The "Unicorn Guard"

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I think we are on the same line here Mr Brooks (Bob).
And there was no mystery of the posta on my part!

Thanks
Mark Berryman
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[Guest]

Thanks for weighing in Bob. Have you had a lot of success with the techniques you mentioned from this posta in full speed free fighting?

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Dear Matt,

Yes, it is very effective in full speed free-play, just as I would imagine Fiore would have intended it to be <img src="/forum/images/icons/smile.gif" alt="" />

On the question of application, I forgot to mention that it also allows for very quick avoidance with a step out to the left or right and a counter-thrust, should your adversary attempt to engage your blade as you wait in Posta di Bicornio.

Fiore does, after all, refer to this posta as the cunning and false "ace" up his sleeve!

Try it, it works - but please ensure that your partner wears a mask <img src="/forum/images/icons/smile.gif" alt="" />

Honourably,

Bob Brooks
British Federation for Historical Swordplay
www.bfhs.org