Play #707
Created: 1/24/2026
(p.248/#3) (Sword and Rotella) (Coda Lunga Stretta with the Left Foot Forward vs. Any) Finding your enemy in what guard he wants, you will be in coda lunga stretta with the left foot forward, and stepping with your left foot somewhat traversing towards his left side, you will be able to make in that tempo a falso impuntato (a descending false edge attack), that goes to his face, and subsequently passing with your right foot forward you will make a feint of turning a mandritto across his front leg, and provoking him to use his sword and rotella to defend himself against the said mandritto, you will be able to in that same tempo, to make a half turn of the fist, and push at him a falso impuntato to his thigh, or to his left flank, but per adventure that he should defend against said cut, or just, that you just want to hit him, immediately without any delay you will be able to pass with the left foot towards his right side driving your rotella into his sword arm, you will presently push a thrust into his belly, and thence passing your left foot back, you will go with the sword under your rotella in guardia di faccia, and then passing the right foot back, you will set yourself in coda lunga stretta.