Play #618
Created: 1/24/2026
(p.222/#1) (Coda lunga stretta vs. Any) Finding your enemy once again in any guard he wishes, you will place yourself in coda lunga stretta with the left foot forward; and there you will push a stoccata trivillata to his sword hand, and lifting your sword over the head in the manner of guardia di testa, you will be able to strike him in three different ways: first feint a rising falso to the sword hand presently passing your right foot forward making another feint of turning a tramazzone to the head, and as he goes to defend himself from this in some way you will be able to immediately throw a roverso to his front leg that descends into coda lunga larga; you will presently turn a rising falso to his sword hand; The second way will be that you will again feint a rising falso to the sword hand, passing in that instant with your right foot forward, and all in one tempo push a thrust to the right side of his face and as he goes to defend this you will subsequently be able to turn a tramazzone to his face that descends into porta di ferro stretta; the third way will be, that you will feint a rising falso passing nonetheless with your right foot forward and your sword will go to guardia di testa for your safety; you will subsequently turn a mandritto tondo to the face or to the sword arm or to the front leg, such that it will go then into guardia sopra braccio; then your security you will not remain there a second, but will withdraw your right foot back, throwing a roverso to the sword hand that descends into coda lunga larga.