Displacing an attack with a thrust, so that the parry and the counter-thrust are the same motion.
To set aside is to meet a cut or thrust with your own thrust from or , turning the blade so that your strong catches theirs while your point goes to their body. Done well, the opponent's attack is displaced and they are hit in one tempo.
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Sources and interpretation
- Johannes Liechtenauer (Wiktenauer article, with the Zettel and its glosses) Article text CC BY-SA 4.0; hosted translations generally CC BY-NC-SA 4.0; the historical text is public domain Zettel and gloss on Absetzen.