Narrow Play - Verse 71

From this position, you can transition into a middle bind (meza ligadura). This technique belongs to the same family as the second play demonstrated by the First Dagger Remedy Master, which shows how to apply a joint lock by connecting your opponent's sword arm to their own body. By binding their sword and shoulder together, you create an opportunity to strike or control them.

How wisely I work, joining your sword to your very own arm, binding them together so I can strike you and do you harm. This middle bind is mine to show, learned from the dagger art, where shoulder meets blade, and I tear your defence apart.

This is a remedy technique performed in narrow play (close distance) after crossing swords. When your opponent's sword and arm are extended toward you, you bind their blade while simultaneously trapping their arm against their own body, creating a moment of control from which you can strike or further lock them. The technique leverages the opponent's own body structure against them.

• ✦ Focus on connecting the opponent's sword to their own shoulder/arm, not to your body - this is a key distinction for proper execution
• ✦ The bind should immobilise both their weapon and their arm simultaneously by pressing them together
• ✦ This technique appears to be demonstrated by the scholar (student), suggesting it's a defensive response or a remedial position
• ✦ Practice the transition from this bind to striking opportunities - the bind creates the opening, but you must be ready to exploit it
• ✦ Study the referenced dagger plays at Getty 10v-c to understand the joint lock mechanics that apply here with the sword
• ✦ The 'middle' designation suggests this bind occurs at roughly chest/shoulder height rather than high or low