A cut with crossed hands that falls diagonally across onto the opponent's hands or blade, stepping well out to the side.
Step out wide to the right and cut with the hands crossing so that the blade comes down and across the opponent's line. Aimed at the hands, it hits them as they cut; aimed at the blade, it beats their or thrust from to the ground.
The gloss says the Krump breaks Ochs. It also warns of its weakness: a Krump thrown short, which does not reach the opponent, can be answered with a because your point is nowhere near them.
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, Krumphau verses and gloss.