After a Zornhau binds the opponent's cut, thrusting straight along their blade into the face when they are soft in the bind.
When your has met their and you feel that they are not pushing, there is nothing between your point and their face. Drive the thrust along their blade, keeping your on their so that they cannot push you off.
If they feel the thrust coming and lift to displace it, you are already in the bind for a .
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, Zornhau verse and gloss.