在談完引文與概論後，我們來看到菲奧雷為雙手劍設計了多種的架式，每一種都有其特點，使用者須依據自身的經驗來判斷該擺出何種動作。而這些架式可以運用在長劍之外的武器上，不過部分的架式卻還是以長劍最好發揮。
Here begin the guards of the two handed sword, of which there are twelve.
這些即是雙手劍的架式，一共有十二種
The Iron Gate
鐵門式 Porta di Ferro
The first is the low Iron Gate, which is a very strong guard, and a good guard in which to wait for an attack by every kind of hand-held weapon, whatever its length, as long as you have a good sword that is not too long.
首先是下段鐵門式，這是一個非常良好與堅固的架式，可以等待任何手持武器的攻擊，無論長度。只要你有一把長度沒有過長的好劍。
And from this guard if you make cover with a passing step you move to the Narrow Game.
在這個架式中，如果你使用越步(*1)，就能展開近身戰
Or you can exchange thrusts, striking home with yours.
你也可以使用交互刺擊，這樣便可達到你預期的效果
Or, as you step, you can beat the opponent’s thrust to the ground.
或著，隨著你的腳步，你可以用刺擊來侵害對手的領域
And this guard can cover attacks from all angles.
以及，這個架式能夠防禦從各種角度發動的攻擊。
The Guard of the Lady,
貴婦式 Posta de donna destraza
This is the Guard of the Lady, from which you can make all seven of the sword’s strikes and cover them too.
這是貴婦式，你可以用它來使出七種劍擊技巧，也能夠防禦它們。
And from this guard you can break the other guards with the strong blows you can make, and you can also quickly exchange thrusts.
你也可以用這個架式，以強力的打擊來摧毀其他的架式，也能夠藉此使用交互刺擊
Advance your front foot offline, and then pass diagonally with your rear foot.
Advance your front foot offline, and then pass diagonally with your rear foot.
將你的前腳向外推移，接著用後腳通過其對角線。
This will take you to a position where your opponent is unprotected, and you will then be able to quickly strike him.
這是為了將你的對手帶到沒有保護的位置，你便能夠迅速地打擊他。
The Stance of the Window
窗式 Posta de Finestra
This is the Window Guard who is always quick, skillful and deceptive.
這是窗式，一個快速、充滿技巧，能夠欺騙對手的架式。
She is a master at covering and striking.
她是掩護與打擊方面的翹楚。
She threatens all opposing guards, whether high guards or low guards.
她威脅著所有敵對的架式，無論是上段或著下段。
She moves quickly from this guard to other guards to confuse her opponent.
She moves quickly from this guard to other guards to confuse her opponent.
窗式能夠快速地變換成其他架式，來迷惑她的對手。
And she is a very good guard from which to make powerful thrusts, break the opponent’s thrust or exchange points.
And she is a very good guard from which to make powerful thrusts, break the opponent’s thrust or exchange points.
如果要進行強力的刺擊的話，她是個非常好的架式，能夠破壞對手的刺擊與其他防禦。
The Middle Iron Gate
中段鐵門式 Porta di ferro mezana
This is Half Iron Door, because it stays in the middle and is a strong guard.
這是中段鐵門式，因為她是個停留在中段的強力架式。
But, she wants a long sword.
但是，她需要的是一柄長劍。
She throws strong thrusts and beats with force the swords upwards, and returns with a downward blow for the head or arms, and returns to its guard.
She throws strong thrusts and beats with force the swords upwards, and returns with a downward blow for the head or arms, and returns to its guard.
她能施展強力的刺擊與向上打擊，以及在對頭部或手臂進行向下打擊後，也能夠回歸這個架式。
But it is called Door, because it is strong and it is a strong guard that badly it can break without danger, and without coming to the close.
她被稱作「門」，是因為她是個強而有力的架式。如果沒有遭遇近身戰，那她就不會被輕易地打破。
Long Guard
長架式 Posta longa
This guard is the Long Guard, which is full of deception.
