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
San Mauro Forte 9 miles) to the south. The provincial capital, Matera is 70 km / 44 miles away, while the administrative capital of the adjacent province, Potenza, is 66 km / 41 miles away. San Mauro Forte is included in the administrative grouping of The place was established in the sixth century. It was probably part of Magna Graecia. San Mauro Forte San Mauro Forte is a town and "comune" in the province of Matera, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. The little town is on a hill, above sea level, in the west central part of the province. To the