Talhoffer’s Poleaxe: Part 6

Part six of our series on Hans Talhoffer’s poleaxe plays from the 1467 “Württemberg“ edition (Cod. icon. 394.a). This video looks at counters to neck hooks similar to what we’ve seen in previous videos (47v - 48v). As I was editing this, I did notice our setup with the thrust at the beginning ends up with the opposite leg leading compared to the illustration. The text in the manuscript only gives a little commentary; “Here has he displaced the stab and hit him around the neck and will wrench. He has s