Fiore's 7 Blows of the Sword

Fiore describes seven blows of the sword. They are divided into six cuts and the thrust.

The six cuts are either forehand (mandritto) or backhand (roverso), and either downwards (fendente), across (mezano, middle), or rising (sottano).

The thrust is illustrated straight up the middle from below, but he also states that they can come from above or below, and from forehand or backhand, so there are in total five types of thrust.

Related Resources

Books: Training Manual: The Medieval Longsword

Interpretation: This video is borrowed from the support videos forFrom Medieval Manuscript to Modern Practice: The Longsword Techniques of Fiore dei Liberi

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

Online Course: The Complete Medieval Longsword Course