Joachim Meyer’s Longsword: Schlussel (The Key)

Schlussel is a position which is characteristic to Meyer’s system and sometimes the subject of controversy as to its usefulness. In this video we’ll try to discover Schlussel in its “natural habitat“ by looking at simple movements from first principles. From this we’ll move into Schlussel as a provocation and as a launching point for thrusts in opposition, and finally see the posture in some of Meyer’s plays.