Английская Википедия:Glossary of Italian fencing terms

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:See also Many of the historical techniques currently listed here come from the teachings of Fiore dei LiberiШаблон:Cn or the Bolognese / Dardi School. Шаблон:Horizontal TOC

A

a voi

phrase, lit. "to you"

1. Spoken by the director at outset to turn control over to the fencers. Full commencing phrase is "In guardia. Pronti/-e? A voi"

B

balestra

noun f. (plural balestre), lit. "crossbow"

1. A footwork preparation, consisting of a jump or hop forwards with an immediate lunge. This is the definition found in the French national fencing glossary, though it is common in the English world for balestra to refer to only a jump. Jumps are faster than a normal step, which helps change the rhythm and timing of moves

C

colpo fendente

noun m. (plural colpi fendenti), lit. "cleaving blow" [fendente cognate with English fend, both deriving from Latin findō ("cleave, split")]

1. (Fiore) A descending blow which parts the body from the teeth to the knee.Шаблон:Cn Follows the same path as the cut which Dardi authors called mandritto squalembrato
2. (Dardi school) A descending vertical cut

Abbr. fendente

colpo mezano

noun m. (plural colpi mezani), lit. "middle blow"

1. A blow which goes through the middle of fendenti e sottani, delivered with the true edge on the mandritto side and the false edge on the riverso side. Its path is "between the knee and the head"Шаблон:Cn

Abbr. mezano

colpo sottano

noun m. (plural colpi sottani), (archaic) "lower blow"

1. A rising blow which parts the body from the knees to the middle of the foreheadШаблон:Cn

Abbr. sottano

D

dritto

adjective m. (plural dritti), lit. "right (side)"

1. Describes any cut that starts on the fencer's right side. Applies to cuts: falso dritto, fendente dritto, molinetto dritto, e tramazzone dritto. Antonyms: riverso e manco

F

falso Шаблон:Anchor

noun m. (plural falsi), lit. "right (side)"

1. A rising cut made with the false edge of the blade on the same line as either colpo squalembrato

adjective m.

1. Describes any cut made with the false edge of the blade

fendente

noun m. (plural fendenti)

1. Abbr. of colpo fendente

I

imbroccata Шаблон:Anchor

noun f. (plural imbroccate)

1. An overhand descending thrust

in guardia

phrase, lit. "en garde"

1. Spoken by the director to alert fencers to take their stances. Full commencing phrase is "In guardia. Pronti/-e? A voi"

in quartata

phrase

1. An evasive action that is recognized under category of the defensive actions (See also #passata-sotto), made with a quarter turn to the inside that conceals the front but exposes the back. This attempts to move some of the target out of harm’s way during an attack or a counter-attack. This evasive action is often executed and used in conjunction with opposition parry

M

manco Шаблон:Anchor

adjective m. (plural manchi), lit. "right (side)". antonyms: riverso, dritto

1. Describes any cut that starts on the fencer's left side. Applies to cuts: falso manco, fendente manco, molinetto manco, e tramazzone manco

mandritto Шаблон:Anchor

noun m. (plural mandritti). antonyms: riverso, colpo manco

1. Any cut that starts on the fencer's right side
2. A descending right-to-left diagonal cut on the line from ear to knee, mirroring riverso squalembrato. Also called mandritto squalembrato>

mezano

noun m. (plural mezani)

1. Abbr. of colpo mezano

molinetto Шаблон:Anchor

noun m. (plural molinetti)

1. A certain rotational cut

montando

adjective m. (plural montandi), gerund of montare ("to climb")

1. Describes an ascending cut

montante

noun m. (plural montanti), past participle of montare ("to climb")

1. An ascending vertical cut

P

passata-sotto

noun f.

