Vadi: Sword in Armour: 1st and 2nd Plays (Fol 26v)

1st and 2nd Plays (Fol 26v)

System: Interpreting Filippo Vadi

Section: Sword in Armour

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I am the first wounder of the art,

To make defence on any side.

I push my point into your face,

You see my sword rising up and up.

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Key Resources

• Facsimile: The Spada Press facsimile of De Arte Gladiatoria Dimicandi

• The Companion Volume to the Facsimile

• The Philippo Vadi Longsword Course

• The Philippo Vadi Dagger Course

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Source: Biblioteca Nazionale di Roma, Fondo Vittorio Emanuele, Codice 1324 Translation: Dr. Guy Windsor