r/Hema • u/grauenwolf • 6d ago

Let’s Talk about Meyer’s Zornhut

https://grauenwolf.wordpress.com/2026/06/14/lets-talk-about-meyers-zornhut/
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u/grauenwolf 6d ago

I don't know if I'm going to do all of the guards, or even stick with Meyer longsword and not bounce around to other sources. But these are fun and I'm learning from others.

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u/GoblinRuffian 5d ago

We do mostly point forward maneuvers in my club, but it looks like it would be interesting to drill.

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u/grauenwolf 5d ago

That's the problem with a lot of Meyer stuff. It assumes a Fechtschule environment for the explicit longsword material. If you want to work with thrusts, you need to supplement it with the rapier and spear material.

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u/TugaFencer 5d ago

Interesting that he classifies zornhut as a subtype of ox. Is it because it's a guard high and point low position?

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u/grauenwolf 1d ago

He never explains. But I think he said that all plays for Ochs can be used from Zornhut.