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the Destreza Glossary
C - Centro

Glossary: Compendio de la Filosofía y Destreza de las armas de Geronimo de Carranza por Don Luis Pacheco de Narvaez

15. Ce'tro fe llama, do'de efta la fuerça del cuerpo.

Center is called, where the strength of the body is located.

16. Centro comun, es la tierra.

Common center, is the earth.

17. Centro, es el medio de la circunferencia.

Center, is the middle of the circumference.

18. Centro en la efpada, es el nacimiento del braço, en angulo recto.

Center on the sword, is the beginning of the arm, in the right angle.

19. Centro, es la empuñadura de la efpada en angulo agudo.

Center, is the sword's handle in acute angle.