Play #617

Created: 1/24/2026

(p.221/#3) (Porta di Ferro Stretta vs. Unstated) Once again finding yourself in porta di ferro stretta with the right foot forward against your enemy; there you will be able to turn a mighty tramazzone to his sword hand or to his sword; and thence you will immediately pass your left foot traversing towards his right side, turning a second tramazzone to his head or to his sword hand that descends then into cinghiara porta di ferro larga; if he should think to throw some attack at you here, then you will be able to pass your right foot forward defending against the incoming attack with a falso, and give him subsequently a rising roverso ridoppio to his sword hand and to his sword arm that rises to end in guardia alta; and then you will make a rising falso feint in the manner of a montante to his sword hand, and as he goes to defend against this, you will presently pass your left foot traversing towards his right side, turning a tramazzone to his sword arm that descends into cinghiara porta di ferro larga; and if he now responds with some attack to strike your upper parts, you will be able to pass you right foot forward defending yourself in guardia di testa from this incoming attack; and next you will give him a mandritto tondo to the front leg, or to his sword arm and then, for your safety you will withdraw your right foot throwing a roverso to his sword hand that descends into coda lunga larga.