{"id":1906,"date":"2017-09-03T07:38:36","date_gmt":"2017-09-03T15:38:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.puckandmary.com\/blog_puck\/?p=1906"},"modified":"2017-09-03T07:53:05","modified_gmt":"2017-09-03T15:53:05","slug":"movements-and-tactics-in-spanish-true-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.puckandmary.com\/blog_puck\/2017\/09\/movements-and-tactics-in-spanish-true-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Movements and Tactics in Spanish True School"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"WordSection1\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">In La <span class=\"SpellE\">Verdadera<\/span> <span class=\"SpellE\">Destreza,<\/span> Movements are vectors which describe the motion of the sword (or sword arm) in a direction. You can read about these movements in my previous article <a href=\"http:\/\/www.puckandmary.com\/blog_puck\/2009\/08\/spanish-fencing-notation-part-1-vector-notation\/\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 340px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.puckandmary.com\/blog_puck\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/movement_sphere.bmp\" width=\"330\" height=\"370\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Weapon can move in 3 dimensions<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">To go further we need to classify movements into two groups.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\">An <strong>Executive Movement<\/strong> is a vector of the weapon with the potential to deliver a wound either by thrust or cut.<\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\">A <strong>Dispositive movement<\/strong> is a vector of the weapon which does not deliver the final wound. This may be a preparation strike, a defensive movement, or even wasted movements<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"MsoNormal\">Executive Movements:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Forward<\/li>\n<li>Natural (downward)<\/li>\n<li>Aligning Lateral<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_117\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.puckandmary.com\/blog_puck\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/eric-calls-pucks-lunge-in-the-sabre-lesson.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-117\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-117\" src=\"http:\/\/www.puckandmary.com\/blog_puck\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/eric-calls-pucks-lunge-in-the-sabre-lesson-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.puckandmary.com\/blog_puck\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/eric-calls-pucks-lunge-in-the-sabre-lesson-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.puckandmary.com\/blog_puck\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/eric-calls-pucks-lunge-in-the-sabre-lesson.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-117\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The forward movement of the weapon is an attacking movement, or an Executive movement<\/p><\/div>\n<h4>Dispositive Movements<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Backwards<\/li>\n<li>Offline Lateral<\/li>\n<li>Violent (rising)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_1752\" style=\"width: 278px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.puckandmary.com\/blog_puck\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2008_02_Estrella_cut_and_thrust.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1752\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1752\" src=\"http:\/\/www.puckandmary.com\/blog_puck\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2008_02_Estrella_cut_and_thrust-268x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"268\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.puckandmary.com\/blog_puck\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2008_02_Estrella_cut_and_thrust-268x300.jpg 268w, https:\/\/www.puckandmary.com\/blog_puck\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/2008_02_Estrella_cut_and_thrust.jpg 665w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 268px) 100vw, 268px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1752\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chambering a cut may prepare an attack but it is not the final movement of an attack. \u00a0A non-attacking movement (even a preparation) is\u00a0a Dispositive movement<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Without too much effort you can imagine instances in which a rising movement might be executive (rising cut) and a natural movement might be dispositive (atajo).\u00a0 More on this later.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Application<\/h3>\n<p>By decomposing a fencing phrase into its movements we gain insight into both the fencing tempi and the role of each movement.\u00a0 Here is an example fencing phrase broken down by movements:<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Master executes Atajo and thrust by detachment:<\/strong><\/p>\n<table class=\"MsoTableGrid\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes;\">\n<td style=\"width: 31.25pt; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"42\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\">1.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 280.4pt; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"374\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\">Violent (rising) mixed with Offline Lateral to cross the opposing sword on the inside line<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 155.85pt; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"208\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\">Dispositive<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 1;\">\n<td style=\"width: 31.25pt; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"42\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\">2.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 280.4pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"374\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\">Natural (downward) to subject the opposing steel<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 155.85pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"208\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\">Dispositive<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 2; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;\">\n<td style=\"width: 31.25pt; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"42\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\">3.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 280.4pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"374\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\">Aligning into presence mixed with Forward to deliver the thrust<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 155.85pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"208\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\">Executive<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong>The student parries and ripostes by half reverse:<\/strong><\/p>\n<table class=\"MsoTableGrid\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes;\">\n<td style=\"width: 31.25pt; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"42\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\">1.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 280.4pt; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"374\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\">Natural mixed with Offline to subject the opposing steel downwards on the inside line<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 155.85pt; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"208\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\">Dispositive<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 1; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;\">\n<td style=\"width: 31.25pt; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"42\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\">2.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 280.4pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"374\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\">Aligning mixed with Forward to deliver the half reverse to the right eye<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 155.85pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"208\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\">Executive<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h4 class=\"MsoNormal\"><\/h4>\n<h3 class=\"MsoNormal\">Opposing the Enemy\u2019s Movements with Movements<\/h3>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">In his book (Treatise 3, Ch.3) on the opposition of Movements <span class=\"SpellE\">Ettenhard<\/span> plainly describes the tactical solution to each movement committed by the adversary:<\/p>\n<table class=\"MsoTable15Grid4Accent1\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none; mso-border-alt: solid #8EAADB .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-themetint: 153; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: -1; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-lastfirstrow: yes;\">\n<td style=\"width: 155.8pt; border: solid #4472C4 1.0pt; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; border-right: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4472C4 .