- Unterhau
- German (“under cuts”) Any upward or rising strikes made from below the waist (Unterhuten), either diagonal (Zornhau) or vertical (Scheitelhau). Usually made with the Langer Schneide (long edge).
Medieval glossary. 2014.
Unterhau
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