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A Thorough Description of the Art of Fencing
Book 1 Part 1 Longsword
Book 2 Part 2 Dussack
Book 2 Part 3 Sidesword (Rappier)
Lessons on the Thrust
Main Text
On Fencing, or the Science of Arms
Book 1
Opera Nova
Book 1
Book 2
Weapons
Dussack
Longsword
Rapier
Sidesword
Sidesword and Small Buckler
Starting Guards
Alber (Fool)
Chinghiara Porta di Fero (Wild Boar Iron Gate)
Coda Lunga e Alta (Long and High Tail) Left foot forward
Coda Lunga e Stretta (Long and Narrow Tail) Right foot forward
Eisenport (Irongate)
Guardia Alta (High Guard)
Guardia Alta (High Guard) Narrow stance
Guardia Alta (High Guard) Right foot forward
Guardia Alta (High Guard) Right foot forward, narrow stance
Guardia Alta (High Guard) Right foot forward, wide stance
Guardia di Faccia (Face Guard)
Guardia di Soto il Braccio (Underarm Guard)
Guardia di Soto il Braccio (Underarm Guard) Left foot forward
Guardia di Testa (Head Guard)
Langort (Long-point)
Low Guard
Ochs (Ox) Left foot forward
Pflug (Plow)
Porta di Ferro Larga (Wide Iron Gate)
Porta di Ferro Stretta (Narrow Iron Gate)
Prima (First Guard) Outside
Quarta (Fourth)
Quarta (Fourth) Inside
Schlussel (Key)
Seconda (Second)
Seconda (Second) High
Seconda (Second) Inside
Seconda (Second) Outside
Sopra il Braccio (Over-the-arm Guard)
Stier (Steer) Left foot forward
Tag (Day)
Tag (Day) Left foot forward
Terza (Third)
Terza (Third) Inside
Terza (Third) Outside
Wechsel (Changer)
Wechsel (Changer) Left foot forward
Zornhut (Wrath Guard)
Zornhut (Wrath Guard) Left foot forward
Measure
Agent Constraining Patient
Bind
Constrained
Misura Larga (Wide Measure)
Outside Measure
Zufechten (Onset)
Footwork
Advance
Break Measure
Gather back left foot near the right
Gather back right foot near the left
Gather left foot back then pass right foot forward
Gather left foot back then return to original position
Gather left foot forward
Gather right foot back then pass left foot forward
Girata
Girata of the left foot
Increase Left Foot
Increase Right Foot
Jump Backward
Leap forward with the left foot
Lunge
Lunge with the right foot
Mezza Volta (Half Turn)
No Footwork
Pass left foot backward
Pass left foot forward
Pass left foot to his left
Pass left foot to his right
Pass left foot to his right with right foot following behind
Pass right foot backward
Pass right foot forward
Pass right foot forward and gather back
Pass right foot to his left
Pass right foot to his left with left foot following behind
Pass to his body
Recover back
Spring Forward
Spring to opponent's left
Spring to opponent's right
Step
Step Back
Step back with left foot
Step back with right foot
Step forward with right foot
Step left foot to his right side
Step right foot to his left side
Step right foot to his right side
Step to opponent with left behind right
Step to Opponent's Left
Step wide with left foot
Step wide with right foot
Stomp
Withdraw
Techniques
Ablauffen (Running Off)
Abschneiden (Slicing Off)
Anbinden (Binding)
Attack
Ausreissen (Wrenching)
Außnemen mit Halber Schneid (Taking out with the Short Edge)
Buckler defends head
Cavazione (Disengage)
Constrain
Constrain with Strong of Sword
Constrain with Weak of Sword
Cut
Cut Away
Defend with buckler
Disengage
Disengage to the Inside
Disengage to the Outside
Disengage to the Outside Over and Under the Blade
Doplieren (Doubling)
Durchwinden (Winding Through)
Einschiessen (Shooting In)
False Edge to Dome of Buckler
Falso (False)
