View source for Plate 12

Plate 12

Capoferro's text:

"Figure that parries with the sword with both hands and strikes with a pass a thrust to the throat when the Adversary disengages the sword.

The figure D having gained the sword of figure C with a low guard, and the said figure C disengaging to give a stoccata to the chest of the figure D, D passing with the left leg; and in the same tempo pressing with both hands the enemy's sword, would strike in the chest in terza, but there is no doubt that if C had been an intelligent person when he disengaged the point to strike, he would have disengaged somewhat withdrawn, and D parrying and passing to strike C with both hands C only with lowering the point of the sword towards the earth, and turning the hand in seconda, with avoiding somewhat the waist towards the left side of the adversary, and disengaging the blade above the sword of the enemy would strike on the inside a riverso to the face, retiring in terza, or parried, he would have, passing with the left leg to the inside; to the right, turning the waist, and grabbing his sword with both hands, in the turning would give a thrust, to the chest going towards him, such that D could not be helped.