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-alt: solid #4472C4 .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #4472C4 .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; background: #4472C4; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"208\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 5;\"><b><span style=\"color: white; mso-themecolor: background1;\">Movement<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 155.85pt; border-top: solid #4472C4 1.0pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #4472C4 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; border-right: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4472C4 .5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #4472C4 .5pt; background: #4472C4; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"208\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 1;\"><b><span style=\"color: white; mso-themecolor: background1;\">Type<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 155.85pt; border: solid #4472C4 1.0pt; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; border-left: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4472C4 .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid #4472C4 .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-alt: solid #4472C4 .5pt; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; background: #4472C4; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"208\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 1;\"><b><span style=\"color: white; mso-themecolor: background1;\">Counter<br \/>\nMovement<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 0;\">\n<td style=\"width: 155.8pt; border: solid #8EAADB 1.0pt; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-themetint: 153; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid #8EAADB .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-top-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid #8EAADB .5pt; background: #D9E2F3; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themetint: 51; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"208\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 68;\"><b>Violent (rising)<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 155.85pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #8EAADB 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themetint: 153; border-right: solid #8EAADB 1.0pt; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themetint: 153; mso-border-top-alt: solid #8EAADB .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-top-themetint: 153; mso-border-left-alt: solid #8EAADB .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid #8EAADB .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-themetint: 153; background: #D9E2F3; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themetint: 51; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"208\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;\">Dispositive<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 155.85pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #8EAADB 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themetint: 153; border-right: solid #8EAADB 1.0pt; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themetint: 153; mso-border-top-alt: solid #8EAADB .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-top-themetint: 153; mso-border-left-alt: solid #8EAADB .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid #8EAADB .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-themetint: 153; background: #D9E2F3; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themetint: 51; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"208\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;\">Forward (Right Angle)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 1;\">\n<td style=\"width: 155.8pt; border: solid #8EAADB 1.0pt; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-themetint: 153; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid #8EAADB .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-top-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid #8EAADB .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"208\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 4;\"><b>Offline Lateral<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 155.85pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #8EAADB 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themetint: 153; border-right: solid #8EAADB 1.0pt; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themetint: 153; mso-border-top-alt: solid #8EAADB .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-top-themetint: 153; mso-border-left-alt: solid #8EAADB .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid #8EAADB .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-themetint: 153; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"208\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\">Dispositive<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 155.85pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #8EAADB 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themetint: 153; border-right: solid #8EAADB 1.0pt; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themetint: 153; mso-border-top-alt: solid #8EAADB .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-top-themetint: 153; mso-border-left-alt: solid #8EAADB .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid #8EAADB .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-themetint: 153; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"208\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\">Forward (Right Angle)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 2;\">\n<td style=\"width: 155.8pt; border: solid #8EAADB 1.0pt; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-themetint: 153; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid #8EAADB .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-top-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid #8EAADB .5pt; background: #D9E2F3; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themetint: 51; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"208\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 68;\"><b>Backward<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 155.85pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #8EAADB 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themetint: 153; border-right: solid #8EAADB 1.0pt; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themetint: 153; mso-border-top-alt: solid #8EAADB .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-top-themetint: 153; mso-border-left-alt: solid #8EAADB .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid #8EAADB .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-themetint: 153; background: #D9E2F3; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themetint: 51; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"208\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;\">Dispositive<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 155.85pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #8EAADB 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themetint: 153; border-right: solid #8EAADB 1.0pt; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themetint: 153; mso-border-top-alt: solid #8EAADB .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-top-themetint: 153; mso-border-left-alt: solid #8EAADB .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid #8EAADB .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-themetint: 153; background: #D9E2F3; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themetint: 51; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"208\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;\">Forward (Right Angle)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 3;\">\n<td style=\"width: 155.8pt; border: solid #8EAADB 1.0pt; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-themetint: 153; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid #8EAADB .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-top-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid #8EAADB .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"208\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 4;\"><b>Forward<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 155.85pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #8EAADB 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themetint: 153; border-right: solid #8EAADB 1.0pt; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themetint: 153; mso-border-top-alt: solid #8EAADB .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-top-themetint: 153; mso-border-left-alt: solid #8EAADB .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid #8EAADB .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-themetint: 153; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"208\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\">Executive<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 155.85pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #8EAADB 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themetint: 153; border-right: solid #8EAADB 1.0pt; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themetint: 153; mso-border-top-alt: solid #8EAADB .