Fiore's Terms and Pronunciation
Italian	Pronunciation	Short Form	English	Type	Explaination
Passo	pAY-so		Pass	Footwork	A step with the rear foot moving forward, NOT turning the hips
Acresare	ah-cray-SAW-ray		Advance	Footwork	A step sliding the front foot forward, draggin the read up behind
Dicresare	deh-cray-SAW-ray		Retreat	Footwork	A step sliding the read foot backwards, dragging the front foot back
Volta Stabile	VOL-tah stah-BILL		Stable turn	Footwork	A Turn of the Body, swivel on the balls of the feet
Mezza Volta	MEH-zah VOL-tah		Half turn	Footwork	A Turn of the Body, compass the rear foot turning the body to face a moving opponent
Tutta Volta	TOO-tah VOL-tah		Whole turn	Footwork	A Turn of the Body, step the rear foot forward
Posta Porta di Ferro	POE-stah PORT-ah dee FEAR-oh	Porta	Guard of the Iron Gate	Unarmed Guards
Posta Longa	POE-stah LONG-ah	Longa	Long Guard	Unarmed Guards
Posta Dente di Zenghiaro	POE-stah DEN-tay dee chin-GAH-ray	Dente	Guard of the Boar's Tooth	Unarmed Guards
Posta Fontale	POE-stah fron-TALL-ay	Frontale	Guard of the Front	Unarmed Guards
Posta Tutta Porta di Ferro	POE-stah TUT-ah PORT-ah dee FEAR-oh	Tutta Porta	Guard of the Full Iron Gate	Longsword Guards
Posta Mezza Portia di Ferro	POE-stah MEZ-ah PORT-ah dee FEAR-oh	Mezza Porta	Guard of the Middle Iron Gate	Longsword Guards
Posta di Donna	POE-stah dee DON-ah	Donna	Guard of the Woman	Longsword Guards
Posta di Donna Sinestra	POE-stah dee DON-ah sin-ES-trah	Sinestra	Guard of the Woman Left	Longsword Guards
Posta di Donna Soprano	POE-stah dee DON-ah so-PRAH-noe	Soprano	Guard of the Woman High	Longsword Guards
Posta Breve	POE-stah BREV-ay	Breve	Short Guard	Longsword Guards
Posta Longa	POE-stah LONG-ah	Longa	Long Guard	Longsword Guards
Posta Dente di Zenghiaro	POE-stah DEN-tay dee chin-GAH-ray	Dente	Guard of the Boar's Tooth	Longsword Guards
Posta Fontale	POE-stah fron-TALL-ay	Frontale	Guard of the Front	Longsword Guards
Posta Coda di Longa	POE-stah COE-dah dee LONG-ah	Coda	Guard of the Long Tail	Longsword Guards
Fendente	fen-DEN-tay			Sword Cuts	Cutting DOWN
Sotano	so-TAHN-oh			Sword Cuts	Cutting UP
Mezani	meh-ZHAN-ee			Sword Cuts	Cutting SIDEWAYS
Colpo	COLE-poe		Cut	Sword Cuts	A sword cut with the edge
Punte	PUN-tay		Thrust	Sword Cuts	A sword thrust with the point
Ellefante	el-eh-FAHN-tay		Elephant	Animals	Staying balanced and stable, a strong fighting platform
Cervino	ser-VEEN-oh		Lynx	Animals	Keeping things simple and thinking with clairity
Tigro	TEE-grow		Tiger	Animals	Moving quickly and deliberately
Lione	lee-OH-nay		Lion	Animals	Showing courage and strength of heart
Misura Larga	miz-ER-ah LAR-gah		Large Measure	Misc	One turn of the boday and a thrust into Long, that distance away from your opponent
Prese	PREH-say		Grab	Misc	Grabbing the opponent's sword blade or hilt
Rebattamento	re-bah-ta-MEN-toe		Set Aside	Misc	Knocking away the opponent's sword
Redoppiandio	re-do-pee-AHN-doe		Redouble	Misc	Strikign the back of the opponent's sword to chase it away