Play #721

Created: 1/24/2026

(p.254/#1) (Sword vs. Opposite Handed) (Coda Lunga Larga with the Left Foot Forward vs. Coda Lunga Stretta or Porta di Ferro Stretta) Your enemy being in coda lunga stretta or in porta di ferro stretta with his right foot forward, you will place yourself into coda lunga larga with your left foot forward; and here you will give him a rising falso to the sword passing with refined skill with the left foot somewhat forward near the right in this tempo; then pulling the left foot somewhat near the right you will allow the sword to go into coda lunga larga, immediately passing the left foot forward, feinting another rising falso to the sword hand, and nonetheless you will push in this tempo a thrust to his left side and as he goes to defend against this in some way you will immediately pass your right foot towards his right side, pulling the sword hand somewhat back and subsequently pushing a thrust to his sword hand or to his sword arm making the left foot in this go behind the right, setting yourself then in with the sword in porta di ferro larga.