Paulus Hector Mair - Peasant Stick #2

This is an interpretation of peasent stick play #2 from Paulus Hector Mair’s enormous compendium of martial arts teachings “Opus Amplissimum de Arte Athletica“ (MSS ). ⭣⭣⭣ More information available below ⭣⭣⭣ Source: Dresden I Transcription (1540s) by Pierre-Henry Bas Fencer: Fabian & Leonard [2] A bind with the peasant staff When you go together, then arrange yourself so in this piece. Stand with your right foot forward and hold your staff with your left hand at your back end, your right in the middle with a stretched arm. If he then also stands with his right foot against you and holds his staff in both hands like you and strikes towards you, then also drive towards his strike with your staff [and] bind him with that. When you have bound him so and you feel that he resists you strongly, then step with your left leg on his right side, and strike him to his right arm. If he strikes at you so, then hang your staff well down on your right side. Thus with that you take his strike from him. Then, follow to with your left leg and strike him to his head on his right side. With that step back from him. [2] Ainn anpünd In der Bauren stangen Item wann Ir zusamen gond So schickh dich also Inn dises stuckh stannd mit deinem rechten fuosz vor vnnd haldt dein stanngen mit deinner linckhen hand bey deinnem hindern Ort. dein rechte Inn der mitt. mit gestracktem Arm. stat er dann auch mit seinnem rechten fuosz gögen dir vnnd hellt sein stanngen Inn baiden henden als du vnnd schlecht dir entgögen. so far mit deinner stanngen seinem schlag auch entgögen pind Im damit an. hastu Im also angepunden vnnd empfindt das Er dir starckh wider hellt. so trit mit deinem lincken schennckel auf sein rechte seiten vnnd schlag Im nach seinem rechten Arm. Schlecht er dir alsozu so henng mit deinner stanngen wol vnndersich auf dein rechte seiten so nimbstu Im seinen schlag damit ab. Indes volg mit deinem lincken schennckel hinnach vnnd schlag Im nach seinem haupt seiner rechten seiten. trit damit von Im zuRuckh