Play #273
Created: 1/24/2026
(p.132/#3) (Porta di Ferro Stretta vs. Guardia Alta) If your enemy has his sword in guardia alta with the right foot forward you will place yourself into porta di ferro stretta with the right foot forward, directing the point of your sword so that it guards his hand, keeping your arm extended somewhat forward; and there you will feint a thrust to his sword hand, and you will then quickly drop a great fendente onto his front foot, and subsequently you will throw a rising mandritto to his sword hand that does not go past guardia di intrare; and without any delay you will pass the left foot towards his right side turning a rising roverso ridoppio to his sword arm that ends end in guardia di lioncorno; and subsequently you will pass the right foot forward throwing an imbrocatta to his chest or to his sword arm that descends into porta di ferro stretta.