First published at 19:16 UTC on July 20th, 2020.
Here is my interpretation of Marozzo's plays one and two of the Partisan alone. If you have any suggestions or think my interpretation is incorrect, please let me know below!
Here is the interpretation I have used:
First Part
Assume an en gu…
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Here is my interpretation of Marozzo's plays one and two of the Partisan alone. If you have any suggestions or think my interpretation is incorrect, please let me know below!
Here is the interpretation I have used:
First Part
Assume an en guardia position with the dominant foot behind the non dominant, with the non dominant foot pointing toward your enemy. Your dominant hand should be palm toward you with the fingers down, and your non dominant hand should be palm out, with the fingers down. Your dominant hand should be near the butt of the partisan just past your hip, with your non-dominant hand toward the head, past your hips on the opposite side. Bend the non-dominant arm to raise the point so the guard you assume shall have the point of the partisan is at about chest height. From here, I want you to rotate the non-dominant hand away from your body so that the point comes off line and low, and creates an invitation to your leg and chest. From here make small advances, bringing the dominant foot forward a small amount and advancing a small step forward with the non dominant. Do not make large advances, you should be patient and wait for the enemy to react to you.
Second Part
Having arrived in range of your opponent, I want you to open yourself up more by rotating your dominant hand so the palm is facing the ground, and the non-dominant hand stays in it’s position as before. You will also extend the dominant hand out a bit away from the body in such a way that the point comes further off line and the head now points slightly at the ground. Continue being patient and drive toward the enemy with small advances as described before. When the opponent thrusts at your non-dominant leg, I want you to parry with the haft toward your inside, step forward with the non-dominant leg and give him a thrust to the face. Drive the point forward with the dominant hand and never let go with the non-dominant, then return to en guardia.
This translation is from Wiktenauer (https://wiktenauer.com/wiki/Achille_Marozzo). Translated by John Pellett, interpreted into modern fencing language by me.
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