Dell'Arte di Scrima Libri Tre

Three Books on the Art of Defense

Authors

Giovanni dall'Agocchie di Bologna

Translations

Wiktenauer Entry

Weapons

Sidesword
Sidesword and Dagger

Sections

Extras

History

Weapons and Equipment

General Discussion

Misc. Drills and Lessons

The First Book of Dialogs

Why the art of fencing is so little valued

Why fencing is the foundation of the military art

Theory and practice, foundations of the arts

Art of fencing has six headings

Blows are of multiple sorts

There are eight guards which are the most important

Coda lunga

Porta di ferro

Porta di ferro stretta, and larga

Coda lunga of three types

Guard and its types

Stepping in the Guards [9 videos]

The Second Day of the First Book

Unaccompanied sword: why it is preferred to the other arms

Parrying with the sword: in how many ways it can be done

Wounding with the thrust is better than with the cut

On the motion of the feet and the body

Ways of defending yourself from the enemy, and of harming him

Coda Lunga Stretta [11 videos]

Coda Lunga Alta

Porta di Ferro Stretta [4 videos]

Cinghiale Porta di Ferro [1 video]

Which is the surer defense

Guardia d’Alicorno [6 videos]

All Guards Together [5 videos]

The Third Day of the First Book

Of provoking and harming

Why provocations are performed

Coda Lunga Stretta

Coda Lunga Alta

Porta di Ferro Stretta

Cinghiale Porta di Ferro

Provocations in cinghiale porta di ferro

Mezzi mandritti, why they are done, and why they are named so

Guardia d’Alicorno

The tempo for attacking is recognized in five ways

Straits of the half sword

False Edge Stretta 1

False Edge Stretta 2

False Edge Stretta 3

False Edge Stretta 4

False Edge Stretta 5

False Edge Stretta 6

True Edge Stretta 1

True Edge Stretta 2

True Edge Stretta 3

True Edge Stretta 4

True Edge Stretta 5

True Edge Stretta 6

On parrying with the true edge of the sword and striking with a thrust

The Fourth Day of the First Book Dealing with the Dagger

Way of putting oneself in guard with the sword and dagger

Defense and offense of the sword and dagger together

Sword in coda lunga stretta, and your dagger in cinghiale porta di ferro

Sword in coda lunga alta and your dagger in porta di ferro alta

Sword in porta di ferro stretta and dagger in coda lunga alta

Sword in cinghiale porta di ferro and your dagger in guardia di testa

Guardia d’alicorno with the right foot forward, your dagger is in cinghiale porta di ferro

Guardia d’alicorno with the left foot forward, your dagger is in porta di ferro alta

Sword in coda lunga stretta and your dagger in cinghiale porta di ferro <alta>

The way to provoke and wound an enemy who doesn’t want to throw any blows

Provocation 1: Swords in coda lunga stretta and daggers in cinghiale porta di ferro

Provocation 2: Swords in coda lunga alta and daggers in porta di ferro

Provocation 3: Swords in porta di ferro stretta and daggers in coda lunga alta

Provocation 4: Swords in cinghiale porta di ferro and daggers in guardia di testa

Provocation 5: Swords in guardia d’alicorno and daggers in cinghiale porta di ferro

Provocation 5: Swords in alicorno with the left foot forward and daggers in porta di ferro alta

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