Play #462
Created: 1/24/2026
(p.177/#3) (Sword in Two Hands) (False Edge to False Edge #12) The twelfth way of attacking is that being false edge to false edge with the left foot forward and 47 The plays of the Two-Handed Sword start at #9. 48 “Elcio” is here translated as “Quillon.” It could also refer to the lugs on the blade. your opponent with the right foot forward, is, that at the attacker you will be able to cross the arms taking the left hand from the pommel of the sword and at that moment taking the (your) sword at the middle; this done, it will be necessary to pass the right foot towards his left side, striking in that tempo with the quillon of the the sword into your enemy's sword, and beating it towards his right side, and subsequently striking his face with the pommel of the sword.