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Schrankhut: "barrier guard" The following are transitional stances that are not properly called guards: Hengetort: "hanging point" Kron: "crown", the sword hilt is held out about head height with the point up. Kron is used at the bind and is usually a prelude to grappling.
Fiore's treatise describes an advanced martial arts system of grappling, dagger, short sword, longsword, pollaxe, and spear. Another important treatise, De Arte Gladiatoria Dimicandi, was written by Filippo Vadi sometime between 1482 and 1487. Although different, Vadi's work appears to be based upon Fiore's earlier work.
A longsword (also spelled as long sword or long-sword) is a type of European sword characterized as having a cruciform hilt with a grip for primarily two-handed use (around 15 to 30 cm or 6 to 12 in), a straight double-edged blade of around 80 to 110 cm (31 to 43 in), and weighing approximately 2 to 3 kg (4 lb 7 oz to 6 lb 10 oz).
a general introduction to fighting with the long sword (the sword held with both hands on the grip) a division into seventeen parts or techniques (also known as Liechtenauer's "17 chief pieces" or Hauptstücke) of fighting with the long sword. The general introduction is ethical as well as practical and begins as follows:
The left-side window guard [citation needed] posta di vera crose noun f. The true cross guard [citation needed] posta frontale noun f. The frontal guard. Also called posta di corona ("crown guard") [citation needed] posta longa noun f. The long guard [citation needed] posta mezza porta di ferro noun f. The middle iron gate guard.
Also quillon, cross-guard. A cross-bar style guard not utilized in modern fencing. The quillions (usually two), on historical swords, extend from the top of the hilt, perpendicular to the line of the blade, on the same plane as the edge(s) of the blade. In simple medieval swords, the quillions usually form the entire guard.
Longsword against spear/unarmed against spear (f 15r) The seven swords (f 16v) Spada a dui mani stances (ff 16r–18r) Spada a dui mani wide plays (ff 19v–20v) Spada a dui mani close plays (ff 21r–23v) Spada en arme stances (ff 24r–24v) Spada en arme plays (ff 24v–25v) Azza stances (f 26r) Azza plays (ff 26v–27r) (f 27v – blank page)
The use of the longsword continued to decline throughout the Renaissance period, marked by the increased effectiveness of the arquebus and the use of pike squares as a powerful implement of battle. During this time, civilian swords evolved to side-swords , also known as "cut and thrust" swords, and progressed towards the thicker, tapering sword ...