Play #704
Created: 1/24/2026
(p.247/#3) (Sword and Rotella) (Coda Lunga Stretta with the left foot forward vs. Any Guard) Finding yourself again in coda lunga stretta with the left foot forward against your enemy, and he in whatever guard he wants, you will be able to make a falso tondo impuntato, and because you do not throw the falso to wound the enemy, you subsequently will pass with your right foot forward making at him a feint of turning a mandritto to the front leg, and if from that same provocation, he places the sword under his rotella to defend himself of the said attack, you will be able to in that tempo, that you are cutting with the mandritto, make a half turn of the hand smiting his sword with your false edge, and putting it out towards his right side, then at him make presently a roverso to the front leg, that does not pass coda lunga stretta, then withdraw immediately the right foot back, you will go with the sword into guardia di faccia accompanied with the rotella for your security.