Fiore's Footwork

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In 2024 I revised my opinion about Fiore's footwork references, thanks to a conversation with Dario Alberto Magnani. You can read my write-up of the revision on my blog here. We include the original interpretation below for the sake of interest.

Related Resources

Book: The Medieval Longsword

Workbook: The Armizare Workbook part one: Beginner's Course

Online Course: These videos are borrowed from The Medieval Dagger Course


Stepping and Passing


Tornare: the withdrawn foot


The Three Turns


A summary of the interpretation


Fiore's four steps and three turns, original interpretation