Dropping the point under the opponent's blade to thrust on the other side, avoiding their attempt to bind.
When the opponent tries to meet your blade, you let your point dip under theirs and come up on the other side, thrusting. It punishes fencers who reach for your blade. The glosses warn against changing through against someone who keeps the point on you, because dropping your point then walks you onto theirs.
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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 Durchwechseln.