Capoferro: Plate 18
Capoferro: Plate 18
Summary
This play is a variation on Capoferro: Plate 16, in which as the opponent disengages to strike, you close the line and enter with a pass (instead of lunging). This play is countered by the scanso della vita on Capoferro: Plate 19.
Source Text and Drawing
Figure that strikes the throat in quarta on a passata of the left foot.
The figure designated as C having the sword of the figure B stringered on the outside, and the same figure B disengaging to give a stoccata to the face of figure C, C strikes him in quarta in the throat or the face during the disengage on a pass as the picture shows.
But if B had been an experienced person he would have disengaged his sword by way of a feint, with his body held back somewhat to the rear, and C approaching confidently to pass with the quarta, B executing an inquartata with a void of his body, passing with his left leg behind his right, would strike him in the chest.
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Key Resources
Books: The Duellist's Companion
Workbooks: The Complete Rapier Workbook
Online courses: The Complete Rapier Course
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Source: Gran Simulacro dell'Arte e dell'Uso della Scherma Translation: William Wilson and Jherek Swanger
