Hey, btw, the four Hengen (hangings) of Liechtenauer, consisting of the Ochs and Pflug in Winden (winding on either side), I believe actually correspond to all the possible positions achievable when engaging against the opponent's blade while still maintaining your sword's point aimed at them. Each position rises and lowers its hilt or point as necessary to maintain the contact, but still essentially holds an upper or lower Ochs or Pflug stance in guarding. This is one of the reasons why there is such a close relationship between the Ochs and the later Hangentorte, as the Hengen is simply a variation of Ochs performed in Winden, in my opinion. As our members know, we’ve long performed a two person drill in ARMA classes that teaches beginners this very thing.
{What is also interesting is that while simultaneously looking continually for openings, these positions also ward 360 degrees around the fighter ---as described in one of our parrying articles here}
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