Forte (fencing) Capo Ferro defined the forte as the blade from the hilt to the middle. From the middle to the top is known as the debole. For the debole only, the edges are labeled true and false, the former being the lower edge when the sword is held horizontally. The flats of the sword are not named. By contrast, fencing master Salvator Fabris divides the debole into two sections, the third and fourth part (the first and second are divisions of the forte). The third part, midway to three quarters of the way to the tip, is ineffective but not entirely
Mezzo Forte away. "Mezzo Forte" takes place sometime after the events of "Kite". Her pistol also makes a cameo, being in the weapon stash in Kurokawa's car. Like "Kite", the OVA was released both in the United States and Japan in two different versions: one with these scenes taken out, the original version and the other with them left intact, the director's cut. Both versions, however, retain the more violent aspects of the movie. The United States release contains 20 minutes of extra footage not seen in the Japanese release, however, none of the pornographic content from the Japanese director's cut was