Halberd

[1] Now I give the halberd. I will teach it first from the Driving Cuts which are very useful in the wrenching.

Item: Firstly do this, stand with the left foot forward so that you lead with the left, hold your halberd in the right Ox and rip through with the hook from your right over the left leg, the second cut through from your left shoulder with the blade, so that again you come into the right Ox, thus drive these two cuts together, the one from the right with the hook is a rip, the second with the blade is a cut.

[2] Item: Stand with the left foot forward, the halberd beside your right, the point at the ground, cut the first with the hook from below diagonally through the opponent, the second from your right also from below diagonally through the opponent with the blade, the third rip again through from below with the hook from your left like the first, the fourth also again from the lower right with the blade like the second and from then on however many cuts as you want through the cross from below or like the first driving from above, to your advantage and note that the rip with the hook is from the right and is the Taker, the cut from the left is the Hitter, however if you lead with the right hand forward, then the rip comes from the left and the cut from the right.

[3] Once again stand with the left forward and cut the Low Cut from your left with the blade so that you come into the right Ox, from there rip downwards over your left leg thus you may drive the rip and cut together from below and above over your left thigh until you see an advantage.

[4] Note if you have a halberd or a partisan with a blade, and you lead the weapon high to your left, and one thrusts or cuts at you, then step out to your left side and cut his incoming strike or thrust with a High Cut to the ground, and thrust him quickly upwards to the face this goes to both sides.

[5] Item: If you have the halberd in front of you in the Side Guard, then take his thrust or strike with the blade and thrust him to the next opening, the same as when you are positioned in the Low Guard.

[6] Note when you are positioned in a Low Guard, then pay attention when he thrusts at you, then step out and thrust in with him simultaneously how it is taught in the staff.

[7] Item: If you stand before one in the Low Guard, then note when thrusts at you, then drive to him with your blade with a rip on his blade and wrench to you to one side, Indes thrust quickly from below to his face.

[8] Note: If you stand in a Low Guard before an opponent, then pay attention when he will work at you from above or to your face, so see when you can catch his halberd with your blade, then do it with force upwards and as soon as he goes off, then thrust forth to the opening that you certainly have.

[9] Note when one is almost at you, then pull upwards while instantly sinking with the point to the ground, so that your rear hand is high above your head, turn out his thrust then through the hanging between you and him, set it off into his face, or attack him with the blade also to his forward set leg, pulling to you.

[10] If he leads his halberd too high, then remain nearly on his blade and run in under him with the rear point, work with winding over his staff or under his arm and search with the rear point for the opening.

[11] Note when you have caught one from below with your blade and he strikes at you from above, then step out to one side and allow the halberd to run through with winding over to his face.

[12] Item: Stand with the left foot before the halberd, with the point at the ground if one thrusts at you, then turn his thrust away from your left and in the parrying step with your right foot behind your left and thrust likewise with him to his face.

[13] Be careful when someone thrusts at you, keep your halberd to your left, and when he stabs you, catch his blade with yours and pull it to you on your right side, so you take away his halberd.

[14] Item: If you bind on his blade with yours, then drive with your blade a little above his, and wind with your blade over his staff and wrench downwards, then yank his weapon on the Weak and change through by his right and thrust him to the chest.

[15] Item: Bind on him from your right, if he is a little hard, then change through to the other side and thrust him to the face, if he parries this thrust then turn the blade above his staff and wrench it to yourself.

[16] If you bind on to him from your left, then change through and thrust to the other side, to the half part, as soon as he turns away your thrust and will quickly thrust after, then note when he thrusts that you step out from his thrust to your right side and shove the halberd off from you and over his staff, capture him with your blade around his neck and pull to you or catch him by his forward hand, and wrench that away, yank his halberd away from him and then thrust after.

[17] Item: If he thrusts above at you then turn his thrust off from your left, catch him by his forward most leg and wrench him to you.

[18] If you come to him with your left foot forward and also your left hand forward on the staff, then lift your rear point over your head and let the blade run down next to your left side. Then strike a High Blow from your left shoulder and as soon as he moves upwards to displace, so turn the strike into a thrust and stab him under his displacement to the chest.

[19] Note when one brings at you a Round Strike with the hook, that you must drive this strike upwards with your hook to parry, so pay attention as soon as he reverses it into a thrust, then remain with your arms high and sink the blade beside your lower left, then turn out his thrust from your left between he and you, through the hanging and thrust from below to his belly.

[20] Item: Do a high Round Strike from your left and once you note that he drives out to capture the strike, then pull the strike in the air and cut him diagonally to his forward placed knee. Thus you come through to your right side, if he thrusts after again or not, then thrust him quickly to his left with a step back.

[21] Item: Thrust him to his right to the face, and if he wards this thrust, then allow your halberd to run around your head into a Round Strike, cut him to the opening inside or outside or hold the wrenching with a cutting off.

[22] Item: Position yourself in the Field Guard, if one thrusts at you, then take the thrust with your blade, let your halberd shoot forward and around your head Indes let go with your left hand and then grab the staff again behind the right hand, cut him to the head with power.

[23] When one will make the Wrath Strike at you, then reverse your forward hand so that the thumb is pointed at you, and spring well in under his strike, capture it between both your hands, quickly let go with the right hand, grab the staff forward of the left hand, lay it on him at your pleasure.

[24] Note when you have thrown a power strike at him or failed with it, then spring the blade quickly after, quickly pull with a rip upwards or when you spring after with the halberd from below away from you, or when you fail with the cut then pull the staff back up again around your head and cut at him a Wecht Strike (Overhanging Strike?), in the strike grab your staff again for the thrust he shall not be able to hit anyone with the halberd to his benefit.

[25] Item: In the wrenching hold fast and pay good attention, when wrenching to yourself, that you do not go (away), so that you don't open yourself, rather always wrench downwards or out to a side, or else he will follow after your wrench to your face.

[26] Item: In the winding and running in don't be too high, for generally you will not be harmed by it at all, to the winding must belong a very great speed, if you note that someone wants to run in at you with winding, then jump back a little with the halberd across your body or come in before quickly to the opening.