Meyers Irongate (Eisenport) Interpretation - Longsword HEMA

Joachim Meyer describes irongate (eisenport) with the longsword as having a close relationship to the crossed guard (schrankhut). This video explores that relationship and a few of Meyer’s irongate plays. I use Dr. Jeffrey Forgeng’s translation in this video. The Art of Combat, Greenhill Books, 2006. Intro music: The altered segment of “Master of the Feast” by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Attribution 3.0 International License. Kevin McLeod in no way endorses this video.