Got a Real World Weapons or Armour Question? Mk X

[Maclav]

Much like half-swording, using murder-stroke like attacks are primarily for use against someone in armour. Situations where the regular stuff like one handed pommel strikes depicted above are ineffective. Fiore does explicitly talk about using a sword like it was a poleaxe, and I have opened fights like that much to the befuddlement of my opponents. It makes a highly effective opener from Posta di Donna against someone half-swording who is (almost) obligated to parry in true-cross it leaving you a few excellent second intention actions from the bind, much the same as they would if done with a poleaxe. :)

My favourite being pulling them down (pull the bind down into Denti di Cinghiale Mezza, pulling the crossing down with a Volta Stabile) and returning with with essential a pommel uppercut into their dropping torso, right into their visor... (return from with sotani back into a high guard)