Play #332
Created: 1/24/2026
(p.151/#2) (Coda Lunga Stretta with the Left Foot Forward vs. Any) Your enemy again being in what guard he wants, you will yourself be set with your left foot forward in coda lunga stretta; and there you will push at him a stoccata trivillata to his hand, with your left foot forward, and then lifting subsequently your sword over the head in the manner off guardia di testa, you will be able to then offend him in three ways: First you will feint a rising falso to the sword hand, passing presently with your right foot forward, demonstrating another feint of a tramazzone to the head; and as soon as he wants to defend himself, you will immediately make a roverso to his front leg that descends into coda lunga larga, turning presently a rising falso traversato to the sword hand. Secondly, you will be able to make the same falso feint, passing then in that instant with your right foot forward, and all in a single tempo pushing a thrust to the right side of his face, and as he defends himself, you will subsequently turn a tramazzone to his face that descends to porta di ferro stretta. Thirdly, you will again feint the rising falso to the hand passing nevertheless with the right foot forward, and then will go into guardia di testa for your defense; you will turn then a mandritto tondo to the face, or to the sword arm, or to the front leg, but such that it goes to guardia sopra braccio. Then for your security, you will not stop at all, but will throw the right foot back, while making a roverso to his sword hand that descends into coda lunga larga.