Holding the hilt high or low with the point toward the opponent, so the blade hangs over or under theirs and covers while it threatens.
The two hangings are the positions the hilt arrives at when you wind: the upper hanging with the hands high and the point down toward the face, the lower hanging with the hands low and the point rising. From either, the point threatens and the blade covers at the same time. The gloss links them to the four windings and to the , the position from which you feel what the opponent will do.
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 Verses on the two hangings and the speaking window.