Play #9 - First schutzen

Commentary

An important play that gives us a lot of information. 

It is the first introduction to schutzen, and it is immediatelly used as a siege (instead of a defence). This is one of high schutzen that preemptively covers the cut from above, which is exactly what priest's secunda custodia is ready to do. 

The priest reacts by the same schutzen, that crosses the sword of the opponent and creates a neutral bind. The priest's schutzen can be used as a position (when taking a position softly), but it can also be performed actively as a cut into the scholars blade, attempting to beat it away.

The three options (that are same for both fencers) are mentioned:

• an active durchtretten if the shutzen was not a beat
• a strike from the left after the blade was beaten away by active schutzen.
• a strike from the right after the blade was beaten away by active schutzen.

Durchtretten and defence against it

The second page shows us the scholar performing and active durchtretten. We are also shown a defence against it, that is possibly based on a play of binder and the bound, even though it is not mentioned here. The defender whould follow the sword of the attacker, and if the attacker strikes from durchtretten, the defender should defend by a rebind to the left side. 

The text also describes (not shows) what the defence against an active beating schutzen would be. Possibly it is about following the momentum that our sword got from the beat, going with the sword down and striking the hands of the opponent from below. If this is joined by a step back, it would be a reaction similar to falling under. If not, the we would have to protect ourselves from the opponent's followup cut only with the shield. 

The last image is showing that if the scholar's durchtretten was defended by a rebind, he will continue with a stichslack. Which is a recommended action to do from binding below and on the right.