I'm having difficulty relating the illustration to the description on page 18, play 11.

Giganti says: "First, perform a cavazione above his blade to the high outside (so, I'm assuming the play starts to the inside), threatening his face; then, as you perform a cavazione under the opponent's hilt to hit him to the inside, make sure that your action ends with your point to his face or chest."

It seems as if the wound happens to the inside, but the illustration shows it to the outside. What am I missing?

Hi Robert,

Glad we got the chance to meet at our practice last night.

As we discussed, the plate image isn't of the final part of the action as Giganti describes, but can be seen as a representation of what happens if your opponent doesn't react to the feint—you complete it as an attack to the high outside line.

Or, as Tom noted:

Since I was working of an earlier version of the manuscript with you last night, I forgot about the footnote (#19) that states that the illustration is showing a similar example, but starting on the outside—completing on the outside.

Remember, the best rule of thumb is 'when in doubt, trust the text, not image.'

Adam