(p.190/#1) (Sword and Small Buckler) (Guardia Alta vs. Guardia di Testa) Advance forward with the right foot and throw a powerful mandritto fendente over his sword that does not pass porta alta di ferro. Your enemy will respond with a mandritto or some other cut, and you will have prepared to defend them in various ways. Firstly, you may defend his cut (to your head) in guardia di testa, immediately replying with a mandritto to his face or leg. Secondly you may defend yourself by pushing a thrust into his face, accompanied by your buckler. Thirdly you may defend yourself in guardia d'intrare, giving him a roverso to the leg. Or finally you may pass back your right foot giving him a mezzo mandritto together with your buckler that will end in cinghiara porta di ferro alta.