Okay. A number of things:
The fighter who is in this clip Kim opens with a paddling move in order to break away the point of the fighter who is Me (Martin) in the clip.
IMO, Kim doesn't really move your point sufficiently off-line to warrant an attack. The way it looks now he simply disengages and moves in with the pommel. Highly dangerous on his part since he hasn't moved your point off-line, nor does he maintain any control of your blade.
If this would succeed you would en up in a position like on plate 48:TH1467, alas for Kim I indes do a Nachreisen shown on the plate 40:TH1467 and proceed through plate 54:TH1467.
This is what is hardest for me to swallow personally. To be blunt: You could simply go from plate 48 directly to plate 54.
As per our original interpretation. Plate 40, even being a separate technique, needent be there at all.
A small comment on plate 48: Mikael and I have re-evaluated our interpretation of this one, Martin. We are currently leaning towards an interpretation where the
right fighter reacts to an attempted sword entaglement from the left fighter -as opposed to the right fighter instigating the whole thing. That helps to explain the swords relative positions among other things.
Plate 40: This is where a multitude of problems arise (in regards to the videoclip). In
Alte Armatur und Ringkunst Talhoffer calls it a schwertnemen. Which is exactly what it is actually. Take a close look at plate 40 and you will quickly notice that both fighters are in stances with their left legs leading. Also, note that the position of your hands does not match the positions of the hands of the left fighter in plate 40. He has got one hand facing inwards and one hand facing outwards.
Not a position you would end up in if simply transitioning from Brentschiren.
I think me and Mikael have finally figured this one out. We could videotape it and post it if you like.
Plate 54: Just some minor comments. In
Alte Armatur und Ringkunst Talhoffer calls this the Gurgelstich, and aims it at one of the upper Blossen. Granted, that fighter executes his Stich from an almost countered Mortschlag, but the general principle is the same. But upper or lower Blossen both work fine though, even though the fighter in the 1467 Ed also hits one of the upper Blossen. You are perfectly correct in using it as a counter against the "throat hooking takedown" though. This is how you and I have interpreted and trained it from the get go after all.
Never the less: Keep up the great work and stay focused. <img src="/forum/images/icons/smile.gif" alt="" />
