In the process of technical reconstruction within HEMA, our primary sources are manuscripts or Fechtbuch. However, these treatises were rarely written with beginners in mind. Johannes Liechtenauer, the grandmaster of the German longsword tradition, left behind cryptic poems (Zettel), which his students and later followers transcribed with their own notes and commentaries. As a result, many manuscripts essentially served as personal logs. For example, MS. 3227a is a vital resource for our reconstruction, yet it contains everything from culinary recipes and heat-treatment processes for blade-smithing to alchemy and even invocations to summon demons. In other cases, manuscripts are fragmented reconstructions; the work attributed to the famous master Sigmund Ringeck, his treatise is actually a composite curated by scholars who spent years integrating various disparate fragments.

In this lecture, I would like to share a 16th-century manuscript from an unknown author. It is even an incomplete work with an undefined system. While the content is scattered, it remains a fascinating piece of documentation for HEMA study. This session will be conducted in a relaxed, seminar-style format—feel free to join us.

Instructor: Schaow Fang. An instructor at Vor & Nach HEMA, specializing in German longsword, messer, and Spanish rapier. Fang is among the few practitioners in Taiwan to have developed a competitive system based strictly on the original interpretation of historical Destreza treatises—successfully bridging the gap between historical scholarship and modern tournament performance.