the left foot, you will hold the flail near the upper part with the right hand, the lower […]
Mair’s Peasant Flail 1: Ictus Duo Superiores Tribuli Leave a comment
Translation by Rachel Barkley Two Upper Strokes of the Flail According to this stance, you will position yourself in this manner in the fight. You will fix[1] forward the left foot. You will grasp the flail around the lower part with the left hand. You will seize the hanging part of the flail together with […]
Mair’s Peasant Flail 0: Introduction Leave a comment
This is a bit of a fleshing-out of my classnotes from this past University. I figured it might provide some context for the rest of the posts on flail. History of German martial arts and Paulus Hector Mair Mair is at the tail-end of the Liechtenauer Tradition Liechtenauer was “The Way” of German Fencing for […]