#mandocore

alrighty. i found this image on pintrest, and havent found who made the og meme. but with a reverse image search, i found some interesting information about the original illustration!

its from the Gladatoria group of 15th century manuscripts about armoured fencing. have a wiki page: https://wiktenauer.com/wiki/Gladiatoria_group. this image is in the dagger section, just keep scrolling.

there are a whole bunch of others that are absolute gold with hysterical mando vibes which deserve their own post which i might make.

anyway heres the image from above:

the translated caption:

[45] The seventh technique of pinning: when it happens again that you have brought him on his back with wrestling, then fall with your right knee between his legs, and catch with your right foot over his left instep, thus holding his foot so that he cannot pull his leg to himself; and take his left hand in your left hand, and jerk it behind his helmet, and hold fast, and work to his face as you see illustrated above.