Back Blade Strikes

These are 21 various sword strikes using the Back edge of the broadsword blade, commonly referred to as "Wraps". Many are variants of other shots but should be worked as separate distinct strikes to ingrain their use. A Mechanics page will be added later to expand further on the methodology of snaps, cleaves, wraps, slots, etc...

Overhead Wrap

A back blade shot using the roll-over "wrap" mechanic thrown overhead to strike the opponent's head/shoulders from above.

Spine Wrap

A back blade shot using the deep roll-over "wrap" mechanic thrown overhead and past your opponent's body to strike the opponent's back/spine from above.

Head Wrap

A back blade shot using the roll-over "wrap" mechanic to reach around past your opponent's guard to strike them in the Head on the side closest to your weapon.

Body Wrap

A back blade shot using the roll-over "wrap" mechanic to reach around past your opponent's guard to strike them in the Body on the side closest to your weapon.

Leg Wrap

A back blade shot using the roll-over "wrap" mechanic to reach around past your opponent's guard to strike them in the Leg on the side closest to your weapon.

Rising Head Wrap

A back blade shot using the roll-over "wrap" mechanic to reach around past your opponent's guard to strike them in the Head on the side closest to your weapon. The blow starts from a low position and rolls high into the head past a lowered guard.

Sinking Leg Wrap

A back blade shot using the roll-over "wrap" mechanic to reach around past your opponent's guard to strike them in the Leg on the side closest to your weapon. The blow starts from a high position and rolls low into the leg past a raised guard.

Offside Head Wrap

A back blade shot using the offside roll-over "wrap" mechanic to reach around past your opponent's guard to strike them in the Head on the side furthest from your weapon.

Offside Body Wrap

A back blade shot using the offside roll-over "wrap" mechanic to reach around past your opponent's guard to strike them in the Body on the side furthest from your weapon.

Offside Leg Wrap

A back blade shot using the offside roll-over "wrap" mechanic to reach around past your opponent's guard to strike them in the Leg on the side furthest from your weapon.

Inside Thigh Wrap

A back blade shot using the roll-over "wrap" mechanic to reach past your opponent's inside edge of his shield guard to strike them in the inner Leg on the side furthest from your weapon.

Clearing Wrap

A back blade shot using the roll-over "wrap" mechanic thrown directly in front of you from overhead but parallel to your opponent's frontage. The shot is designed to strike along inside the edge of his shield/weapon guard to strike the arms holding the guarding device.

Back Blade Slot

The inverted back blade slot uses the roll-over "wrap" mechanic with a large outside wind up and is thrown with the blade inverted and the hilt high to strike in the center gap between the opponent's sword and shield.

Shortblade Head Wrap

The "Offswitch" is a Shortblade Head Wrap that uses the roll-over "wrap" mechanic but focuses on pulling the wrap in tight and striking with the base of the blade. Strikes hard.

Shortblade Body Wrap

The Shortblade Body Wrap that uses the roll-over "wrap" mechanic but focuses on pulling the wrap in tight and striking with the base of the blade. Close quarters. Strikes hard. Mostly useful against those without shields.

Shortblade Leg Wrap

The Shortblade Leg Wrap that uses the roll-over "wrap" mechanic but focuses on pulling the wrap in tight and striking with the base of the blade. More of a "wrist/thumb" leading wrap. Close quarters. Strikes hard.

Grasscutter Wrap

The Grasscutter Leg Wrap uses the roll-over "wrap" mechanic but glides low to the ground, more horizontally, then pulling the wrap up and raising it into the leg at the last moment. Useful for getting under a low-slung guard.

"J" Hook Wrap

The J Hook Wrap uses the roll-over "wrap" mechanic by throwing the tip of the blade arcing low to the ground and then raising it up along the inside of the opponent's lower guard edge. Can be used to hit the leg or brought up higher into the body.

Outside Top Wrap

The Outside Top Wrap uses the roll-over "wrap" mechanic by starting as a head wrap but at the 90 degree mark rolling the blade over to the top of the head across the midpoint (ear to ear) instead of reaching further back.

Top Wrap

The standard Top Wrap uses the roll-over "wrap" mechanic but starts more like a slot or top snap, rolling over just before impact with the top of the head. Often great to get just past an opponent's block at medium range.

Passing Face Wrap

The Passing Face Wrap uses the roll-over "wrap" mechanic but starts more like deep head wrap but as the hilt gets past your shoulder, and your opponent's guard rolls back for a deep wrap, you roll the blade with a quick whip striking to the face from the side..

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