Play #160

Created: 1/24/2026

(p.99/#4) (Guardia Alta vs. Sword in Presence) Finding yourself in guardia alta with your right foot forward, set such that it will appear you intend to throw a mandritto fendente onto his head, and he will be set such that the point of his sword watches your hand, so that if you should throw the mandritto fendente he will give you a thrust to the sword hand; and so I want you to feint a mandritto fendente onto his head, inducing him to push the thrust to your hand, and as he does you will, with great quickness, take his sword with your left hand, then you will give him whatever attack you prefer.