The final phase of a bout in Meyer's division, in which you leave distance safely after the exchange.
Meyer divides fencing into , and Abzug. The withdrawal is not an afterthought: you must leave with a threat (a cut or point presented) so that the opponent cannot chase you with a .
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Sources and interpretation
- Joachim Meyer (1570) well-attested One of Meyer's three divisions of a bout. Gründtliche Beschreibung der Kunst des Fechtens (1570), Wiktenauer page