master cuts

[Eddie Smith]

could anyone list them for me w/ discriptions

[danielcarcich]

There's a really nice explanation here on the ARMA website, complete with pictures:

http://www.thearma.org/essays/mastercuts.html

[Jaron Bernstein]

could anyone list them for me w/ discriptions

For descriptions I refer you to the source manuals. They are:

Sheitelhau - breaks Alber
Zwerchhau - breaks all that comes from above
Krumphau - breaks Ox
Schielhau - breaks Pflug

and arguably Zornhau - breaks Zornhau

[Sal Bertucci]

Dah!! We need some more variety to those avatars! I keep getting confused.

[Jonathan Newhall]

I agree Sal.


The ARMA article on what the master strikes are and aren't is a tiny bit outdated, though, from what I've heard (especially regarding the "ARMA Krump"), so perhaps some more recent work would be better for him such as "Sigmund Ringeck's Knightly art of the Longsword" available at many online bookstores.

[Sal Bertucci]

I consider that one of the older books.

[Jonathan Newhall]

Not as old as the ARMA arcticle!

[Sal Bertucci]

Touché (I apologize to the French among us for my poor spelling)

[Randall Pleasant]

I agree Sal.


The ARMA article on what the master strikes are and aren't is a tiny bit outdated, though, from what I've heard (especially regarding the "ARMA Krump"), so perhaps some more recent work would be better for him such as "Sigmund Ringeck's Knightly art of the Longsword" available at many online bookstores.

The book "Sigmund Ringeck's Knightly art of the Longsword" was published back in 2003, well before the article. In any case, much of the interpretations seen in the book and the article are very outdated, especially the Krump. John Clements' new interpretation of the Krump is completely different from anything in any current book or article.

[Jonathan Newhall]

I agree Sal.


The ARMA article on what the master strikes are and aren't is a tiny bit outdated, though, from what I've heard (especially regarding the "ARMA Krump"), so perhaps some more recent work would be better for him such as "Sigmund Ringeck's Knightly art of the Longsword" available at many online bookstores.

The book "Sigmund Ringeck's Knightly art of the Longsword" was published back in 2003, well before the article. In any case, much of the interpretations seen in the book and the article are very outdated, especially the Krump. John Clements' new interpretation of the Krump is completely different from anything in any current book or article.

Is that so? Guess I don't know any recent books, then. Still, it's a good cross-reference.


Speaking of Clements' interpretations, weren't we supposed to get an article on footwork sometime soon?

[John R. Schmidt]

yeah, Ive waiting on that too

[Randall Pleasant]

yeah, Ive waiting on that too

Even those of us who have received it in class from JC and have been using it are waiting on the artcle too! Hopefully it will be out this coming week.