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Our take on the 11th-14th plays of the second master of the zogho largo. Note that the player's parry in the 14th play has been converted to a pommel strike (to make it more useful for the attacker's practice); the play works just the same.
Our basic drill for practising the breaking of the thrust, the 11th-14th plays of the second master of the zogho largo from the Getty manuscript.  
This video is borrowed from the Medieval Combat online course: https://swordschool.teachable.com/p/the-fiore-bundle
This is one of our four foundation drills for the Fiore Longsword syllabus.
 
Note that the player's parry in the 14th play has been converted to a pommel strike (to make it more useful for the attacker's practice); the play works just the same.
 
'''Related Resources'''
 
Book: [https://swordschool.shop/collections/the-medieval-longsword The Medieval Longsword]
 
Workbook: [https://swordschool.shop/collections/the-armizare-workbook The Armizare Workbook part one: Beginner's Course]
 
Online Course: This video is borrowed from [https://swordschool.teachable.com/p/the-medieval-longsword-course The Complete Medieval Longsword Course]
 
'''Breaking the Thrust'''


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See also the basic interpretation of these plays here: [[Zogho Largo Plays]]
[[Category: Solo drills]]
 
 
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Latest revision as of 11:43, 4 January 2026

Our basic drill for practising the breaking of the thrust, the 11th-14th plays of the second master of the zogho largo from the Getty manuscript. This is one of our four foundation drills for the Fiore Longsword syllabus.

Note that the player's parry in the 14th play has been converted to a pommel strike (to make it more useful for the attacker's practice); the play works just the same.

Related Resources

Book: The Medieval Longsword

Workbook: The Armizare Workbook part one: Beginner's Course

Online Course: This video is borrowed from The Complete Medieval Longsword Course

Breaking the Thrust

See also the basic interpretation of these plays here: Zogho Largo Plays

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