Catching a descending cut on the crossguard with the hands high, so the point and hilt stand above the head.
Against a or another cut from above, raise the hilt so that the crossguard takes the blade and the point stands up. From the Kron the fencer can step in and run through to wrestling, or push the opponent's blade aside. The gloss describes it mainly as the opponent's answer to the Scheitelhau, which the Scheitelhau then breaks by turning the edge to the arms in a slice.
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 Scheitelhau verses on the Kron and the slice that breaks it.