1. An evasive action which is initiated by dropping a hand to the floor and lowering the body under the opponent's oncoming blade. Often accompanied by a straightening of the sword arm to attempt a hit on the opposing combatant

patinando

noun & verb (plural patinandi), gerund of patinare ("to patine")

1. A quickly executed advance-lunge

posta breve

noun f. (plural poste brevi)

1. The short guardШаблон:Cn

posta breve la serpentina

noun f. (plural poste brevi la serpentina)

1. The short serpant guardШаблон:Cn

posta dente di zenghiaroШаблон:Anchor

noun f. (plural poste dente di zenghiaro)

1. The boar's tooth guardШаблон:Cn

Abbr. dente di zenghiaro

posta dente di zenghiaro mezana

noun f. (plural poste dente di zenghiaro mezane)

The middle boar's tooth guardШаблон:Cn

Abbr. dente di zenghiaro mezana

posta di bicorno

noun f.

The two-horn guardШаблон:Cn

posta di coda longa

noun f.

The long tail guard. Also posta di choda longaШаблон:Cn

posta di coda longa la sinestra

noun f.

The left-side long tail guardШаблон:Cn

posta di crose bastarda

noun f.

The bastard cross guard, a variant of la posta di vera crose.Шаблон:Cn Taking a pass at the opponent from posta breve la serpentina leaves the fencer in posta di crose bastarda, with the pommel towards the opponent

posta di corona

noun f.

The crown guard. Also called posta frontale ("frontal guard")Шаблон:Cn

posta di donna

noun f.

The lady guardШаблон:Cn

posta di donna la sinestra

noun f.

The left-side lady guardШаблон:Cn

posta di donna la soprano

noun f.

The high lady guardШаблон:Cn

posta di fenestra

noun f.

The window guardШаблон:Cn

posta di fenestra la sinestra

noun f.

The left-side window guardШаблон:Cn

posta di vera crose

noun f.

The true cross guardШаблон:Cn

posta frontale

noun f.

The frontal guard. Also called posta di corona ("crown guard")Шаблон:Cn

posta longa

noun f.

The long guardШаблон:Cn

posta mezza porta di ferro

noun f.

The middle iron gate guard. Also called posta di ferro mezanoШаблон:Cn

posta porta di ferro

noun f.

The iron gate guardШаблон:Cn

posta porta di ferro la sinestra

noun f.

The left-side iron gate guardШаблон:Cn

posta porta di ferro tutta

noun f.

The full iron gate guardШаблон:Cn

posta saggitaria

noun f.

The archer's guardШаблон:Cn

pronti

adjective m. (singular pronto)

1. Spoken by the director at outset to ask if the fencers are ready to fight. When both fencers are female, the proper word is "pronte." Full commencing phrase is "In guardia. Pronti/-e? A voi"
2. plural of pronto ("ready")

punta

noun f. (plural punte)

1. A thrust, whose path is in the middle of the body from the groin to the forehead. Can be made in five ways: Two high—One left one right—(needs work)Шаблон:Cn
2. lit. "point"

R

ricasso

1. A dull portion of the blade in front of the quillons. In complex rapier and smallsword hilts, the ricasso is behind the guard, or the forward portion of the hilt

ridoppio

noun m. (plural ridoppi)

1. A rising cut with either edge that immediately follows a descending cut
2. lit. "redouble"

riverso Шаблон:Anchor

noun m. (plural riversi)

1. Any cut that starts opposite the fencer's dominant side. Antonyms: mandritto, e manco
2. A certain descending diagonal cut on the line from ear to knee. Also called riverso squalembrato. Mirror of mandritto squalembrato

S

stoccata

noun f. (plural stoccate)

1. A rising thrust

sonno serpentino lo soprano

noun m. (plural sonni serpentini lo soprano)

1. Sleeping high serpent (guard)Шаблон:Cn

squalembrato Шаблон:Anchor

adjective m. (plural squalembrati)

1. Describes any descending diagonal cut on the line from ear to knee. Applies to i colpi mandritto e riverso. Reverse of il falso

T

tondo

adjective m. (plural tondi)

1. Describes a cut which travels horizontally. Applies to i colpi mandritto e riverso
2. lit. "circular"

tramazzone Шаблон:Anchor

noun m. (plural colpi tramazzoni )

1. A certain rotational cut

traversato

adjective m. (plural traversati)

1. Describes a blow made across the line of engagement
2. past participle of traversare ("to cross")