Play #170

Created: 1/24/2026

Updated: 1/24/2026

(p.103/#1) (Guardia di Lioncorno vs. Porta di Ferro Larga) If your enemy is set in porta di ferro larga with his right foot forward and you are set in guardia di lioncorno with your right foot forward, such that the point of your sword looks at his sword hand; there with shrewd skill you will feint a thrust to his sword hand, to see if he has some response in mind; now if he does not react to your feint, with all possible speed you will pass your left foot forward in a great pass somewhat towards his right side, and in this passing you will trap him with your sword, driving your true edge onto his sword so that you are in a sort of cinghiara porta di ferro stretta; and subsequently you will make a presa to his sword arm, giving him immediately a thrust to the gut, or if you prefer you can pass back your left foot giving him a mezzo mandritto to the face, easing yourself then into coda lunga stretta.