這是長架式，以混淆見長。
She is skilled in probing the guards to see if she can deceive her opponent.
She is skilled in probing the guards to see if she can deceive her opponent.
如果能矇混敵手，她將是一個適合用於試探的架式
If she needs to strike the opponent with a thrust, she is well-suited to do it.
If she needs to strike the opponent with a thrust, she is well-suited to do it.
倘若需要以刺擊來對付敵人，她也是十分擅長的。
As for the opponent’s blows, she knows how to avoid them and then strike back with blows of her own.
至於對手的攻擊，她知道該如何避開，並且以自己的方式進行反擊。
This guard employs deception more than any other guard.
This guard employs deception more than any other guard.
相較於其他架式，長架式更傾向採用欺騙的手段。
The Crown Guard.
皇冠式 Posta frontale ditta corona
This is the Forehead Guard,called by some instructors the Crown Guard.
這是護額式，有些指導員會稱呼為皇冠式。
She is a very good guard for crossing swords,and is also very good against thrusts.
她善於與劍對戰，也是對付刺擊時具有優勢的架式。
If she is attacked with a high thrust, she crosses swords while stepping off line .
如果她遭受上段的刺擊，會在退開之時交劍。
If she is attacked with a low thrust, she also steps offline, but this time she drives the opponent’s sword to the ground .
如果她被下段的刺擊進攻之時，她也會退開，但這次會將對手的劍往地面牽引。
She can also do other things.
她還能夠做到其他事情。
For example, in response to a thrust she can pass backwards with the front foot and respond with a downward strike to the head or arms,
例如，在回應一個刺擊時，她會將前腳後撤來迴避，並對敵人的頭部或手臂回以一個向下打擊。
ending in the Boar’s Tusk, then she can quickly throw a thrust or two with advancing steps, then deliver a downward strike, ending in that same guard.
隨後，她可以快速地使出刺擊，或是前進兩步後發起向下打擊，並以同樣的架式作為終結。
The Wild Boar's Tusk
野豬獠牙 Dente di cenghiaro
This is the Boar’s Tusk,because it strikes the way the wild boar strikes.
這是野豬獠牙，因為它以野豬的手法進行攻擊。
Sometimes it makes powerful thrusts from below up into the face, without stepping forward, and it returns along the same path with a downward strike to the arms.
有時，它會使出由下往上的強力刺擊，而不向前邁步，接著便隨路徑返回，伴隨著瞄準手臂的向下打擊。
Other times as it thrusts the point of the sword high into the face, it advances the front foot forwards, then returns to its guard with a downward strike to the head or the arms.
其他時刻，當它進行往臉部的上段刺擊，它的前腳會前進，並在回歸架式時對頭部或著手臂進行向下打擊。
Then it quickly launches another thrust with another advance of the front foot.
隨後，再度快速地發動刺擊時，皆會讓前腳前進。
And this guard can mount a good defense against the Narrow Game.
以及，這個架式在近身戰時能夠發揮很好的防禦效果。
The Shortened Stance
短架式 Posta breve
This is the Short Guard that is more effective with a longer sword.
短架式 Posta breve
This is the Short Guard that is more effective with a longer sword.
短架式在使用長劍時會更加有效。
It is a deceptive guard but it is risky to wait in.
它是個混淆性的架式，但也存在著風險。
It is constantly moving, trying to see if it can enter with a thrust and a step against the opponent.
It is constantly moving, trying to see if it can enter with a thrust and a step against the opponent.
它持續移動，嘗試使用刺擊與碎步來對付敵人。
And this guard is more effective in armor than without armor.
And this guard is more effective in armor than without armor.
在著甲時，這個架式會比未著甲時更加有效。
The Guard of the Lady on the left
左側貴婦式 Posta di donna la sinestra,
This is the Guard of the Lady on the left, and she is always quick to cover or strike.
左側貴婦式 Posta di donna la sinestra,
This is the Guard of the Lady on the left, and she is always quick to cover or strike.
