- Backsteppe
- In English swordplay, a simple step backward with the rear leg, sometimes followed by the lead leg.
Medieval glossary. 2014.
Backsteppe
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English great-sword fighting — several terms on English methods survive from texts such as: Double Rowndes (a molinello ), Rakes (draw cuts), Haukse and Halfe Haukes (strikes from the high guard, such as the Posta de falcone in Italian schools), the Cockstep (similar to the… … Medieval glossary
