Longsword techniques: Veler

This is the text and the gloss of the technique that is called the Failer: ⠀
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Failer misleads. ⠀
Hit from below after your wish.⠀
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Gloss: The Failer is a technique which many fencers plan and hit with as they wish, and strike those who like parrying and who fence to the sword (and not to the openings of the body).⠀
Mark, when you come to him with the pre-fencing, then do as if you will strike him with a free Over-hew to the head, but pull the hew and strike him with the Thwart to the lower opening of his left or his right side (to whichever you want), and see that you are well-guarded with the hilt over your head. You may also drive this thus with the Thwart-hew.⠀
Item, the Failer drive thus: when you come to the man with the pre-fencing, then hew the Under-hew from both sides. If you then come to him with a Under-hew from your right side, then shoot in the point therewith long into the breast so he must parry, then spring quickly with the left foot on his right side and do as you will strike to there in with the Thwart, and pull the hew, and strike quickly again around to the left side.

Item, the Failer drive thus: when you come to the man with the pre-fencing, then hew the Under-hew from both sides. If you then come to him with a Under-hew from your right side, then shoot in the point therewith long into the breast so he must parry, then spring quickly with the left foot on his right side and do as you will strike to there in with the Thwart, and pull the hew, and strike quickly again around to the left side.
Or if you come from the left side with the Under-hew on him, then shoot in the point above in long and drive the driving as stands described before.

Failer twofold,
Hit him, then make with the slice.
Twofold it proceeds,
Step in left and be not lax.

Gloss: Mark, this is called the twofold Failer, drive it thus: when you come to him with the pre-fencing, then stand with the left foot before and hold your sword on your right shoulder, and when he is even to you, then spring well against him with the right foot on his left side, and do as if you would hew him with a free Thwart-strike to the left side of his head, but pull the hew before it hits, and spring with the left foot on his right side, and strike there to his head. If he parries and you hit his sword, then spring over to the same side near him, and slice him with the short edge behind his sword with the Doubling in his mouth.

Or, fall in with the sword over both arms with the slice. Also you may thus well drive the Failer from the Over-hew as from the Thwart strike when you are even or when you want.

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