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the Destreza Glossary
Ángulo
Angle

Glossary: Compendio de la Filosofía y Destreza de las armas de Gerónimo de Carranza por Don Luis Pacheco de Narváez

1. Angvlo es el rinco' q’ haze el braço con la efpada, o las piernas.

Angle is the inside corner that the arm with the sword makes to the legs.

2. Angulo es, a do eftà la fuerça del cuerpo.

Angle is, where the strength of the body is located.

3. Angulo recto, es el que hazen la efpada, y el braço, eftando el cuerpo derecho igualmente fobre ambos pies.

Right angle, is that which make the sword, and the arm, the body standing equally over both feet.

4. Angulo obtufo, es que hazen la efpada, y el cuerpo, quando fe forma el mouimiento viole'to para el tajo.

Obtuse angle, is what the sword, and the body make when one forms the violent [upward] movement for the tajo.

5. Angulo agudo, es qua'do la efpada fe baxa del angulo recto, defuerte que el braço no eftà del tòdo junto al cuerpo.

Acute angle, is when the sword lowers from the right angle, so that the arm is not completely next to the body.

6. Angulo moderado, es la buena poftura de pies que fe aparta de todos los quatro eftremos.

Moderate angle, is the good positioning of the feet that is withdrawn from all four extremes.

7. Angulo folido, es el que haze el braço y el cuerpo eftando en poftura.

Solid angle, is that which the arm and the body make being in position.