Fiore: Longsword: Guard: Porta di Ferro Mezana (Fol 24r)
Porta di Ferro Mezana (Fol 24r)
System: Fiore: Longsword
Section: Fiore: Longsword: Guards
Source Text and Drawing
This is the middle iron door, because it is in the middle, and it is a strong guard, but it wants a long sword. It strikes strong thrusts and with strength beats swords up and away, and returns with the fendente to the head or to the arms, and then returns to its guard. It came to be called “door” because it is strong, and a strong guard is hard to break without danger or coming to the constrained plays. Middle iron door, stable.
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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
