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Liechtenauer tradition intermediate 22 states

The Krumphau: breaking Ochs and the thrust

The Krumphau: breaking Ochs and the thrust: A point on your faceYou (Vom Tag) on the left, Opponent (Ochs) on the right, at zufechten distance. Opponent in Ochs; the point is already on you. Your weight is neutral; the opponent's weight is neutral.ZufechtenYou (Vom Tag)Opponent (Ochs)
Opponent in Ochs; the point is already on you.
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Static position

Seen from behind your right shoulder: left and right, off-line steps and blade lines are visible. Drag the scene to orbit.

  • You
  • Opponent
  • Attack line
  • Exposed opening
  • Blade contact
  • Blow landed
  • Weight: you neutral · opponent neutral

Schematic diagram: it shows position, guard, blade angle, hip and shoulder rotation and the line of attack, not exact body mechanics.

Your path

0 decisions
  1. A point on your face now
Scenario map 1/22 states explored · 24 transitions · 17 complete paths
  • A point on your face
  • In the barrier guard
  • Krump onto the blade
  • Onto the point you're hit
  • The crooked cut at the hands
  • The thrust comes
  • Back to measure neutral
  • Hands snatched back
  • Invitation declined neutral
  • Overrun from above you're hit
  • Parried, then changed through you're hit
  • Rising into the cut advantage
  • The hands are struck you hit
  • The thrust beaten aside
  • Their blade held low
  • They strike around
  • Changed through under the beat you're hit
  • Chasing the strike-around disadvantage
  • Followed with the point you hit
  • Over the blade to the head you hit
  • The slice to the arms advantage
  • Thrust over the beaten blade you hit
Step 1

A point on your face

The opponent stands in right : hands beside the temple, point aimed at your face, ready to thrust. You are in at the edge of measure. Their guard threatens with the shortest motion there is, so whatever you do must deal with the point first.

Opponent's intent: Thrust the moment you come into reach.

What do you notice?

0/2 revealed

Look at the diagram first. Decide what you see for each cue, then reveal the note.

  • What is the nearest target an Ochs offers you?
  • Where must your cut NOT go?

What do you do?

Timing chips: , , .

Techniques
KrumphauSchrankhutOberhau

Your path

0 decisions
  1. A point on your face now
Scenario map 1/22 states explored · 24 transitions · 17 complete paths
  • A point on your face
  • In the barrier guard
  • Krump onto the blade
  • Onto the point you're hit
  • The crooked cut at the hands
  • The thrust comes
  • Back to measure neutral
  • Hands snatched back
  • Invitation declined neutral
  • Overrun from above you're hit
  • Parried, then changed through you're hit
  • Rising into the cut advantage
  • The hands are struck you hit
  • The thrust beaten aside
  • Their blade held low
  • They strike around
  • Changed through under the beat you're hit
  • Chasing the strike-around disadvantage
  • Followed with the point you hit
  • Over the blade to the head you hit
  • The slice to the arms advantage
  • Thrust over the beaten blade you hit

About this scenario

The is the master cut that breaks . It travels across the line with crossed hands and a wide step, arriving on the opponent's hands or blade from the side where their point cannot follow. This scenario puts you in front of a right Ochs, point on your face, and lets you try the ways in: to the hands, to the blade, from the , or not at all.

The recurring lesson is reach. A Krump that arrives is one of the safest attacks in the system; a Krump that falls short is a commitment with nothing in it.

Learning goals

  • Use the Krumphau against a point-forward guard without walking onto the point.
  • Choose between the hands and the blade as the target, and follow each with the right second action.
  • Use Schrankhut as a position that invites and then beats a thrust.
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