“Look now to the name of God as I give you the principles of the art
of two-handed sword, wide play and then the narrow, and the wrestling (prese)
of the sword making a most beautiful thing and making again against hafted weapons
one on one and in a company. And other styles that happen to be used in said
two-handed sword. If you remain attentive and note what is written; first the
need that you go to find your enemy with one of those that happen to use this
two handed sword.Note what I have written and remain attentive. Now, having
arrived close to your enemy you will put yourself in the guardia di testa when
you go and find said enemy. But watch well that if he is in the porta di ferro
alta there is a need that you make a falso imputanto to the outside of his sword
to his right side. In this you will step forward with the left foot and the
right throwing at the same time a mandritto to the head with a tramazzon. In
this manner your sword will go into the porta di ferro larga. Then if your enemy
attacks your head you will throw your right leg towards his right side and you
will parry with the right edge of your sword (note: parry with the edge and
not with the flats. This is a common theme in Marozzo). You will do the parry
in such a manner that your point turns to the enemy and in the same time you
will step with the left foot towards his right side and you will throw a roverso
fendente to his head. Your sword will then go into the coda longa e alta with
the left foot forward. But if your enemy in this attacks your head you will
throw your left foot close by the right and you will cross your arms strongly
raising the point of your sword to his face and in this manner you will have
parried the attack above and having made the parry you will throw your right
foot two hand widths back and throw a rising falso dritto to his hands. In this
the left leg will go strongly behind the right such that your sword goes into
the porta
di ferro alta and the left leg will follow the right behind. I want you to wait
for your enemy. “