Bloßen

German (“openings”) The fencer’s body divided by two imaginary lines –across the belt and vertexes –into four Blossen: a right and left upper and lower Blossen. The name probably came from organized fight practice, particularly from the instructions and theory part, where it was in the first lesson as a term for any unprotected body parts. The Four Openings are areas to aim at in combat, the first opening is the opponent’s right side, the second opening is their left side above the belt, and the other openings are their right and left sides below the belt. Liechtenauer first proposed the idea of there being only “four quarters” or openings” high and low, left and right. English text MS. 39564 also refers to “smyting” the quarters or to “pley a quarter”.