Marcus
Eccarius

Began martial arts training in Judo under my father, Bernd Eccarius-Otto, in 1987.

Involved in reenactment since 1992 through my father’s efforts to restart the Hussite festival in Bernau, which also led to the founding of the reenactment club Bernauer Briganten.

Formally trained in historical fencing since 2001 and started stage combat and performing in 2003.

Became a student of Master Peter Koza in 2014, reaching the level of Lanista (under master / podmajster) in the German and Italian school under his tutelage.

Seminar:

Provoking, Taking, Striking — exploring Joachim Meyer’s classification of cuts through the dussack’s secondary cuts

This is a conceptual seminar. We use the dussack’s secondary cuts—Entrüsthauw (Offended Cut), Bochhauw (Knocking Cut), and Weckerhauw (Whacker Cut)—to make Meyer’s core idea tangible: every cut is either provoking, taking, or striking. We’ll explore how this principle is anchored in Meyer’s system using one or two plays from the dussack section of his book. The focus is on understanding, not completeness. This seminar is designed to be interactive, with concepts explored through practical fencing actions rather than lecture only.