Fiore: Longsword: Grips: 5th–6th Grips (Fol 22v)
5th–6th Grips (Fol 22v)
System: Fiore: Longsword
Section: Fiore: Longsword: Grips
Source Text and Drawing
Guard and position of the woman I am called by these other grips of the sword, and I am distinct in that one grip is not like the other, especially that which is against me that looks like my guard, if it weren’t for the sword having changed into the shape of an axe.
This sword is a sword and an axe. And great weights hinder light strengths. This also [is] the high guard of the woman, that with it’s malice often tricks the other guards, because you think [I’ll] strike a blow [but] I strike a thrust. I only have to lift my arms over my head, and I can throw a thrust, at which I am quick.
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Key Resources
Book: From Medieval Manuscript to Modern Practice: The Longsword Techniques of Fiore dei Liberi
Online Course: The Medieval Longsword Complete Course
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Source: Getty MS Ludwig XV Translation: Dr. Guy Windsor
