Play #269
Created: 1/24/2026
(p.131/#3) (Porta Di Ferro Larga with the Right Foot Forward vs. Sword in Presence) If your enemy has his sword in presence with either foot forward; you will place yourself in porta di ferro larga with the right foot forward; and there you will throw a rising falso to his sword hand that does not pass porta di ferro stretta; and then you will immediately turn the sword back into the porta di ferro larga; after that you will feint another falso, similar to that first, but while throwing the falso you will mutate the sword pushing make a show that you will turn another another once a falso similar to the first, but that action you will change the sword pushing in the left hand, with all the agility that you may, to the end that the enemy {non se ne accorga} of such to change and there you will make a feint of preparing to throw the aforesaid falso, and with all possible speed you will at him take his sword with your right and in the same tempo you will pass the right foot somewhat forward, and so similarly at him you will throw the with the left hand a mandritto onto his head or a stocatta to the chest or, wheresoever you will want.