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Hi Tim,

"I understand the idea behind the linear movement you are talking about.. but if we videoed it and traced the tip I am pretty sure it would be moving in a slight arc.. as it is a long fairly rigid object that is pivoting.. But for me this is all semantics."

Yes, the linear movement is ...

Hi Stewart,

"What it seems to me you are describing would result in both the hands and tip moving more or less in a straight line (you said that the hands were thrown to the right a little, which would also include minimal downward motion) and then a quick, snapping quarter arc downward for the ...

Hi Tim,

"HI Odin,

OK, I am glad you described it that way.

Well, if that is how you are describing a straight line, then I think we have been describing the same sort of things using different terms...

The sword may "move in a straight line" if you are measuring that line as the GRIP ...

Hi Bob,

"Odin,

The quote below is a jewel! May I use it (full credit to you of course)?"

You certainly may!

Guds fred!
Odin

Hi, Tim!

"Could moving in a straight line also mean attacking the fastest MOST DIRECT way? I mean, the weapon is attached to your arms and the movement of the blade will be circular to some degree or another. Physics is physics, then and now."

Döbringer himself says : Auch merke das / und ...

">to sum up what you are saying (if I may be so bold), is that the power of the cut comes from a well executed circular motion combined with footwork, timing, speed and strength. Not just from physical power executed by brute force.

Essentially. It’s about coordinating these elements as well as ...