Fiore footwork

Four steps

Accressere, discressere, passare, tornare, the "four things in the art" (Fiore).

Turns

Volta stabile

Fiore says: "a volta stabile is when, with both feet firm, you can play in front and behind on the same side." And: "All guards can do a volta stabile and a meza volta" It is also the principle means to create a rear-weighted guard position such as fenestra

Meza volta

Fiore says: "Meza volta si e che quando uno fa un passo o inanzi o indredo, e chossi po zugare de laltra parte denanzi e di dredo." "A meza volta (half turn) is when one makes a pass forwards or backwards, and thus can play on the other side in front or behind".

And "All guards can do a volta stabile and a meza volta".

For a video of Fiore's footwork, see Fiore footwork