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self-respecting Landsknecht is not one to be caught without a weapon. In the words of the best fencers, what is held in your hand is not the weapon, for that is merely a tool. The real weapon is the mind that manipulates the tool. Combined with the German mindset that each new weapon style builds upon the style that came before it (and the oldest style is unarmed wresting), a Landsknecht knows that even when he is unarmed, he is his own weapon. Therefore, a true Landsknecht is never weaponless.
These martial art techniques were written in fechtbücher, which translates literally as "Fight Books." Famous fechtbücher are attributed to the likes of Sigmund Ringeck (1440s), who was a student of Johannes Liechtenauer, Hans Talhoffer (1443–1467), Joachim Meyer (1570), and even Albrecht Dürer (1512). Much of the knowledge from these fencing masters has been transcribed to what we refer to as the Saint Maximilian "FechtWeb."
We begin with a glossary of terms and then instructions on pike manipulation. The pike is the primary weapon of the Landsknechte; a Landsknecht without a pike is a bird without wings.
Glossary of Weapons
Pike Commands
Longsword Basics
Longsword Additional Guards
Dusack
In addition to the above information, an archive of old information previously gathered remains archived on this site. Our goal is to replace the archive with current information; but until that time comes, you can still view the old Saint Maximilian Fechtweb.
The Old St. Max FechtWeb
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