Learning Fiore De Liberi

The key to this ward is footwork and keeping moving. Keep the blade on-line, and use the thrust to constantly probe your opponents defenses. The blade's point staying on the line keeps you opponent from closing. This is why it's a stable ward, that has no stability. The blades attitude towards the line, is that it must stay on the line, however body's attitude towards the line is that it must get off the line.

Use footwork and the thrust to keep your opponent off guard. Constantly moving and thrusting keeps your opponent off balance and adjusting to what you do, allowing you to confuse your opponent and hide your real attack.

Think of the way a boxer uses the jab. Jab, move. Move, Jab. Jab, right cross. The jab probes and creates a hole for the right. The thrust probes and creates a hole for the cut. Just standing their and jabbing leaves you a target, and not threat. So does just standing their and thrusting.