這是左側貴婦式，她總是快速地進行打擊與掩護。
She generates powerful blows and easily breaks the thrust, driving it to the ground.
She generates powerful blows and easily breaks the thrust, driving it to the ground.
她能夠使出強力的打擊，並輕易地摧毀刺擊，將其引導至地上。
Also, because of her skill in traversing, she can quickly enter into the Narrow Game, a game she is very familiar with.
Also, because of her skill in traversing, she can quickly enter into the Narrow Game, a game she is very familiar with.
並且，由於她擁有穿越的技術，她能夠快速地進入近身戰，這是她非常擅長的。
The Stance of the Long Tail
長尾式 Posta di choda longa
This is the Long Tail Guard that extends behind you down to the ground.
長尾式 Posta di choda longa
This is the Long Tail Guard that extends behind you down to the ground.
這是長尾式，從你的後方延伸至地面。
She can attack with a thrust, and can also move forwards to cover and strike.
She can attack with a thrust, and can also move forwards to cover and strike.
她能進行刺擊，也能向前移動以進行掩護與打擊。
And if she passes forward while striking downwards she can easily enter the Narrow Game.
And if she passes forward while striking downwards she can easily enter the Narrow Game.
以及，如果她在向下打擊的同時往前貼近，她就能夠輕鬆地進入近身戰。
This is a good guard to wait in, because you can quickly transition from it into other guards.
This is a good guard to wait in, because you can quickly transition from it into other guards.
這是個良好的防守架式，因為你能夠快速地轉換成其他架式。
The Two-Horned Stance
雙角式 Posta di Bichorno instabile
This is the Two Horned Guard, which is held so strongly locked in position that its point cannot be moved off the center line.
雙角式 Posta di Bichorno instabile
This is the Two Horned Guard, which is held so strongly locked in position that its point cannot be moved off the center line.
這是雙角式，它的姿勢被牢牢固定於一點，且不能離開中線。
And this guard can do all of the things that the Long Guard can do.
And this guard can do all of the things that the Long Guard can do.
而且它能夠像長架式一樣做到所有事情。
And the same is true of the Window Guard and the Forehead Guard.
And the same is true of the Window Guard and the Forehead Guard.
而窗式及皇冠式也是如此。
The Stance of the Boar's Tusk in the Middle
中段野豬獠牙 Posta di dente zenchiaro mezana
This is the Middle Boar’s Tusk, so named because the boar has two tusks, one low and this one in the middle, by which I mean this one stays on the center line.
中段野豬獠牙 Posta di dente zenchiaro mezana
This is the Middle Boar’s Tusk, so named because the boar has two tusks, one low and this one in the middle, by which I mean this one stays on the center line.
這是中段野豬獠牙，會被這樣稱呼是因為野豬有兩根牙：一根低的，與中等高度的獠牙。我指的是，這根是位於中線之上的。
And the Middle Boar’s Tusk can do whatever the Low Boar’s Tusk can do.
And the Middle Boar’s Tusk can do whatever the Low Boar’s Tusk can do.
而中段野豬獠牙，也能夠達到下段野豬獠牙的功能。
Just as the wild boar strikes diagonally with its tusks, so you strike diagonally with your sword,in such a way as to displace your opponent’s sword,
Just as the wild boar strikes diagonally with its tusks, so you strike diagonally with your sword,in such a way as to displace your opponent’s sword,
就像野豬使用獠牙進行對角線的攻擊，你也要用你的劍進行對角線的攻擊，這樣才能使你對手的劍位移。
from which position, having uncovered your opponent, you can launch thrusts, or destroy his hands, head or his arms.
從這個位置將對手的掩護給卸下後，你可以發動刺擊，或著摧毀他的頭、手臂
(*1) passing step 越步
exchange thrusts:
另外大家可以從這部帥帥的介紹影片來進一步瞭解這些架式，一樣是Akademia Szermierzy所拍攝。真的是超帥ㄉ
