Play #655
Created: 1/24/2026
(p.231/#5) (Porta di Ferro Stretta vs. Sword in Presence) Finding yourself in porta di ferro stretta with the right foot forward and your enemy having his sword in presence; there you will be able to beat his sword with a falso towards his left side, and subsequently stepping a little forward with your right foot you will give him a mandritto to the face that descends into porta di ferro stretta, pulling the right foot near the left; and if the enemy throws some attack to your upper parts and only your upper parts, you will lift a falso into your enemy's sword driving it towards his left side, then passing presently with the right foot forward, you will be able to give him a mandritto to the legs that descends into porta di ferro larga all exposed, such that the enemy will be enticed into throwing a mandritto or roverso to your head; and when he does this, you will remain mindful that as he throws whichever attack he prefers, you will defend with the sword in guardia di intrare, and in a single motion, you will pass with your left foot towards his right side in the manner of a leap, giving him a roverso fendente to the head, the right leg following behind the left, and the sword settling into coda lunga stretta.