Step 1 of 4Friuli, c. 1404
Fiore figures crossed at mid-sword.
Fiore dei Liberi, Fior di Battaglia, c. 1410 — Getty MS Ludwig XV 13, fol. 25v (2nd Master of the Wide Play). Wikimedia Commons ↗
Folio 1rItalian (Fiore)

Secondo Magistro di Zogho Largo

second master of the wide play

Fiore's Second Master. From a closer crossing at mid-sword, the edge slides over the hands and the point follows into the chest.

When the bind forms at the middle of the blades rather than at the tips, the answer is sharper and more committed. The Master's edge runs over the opponent's hands; the Scholar steps offline and finishes the chest with a thrust.

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Incrosada a meza spada

crossing at mid-sword

Both blades meet at the middle in a stronger engagement than the point-crossing of the First Master.

Next → Slide the edge across their hands · step 2: Discorrere sopra le mani

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