What I can say as a kinda new HEMA practitioner (only started 2 years ago) is that, while the mordhau/mordshlag isn’t that common in historical fencing treaties, a lot of them have other creative ways of using a sword. The most common one is half swording, which consists in placing one hand on the blade of your sword to make it easier to aim at smaller targets like the opponent’s visor or joints. It’s also really common to use the sword as a wresting tool, by using the pommel or the blade to put you opponent in an arm lock for example.
There’s even one instance of a fencing treaty describing the act of screwing off your own pommel before a fight and throwing it at your opponent to distract them while you charge.
What I can say as a kinda new HEMA practitioner (only started 2 years ago) is that, while the mordhau/mordshlag isn’t that common in historical fencing treaties, a lot of them have other creative ways of using a sword. The most common one is half swording, which consists in placing one hand on the blade of your sword to make it easier to aim at smaller targets like the opponent’s visor or joints. It’s also really common to use the sword as a wresting tool, by using the pommel or the blade to put you opponent in an arm lock for example.
There’s even one instance of a fencing treaty describing the act of screwing off your own pommel before a fight and throwing it at your opponent to distract them while you charge.
I would add: throwing your sword as if it was a javelin.
End him rightly!