Play #284
Created: 1/24/2026
(p.136/#2) (Porta di Ferro Larga vs. Sword in Presence) If your enemy has his sword in presence, you will place yourself with the sword in the right hand in porta di ferro larga with the right foot forward; and there you will make a feint of turning a rising falso to the sword hand and nonetheless you will change the sword into your left hand; and here you will throw the right foot forward somewhat near the left, and thence you will immediately pass the right foot forward, throwing a stoccata trivillata to the left side of his face; and as soon as he will want to defend himself, you will throw with great speed a mandritto fendente to his head or to his sword arm that drops then into porta di ferro stretta, the right leg needing to follow behind the left.