Joachim Meyer’s Sidesword: Parrying Techniques - Part I

In this video we cover the basic techniques of parrying described in Meyer’s 1570 Sidesword/Rapier treatise. This is not intended to be a complete disassembly of each technique, rather it is a generalised overview with some consideration of important points in the movement. This is the first of at least 2 videos covering the techniques and principles of parrying in the context of Meyer’s system. In this Video: - Setting Aside (Absetzen) - Slicing Off (Abschneiden) - Going Through (Durchgehn) - Suppressing (Dempffen) See part 2 at: