FIFTH LESSON
MOLINETE
When the adversary incautiously throws his point upon the diestro, the molinete should be used, which consists in lifting one of the feet from the ground, and upon the other spinning all the body around with much velocity, and parrying quickly, reaches out with the weapon arm for giving the attacker a floretazo.
Keep in mind this is a very dangerous suerte, and the most opportune occasion for its execution is when the adversary strikes a low golpe, it shouldn't be made when the golpe is high; because as already said the floretazo is struck almost always in the parte alta, and for this reason it is necessary that the golpe of the enemy promises to be for the parte baja.
If the diestro finds it very cerrado* on his parte alta, that is to say, if he is attacked by an enemy well within the terreno propio, he should recieve it by dropping the body till one knee rests on the ground and presenting the navaja to the lower abdomen. See the figure in lesson eleven, part one.
We should advise that in the molinete at the same time the adversary strikes the high floretazos his weapon arm can be seized, by the unarmed arm of the adversary, who turning the wrist over and returning it with strength towards the throat can wound his enemy with his own navaja.
*"cerrado": closed in