Play #676

Created: 1/24/2026

(p.238/#3) (Sword and Targa) (Coda Lunga Stretta with the Left Foot Forward vs. Any) Your enemy being in any guard he wants, you will be able to place yourself in coda lunga stretta with the left foot forward; and there allowing your sword to turn in the manner of a molinetto, you will give him a roverso to the leg with the left foot foot forward; and allowing the sword to then go into coda lunga lunga, pulling the left foot near the right foot, and then with shrewd skill you will pass your right foot forward feinting an imbrocatta to hiss face and as he lifts his targa to defend himself, you will make a half turn of the hand pushing a thrust to his guts; and if he wants to defend himself from this thrust in some manner, you will immediately turn a roverso to his face; and subsequently passing a little forward with the left foot traversing his right side, you will give him a mandritto tondo to the left temple, then presently passing your right foot forward, you will turn a mandritto tondo across his flank; or if you want, make this a rising mandritto to the underside of his targa arm, or to his sword hand; then for your safety you will withdraw the right foot back, going with the sword and the targa accompanying into guardia di faccia.