(p.229/#2) (Mezza Spada) If you should find yourself in some way at mezza spada with your enemy and he should want to make a presa with his left hand to your sword, you being wise in the tempo that he goes to make this presa, finding yourself with whichever foot forward that you wish, you will withdraw the leading foot backwards turning a mandritto to whichever hand he is using to make the presa, or you may also throw the mandritto to the sword hand; and note that if he wants to take your sword, you may again throw a mandritto to his hand; but if it should come to pass that he should make a presa to your sword with his left hand, you will be able to immediately push the sword at his gut with great violence, and forcefully you will pull him towards you so that you can more easily lift hiss sword hand, and perhaps not without great injury to his hand, but perhaps this may go in vain, and he wanting to hurt you with his sword, you will be able to labor of throwing yourself forward and with your left hand making a presa to his hand you will better be able to grab it and send it throw him to the ground. You will also be able to take the blade of your sword with your left hand and giving him such stortura 51 with both hands which you may do so that you can lift up his hand. You may also make an intrigo di piedi such that in such manner that at you have in mind for reason of lifting it at the hand. You will alsoo also work to make at him such intrigo di piedi, such that it will be hard for him to fence, or you may also forcefully knee him or kick him in the testicsles, and I think you can then free your blade from his grasp.