Play #621

Created: 1/24/2026

(p.223/#2) (Porta di ferro stretta vs. Any) If you should find your enemy in whatever guard he wants you will be able to place yourself in porta di ferro stretta with the right foot forward; and there passing your left foot traversing his right side, and feinting a roverso to his right temple, you will pass your right foot without delay traversing his left side lifting the sword into guardia alta as though you intend to throw a mandritto to his head, but nevertheless you will pass subsequently with your left foot traversing his right side giving him an imbrocatta to the face, and as he goes to defend against this you will turn a tramazzone to his head or to his sword arm that descends into cinghiara porta di ferro larga; and now if he should think to strike you with some attack to your upper parts, you will immediately pass your right foot forward defending yourself gallantly in guardia di intrare, and subsequently you will give him a roverso fendente to the face or to the sword arm that descends into coda lunga larga; you will then immediately strike his sword hand with a rising falso to the sword hand that goes in the manner of guardia sopra braccio; and then this done for your safety you will withdraw your right foot back throwing a roverso to his sword hand that descends into coda lunga larga.