Play #277

Created: 1/24/2026

(p.133/#4) (Porta di Ferro Stretta vs. Any) If you are set in porta di ferro stretta with the right foot forward and your enemy is placed in any position he likes; there you will pass the left foot traversing towards his right side, shifting your sword into porta di ferro larga, exposing yourself to the enemy and inviting an attack; you will stay mindful that as soon as he intends to strike you, then you will step forward with the right foot defending yourself with the false edge of the sword against the coming attack, and subsequently you will throw at him a roverso fendente that cuts from your enemy's head to his feet, the sword then descending into coda lunga larga; and then subsequently you will pass the left foot forward feinting an imbrocatta to his face; and subsequently you will pass the right foot forward throwing the sword hand back as though you now intend to throw some other attack {having provoked him to defend against the imbrocatta}; and so, without any delay, you will feint an imbrocatta to his face and soon as he makes some movement to defend himself from this imbrocatta, you will strike his sword hand with a rising falso that goes in the manner of guardia sopra braccio; and then you will immediately withdraw the right foot back throwing a roverso to his sword hand that ends in coda lunga larga.