Play #492
Created: 1/24/2026
(p.182/#2) (Sword and Duelling Glove) (Coda Lunga Stretta with the Left Foot Forward) Finding yourself against your enemy, you being placed in coda lunga stretta with the left foot forward and he being in the same; there you will be able to press him by making a gathering step, letting the right foot push the left foot forward, it will not be necessary to here throw any attack, but in this action you will be provoking him to either attack you or retreat, and as he does one or the other to you, or if he should try to make a presa to your sword, or act according to some other design, it will be possible to be shrewd with another feint, such that he will be compelled to make some movement, that he should have in mind to do, and as he prepares to move, you will be able to strike his hand with either a mezzo roverso, a thrust, or a mezzo mandritto, now forcing him to throw some attack, you will be able to, with refined skill defend against it, and make in that tempo a presa with your gloved hand, and if at first or second you are unable to pull this off, then do it four or five times, as much as will prove necessary to grab his sword.