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-top-themetint: 153; mso-border-left-alt: solid #8EAADB .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid #8EAADB .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-themetint: 153; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"208\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\">Natural (<span class=\"SpellE\">Atajo<\/span>)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 4;\">\n<td style=\"width: 155.8pt; border: solid #8EAADB 1.0pt; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-themetint: 153; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid #8EAADB .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-top-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid #8EAADB .5pt; background: #D9E2F3; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themetint: 51; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"208\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 68;\"><b>Aligning Lateral<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 155.85pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #8EAADB 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themetint: 153; border-right: solid #8EAADB 1.0pt; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themetint: 153; mso-border-top-alt: solid #8EAADB .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-top-themetint: 153; mso-border-left-alt: solid #8EAADB .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid #8EAADB .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-themetint: 153; background: #D9E2F3; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themetint: 51; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"208\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;\">Executive<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 155.85pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #8EAADB 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themetint: 153; border-right: solid #8EAADB 1.0pt; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themetint: 153; mso-border-top-alt: solid #8EAADB .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-top-themetint: 153; mso-border-left-alt: solid #8EAADB .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid #8EAADB .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-themetint: 153; background: #D9E2F3; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themetint: 51; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"208\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;\">Natural (<span class=\"SpellE\">Atajo<\/span>)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 5; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;\">\n<td style=\"width: 155.8pt; border: solid #8EAADB 1.0pt; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-themetint: 153; border-top: none; mso-border-top-alt: solid #8EAADB .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-top-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid #8EAADB .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"208\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 4;\"><b>Natural<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 155.85pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #8EAADB 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themetint: 153; border-right: solid #8EAADB 1.0pt; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themetint: 153; mso-border-top-alt: solid #8EAADB .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-top-themetint: 153; mso-border-left-alt: solid #8EAADB .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid #8EAADB .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-themetint: 153; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"208\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\">Executive<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 155.85pt; border-top: none; border-left: none; border-bottom: solid #8EAADB 1.0pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themetint: 153; border-right: solid #8EAADB 1.0pt; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themetint: 153; mso-border-top-alt: solid #8EAADB .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-top-themetint: 153; mso-border-left-alt: solid #8EAADB .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid #8EAADB .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-themetint: 153; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"208\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\">Natural (<span class=\"SpellE\">Atajo<\/span>)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The Forward movement which presents right angle or the thrust opposes all the Dispositive movements:<\/p>\n<table class=\"MsoTableGrid\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;\">\n<td style=\"width: 467.5pt; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"623\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\">With which I say that this is the one [<i style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\">Forward Movement<\/i>] that is opposed to all because since it is worked in reason of the Right Angle it has the preeminence of the greatest reach, moving in correspondence to the nearest Point of Contact, where one should constitute the strike in the opponent\u2026<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">~<span class=\"SpellE\">Ettenhard (translated by Dr. Mary Curtis)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The Natural movement which subjects enemy attacks downward opposes all the executive movements (from which the strikes are composed):<\/p>\n<table class=\"MsoTableGrid\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; border: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;\">\n<td style=\"width: 467.5pt; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"623\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: normal;\">To the Dispositive Movements, the Executives follow, whose opposition is different due to having to make it with an engagement of the Sword and the other of free cause: in a way that the Forward Movement, that of Aligning Lateral and the Natural (which are the ones that by nature form the strikes) are destroyed and opposed to the Natural by its greater speed, strength, and reality\u2026<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">~<span class=\"SpellE\">Ettenhard\u00a0(translated by Dr. Mary Curtis)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"WordSection1\">Simplest Form:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"WordSection1\">Adversary presents Dispositive Movement, Right Angle<\/li>\n<li class=\"WordSection1\">Adversary presents Executive Movement, Atajo<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"WordSection1\">\n<div id=\"attachment_1394\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.puckandmary.com\/blog_puck\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/ettenhard_xi_opposition-to-the-reverse-in-the-middle.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1394\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1394\" src=\"http:\/\/www.puckandmary.com\/blog_puck\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/ettenhard_xi_opposition-to-the-reverse-in-the-middle-300x270.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.puckandmary.com\/blog_puck\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/ettenhard_xi_opposition-to-the-reverse-in-the-middle-300x270.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.puckandmary.com\/blog_puck\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/ettenhard_xi_opposition-to-the-reverse-in-the-middle.jpg 357w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1394\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">When the adversary presents a dispositive movement, the defender answers with a thrust in time.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"WordSection1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"WordSection1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"WordSection1\"><span style=\"mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;\">What <span class=\"SpellE\">Ettenhard\u00a0<\/span>describes lines up nicely with Pacheco&#8217;s counters to <span class=\"SpellE\">vulgars<\/span>. Pacheco&#8217;s process of analysis decomposes a <span class=\"SpellE\">treta<\/span> into simple movements and then his counters largely align with <span class=\"SpellE\">Ettenhard&#8217;s\u00a0<\/span>oppositions described above with additional options and details.<\/span> With this principle in place you can decompose any technique of the adversary and apply counters movement by movement.<\/div>\n<div class=\"WordSection1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"WordSection1\">It is also essential in understanding the True School\u2019s usage of timing contexts to describe attacks in first intention, attacks in time, and attacks which transfer the adversary\u2019s attack to you.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; In La Verdadera Destreza, Movements are vectors which describe the motion of the sword (or sword arm) in a direction. You can read about these movements in my previous article here. &nbsp; To go further we need to classify movements into two groups. 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