Falso Manco (False handed)
Fehien (Failing)
Feint
Feint Ascending Riverso
Feint Falso
Feint Long Edge Cut
Feint Mandritto
Feint Montante
Feint Riverso
Feint Short Edge Zwerch
Feint Stramazone
Feint Thrust
Feint Zwerch
Fendente (To the Teeth)
Fendente to Rim of Buckler
Find the Sword
Flank Cut, Outside
Flat Strike, Inside
Flat Strike, Outside
Force Opponent's Point Down
Gaining the Blade
Grab opponent's sword with left hand on the inside
Half Mandritto
Hendtrucken (Pressing Hands)
Hengen (Hanging)
High Cut
Imbrocatta (Indirect Thrust)
Invitation
Jerk to left with crosssed hands
Join Sword and Buckler
Kreutzhauw (Cross Cut)
Krumphau (Crooked Cut)
Kurtzhauw (Short Cut)
Left Hand Protects Face
Left Hand Protects the Side
Lift sword with crossed arms
Long Edge Cut
Long Edge Zwerch
Mandritto (Straight-Handed)
Mandritto Tondo (Straight-handed Round)
Mezza Volta (Half Turn)
Mezzo Mandritto (Half Straight)
Mittel (Middle Cut)
Mittlehauw (Middle Cut)
Montante (Mast)
Montante on Left Side
Montante-like Thrust
Mulinetto (Wheeling Cut)
Mutate
Oberhau (High Cut)
Oberhauw (High Cut)
Parry
Parry with Buckler
Parry with False Edge
Parry with Falso
Parry with Flat
Parry with Long Edge
Parry with Outside Flat
Parry with True Edge
Place buckler under opponent's sword hand
Point
Pull up for a stroke
Punta Riversa (Reverse Point)
Punta Trivellata (Drilled Point)
Pursue
Remain
Rinde (Looping)
Ritocco (Pommel string to buckler)
Riverso (Reverse)
Riverso Ridoppio
Riverso Spinto (Pushed Reverse)
Riverso to Rim of Buckler
Riverso Trivellata (Drilled Reverse Thrust)
Roverso (Reverse)
Schedelhauw (Scalp Cut)
Scheibe (Slice)
Schielhauw (Squinting Cut)
Schielhauw, Crossed Arms (Squinting Cut)
Schneiden (Slicing)
Schneller (Flick)
Short Edge Cut
Short Edge Cut, Crossed Arms
Short Edge Zwerch
Sideways Falso (Lateral Falso)
Sideways Mandritto
Sideways Riverso
Slice
Slice with True Edge
Slip
Stocatta (Thrust)
Stoccata (Thrust)
Stramazzone
Streich (Slash)
Sword under Buckler
Tempo Thrust
Thrust
True Edge Cut
Turn point towards the ground
Umbschlagen (Striking Around)
Umbschnappen (Snapping Around)
Underhauw (Under Cut)
Verkehren (Reversing)
Verschieben (Sliding)
Void
Wechseln (Changing)
Winden (Winding, Turning)
Withdraw your hand
Zornhuaw (Wrath Cut)
Zwerch (Thwart)
Targets
Arm (Unspecified)
Arms
Below
Both Sides
Both Sides of Head
Buckler (own)
Chest
Elbow
Face
Flank
Forte of Sword
Hand
Hands
Head
Left Arm
Left Ear
Left Head
Left Neck
Left Side
Left Side of Opponent's Blade
Left Temple
Leg
Lower Body
Lower-Left Opening
Lower-Right Opening
Midpoint
Nearest Opening
Over Right Arm
Right Ear
Right Face
Right Hand
Right Head
Right Leg
Right Neck
Right Side
Right Side of Opponent's Blade
Right Temple
Right Thigh
Rigth Arm
Same Opening
Scalp Line
Shin
Sword
Sword Arm
Sword Hand
Temple
Thigh
Under the Right Arm
Upper-Left Opening
Upper-Right Opening
Wrist
Guards
Guardia di Soto il Braccio (Underarm Guard)
Guardia di Soto il Braccio (Underarm Guard) Left foot forward
Chinghiara Porta di Fero (Wild Boar Iron Gate)
Chinghiara Porta di Fero (Wild Boar Iron Gate) Left foot forward, wide stance
Chinghiara Porta di Fero (Wild Boar Iron Gate) Right foot forward, wide stance
Coda Lunga e Alta (Long and High Tail) Left foot forward
Coda Lunga e Alta (Long and High Tail) Left foot forward, wide stance
Coda Lunga e Stretta (Long and Narrow Tail) Right foot forward
Coda Lunga e Stretta (Long and Narrow Tail) Right foot forward, wide stance
