Dall'Agocchie study group review: Quick edit

I nearly forgot to post one of the most important things we learned in yesterday's study group. Although it may seem very obvious - and really, it is - it bears mentioning all the same. When doing the provocation (riverso ridoppio-imbroccata back to Porta di Ferro Stretta), the attacker will make an attack that follows from his guard. If for example, A is in Guardia di Testa, it would make sense to throw a mandritto or riverso sgualimbro (and possibly even a stoccata), as a high guard naturally wants to go downward. Conversely, if A is in Porta di Ferro or another low guard, it would make sense to thrust an imbroccata or stoccata, which are both attacks that go from low to high.

The reason I bring this up is because we found (Aldo in particular) that throwing the wrong attack from X guardia means attacking out of tempo, which is something we never want to do. For example, starting in Porta di Ferro Stretta, it would make little sense for me to go up to Guardia di Testa, and then throw a mandritto sgualimbro. The most expedient attack would be a riverso ridoppio-imbroccata combination.