Coda Lunga e Stretta (Long and Narrow Tail) Right foot forward, narrow stance
Prima (First Guard)
Prima (First Guard) Outside
Prima (First Guard) Below
Quarta (Fourth)
Quarta (Fourth) Inside
Quarta (Fourth) Inside Crossing to Outside
Seconda (Second)
Seconda (Second) Inside
Seconda (Second) Outside
Seconda (Second) Below
Seconda (Second) Strained
Seconda (Second) Perpendicular
Seconda (Second) Outside with Point Low
Seconda (Second) High
Terza (Third)
Terza (Third) Inside
Terza (Third) Outside
Terza (Third) Below
Coda Lunga (Long Tail)
Coda Lunga (Long Tail) Right foot forward, wide stance
Coda Lunga (Long Tail) Right foot forward, narrow stance
Coda Lunga e Larga (Long and Wide Tail) Right foot forward, wide stance
Eisenport (Irongate)
Gerade Versatzung (Straight Parrying)
Guardia Alta (High Guard)
Guardia Alta (High Guard) Right foot forward
Guardia Alta (High Guard) Narrow stance
Guardia Alta (High Guard) Left foot forward, wide stance
Guardia Alta (High Guard) Right foot forward, wide stance
Guardia Alta (High Guard) Left foot forward, narrow stance
Guardia Alta (High Guard) Right foot forward, narrow stance
Guardia d’alicorno (Unicorn)
Guardia d’alicorno (Unicorn) Left foot forward
Guardia di Faccia (Face Guard)
Guardia di Faccia (Face Guard) Right foot forward
Guardia di Faccia (Face Guard) Wide stance
Guardia di Faccia (Face Guard) Left foot forward, wide stance
Guardia di Faccia (Face Guard) Right foot forward, wide stance
Guardia di Faccia (Face Guard) Right foot forward, narrow stance
Sopra il Braccio (Over-the-arm Guard)
Sopra il Braccio (Over-the-arm Guard) Left foot forward
Sopra il Braccio (Over-the-arm Guard) Right foot forward, wide stance
Sopra il Braccio (Over-the-arm Guard) Right foot forward, narrow stance
Sotto il Braccio (Under-the-arm Guard)
Sotto il Braccio (Under-the-arm Guard) Left foot forward, wide stance
Sotto il Braccio (Under-the-arm Guard) Right foot forward, wide stance
Guardia di Testa (Head Guard)
Guardia di Testa (Head Guard) Right foot forward
Guardia di Testa (Head Guard) Left foot forward, wide stance
Guardia di Testa (Head Guard) Right foot forward, wide stance
Langort (Long-point)
Nebenhut (Side Guard)
Oberhut (High Guard)
Oberhut (High Guard) Center
Ochs (Ox) Left foot forward
Ochs (Ox) Right
Porta di Ferro (Iron Gate)
Porta di Ferro (Iron Gate) Right foot forward, wide stance
Porta di Ferro Larga (Wide Iron Gate)
Porta di Ferro Larga (Wide Iron Gate) Right foot forward, wide stance
Porta di Ferro Larga (Wide Iron Gate) Right foot forward, narrow stance
Porta di Ferro Stretta (Narrow Iron Gate)
Porta di Ferro Stretta (Narrow Iron Gate) Left foot forward, wide stance
Porta di Ferro Stretta (Narrow Iron Gate) Right foot forward, wide stance
Underhut (Low Guard) Right
Underhut (Low Guard) Left
Alber (Fool)
Cinghiara Porta de Ferro Larga (Wild Boar Iron Gate Wide) Left foot forward, wide stance
Coda Longa (Long Tail) Left foot forward, wide stance
Coda Longa (Long Tail) Right foot forward, wide stance
Einhorn (Unicorn)
Hangetort (Hanging Point)
Hangort (Hanging Point)
Pflug (Plow)
Schlussel (Key)
Schrankhut (Crossed Guard)
Stier (Steer) Left foot forward
Tag (Day)
Tag (Day) Left foot forward
Wacht (Watch)
Wechsel (Changer)
Wechsel (Changer) Left foot forward
Zornhut (Wrath Guard)
Zornhut (Wrath Guard) Left foot forward
Unspecified Inside
Kron (Crown)
Low Guard
Preparation for Montante Right foot forward, wide stance
Left Shoulder
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