Backhand

The sword drawn low to the left hip, the chest turned with it, then a step in and a backhand cut rising across the front to high right, ending cocked over the right shoulder.

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What it is for

A sword fight's second blow, back the other way after a slash: the middle of a chain of three.

The principle it shows: the counter-turn

The counter-turn. The chest winds the other way, the sword low by the left hip, then unwinds as a step drives the blade up across the front to high right; it ends cocked over the shoulder, ready for the next blow. The marked Hit! is where it crosses the front.

The program, line by line

when it starts
  at the same time:
    — 1:
      glide right arm 38, part:arm:1~out 12, part:arm:1~twist 0 over 0 s
      glide right arm 28, part:arm:1~out -42, part:arm:1~twist 32 over 0.16 s (out)
      glide right arm 84, part:arm:1~out 6, part:arm:1~twist -18 over 0.16 s (in)
      glide right arm 90, part:arm:1~out 90, part:arm:1~twist -60 over 0.14 s (out)
      glide right arm 38, part:arm:1~out 12, part:arm:1~twist 0 over 0.2 s
    — 2:
      glide right forearm 72 over 0 s
      glide right forearm 42 over 0.16 s (out)
      glide right forearm 14 over 0.16 s (in)
      glide right forearm 120 over 0.14 s (out)
      glide right forearm 72 over 0.2 s
    — 3:
      glide right hand -62, part:hand:1~out 90, part:hand:1~fist 1, part:hand:1~wrap 0, part:hand:1~point 0, part:hand:1~thumb 0 over 0 s
      glide right hand -95, part:hand:1~out 55, part:hand:1~fist 1, part:hand:1~wrap 0, part:hand:1~point 0, part:hand:1~thumb 0 over 0.16 s (out)
      glide right hand -62, part:hand:1~out 115, part:hand:1~fist 1, part:hand:1~wrap 0, part:hand:1~point 0, part:hand:1~thumb 0 over 0.16 s (in)
      glide right hand 90, part:hand:1~out 90, part:hand:1~fist 1, part:hand:1~wrap 0, part:hand:1~point 0, part:hand:1~thumb 0 over 0.14 s (out)
      glide right hand -62, part:hand:1~out 90, part:hand:1~fist 1, part:hand:1~wrap 0, part:hand:1~point 0, part:hand:1~thumb 0 over 0.2 s
    — 4:
      glide left arm 18, part:arm:-1~out -18, part:arm:-1~twist 0 over 0 s
      glide left arm 30, part:arm:-1~out -20, part:arm:-1~twist 0 over 0.16 s (out)
      glide left arm -10, part:arm:-1~out -45, part:arm:-1~twist 0 over 0.16 s (in)
      glide left arm -14, part:arm:-1~out -40, part:arm:-1~twist 0 over 0.14 s (out)
      glide left arm 18, part:arm:-1~out -18, part:arm:-1~twist 0 over 0.2 s
    — 5:
      glide left forearm 45 over 0 s
      glide left forearm 70 over 0.16 s (out)
      glide left forearm 25 over 0.16 s (in)
      glide left forearm 30 over 0.14 s (out)
      glide left forearm 45 over 0.2 s
    — 6:
      glide part:hand:-1~fist 0, part:hand:-1~wrap 0, part:hand:-1~point 0, part:hand:-1~thumb 0 over 0 s
      glide part:hand:-1~fist 0, part:hand:-1~wrap 0, part:hand:-1~point 0, part:hand:-1~thumb 0 over 0.16 s (out)
      glide part:hand:-1~fist 0, part:hand:-1~wrap 0, part:hand:-1~point 0, part:hand:-1~thumb 0 over 0.16 s (in)
      glide part:hand:-1~fist 0, part:hand:-1~wrap 0, part:hand:-1~point 0, part:hand:-1~thumb 0 over 0.14 s (out)
      glide part:hand:-1~fist 0, part:hand:-1~wrap 0, part:hand:-1~point 0, part:hand:-1~thumb 0 over 0.2 s
    — 7:
      glide part:hips~twist 12 over 0 s
      glide part:hips~twist -22 over 0.16 s (out)
      glide part:hips~twist 14 over 0.16 s (in)
      glide part:hips~twist 20 over 0.14 s (out)
      glide part:hips~twist 12 over 0.2 s
    — 8:
      glide part:torso#1~twist -6 over 0 s
      glide part:torso#1~twist -40 over 0.16 s (out)
      glide part:torso#1~twist 26 over 0.16 s (in)
      glide part:torso#1~twist 34 over 0.14 s (out)
      glide part:torso#1~twist -6 over 0.2 s
    — 9:
      glide head 2, part:head~twist -4 over 0 s
      glide head 4, part:head~twist 14 over 0.16 s (out)
      glide head 2, part:head~twist -8 over 0.16 s (in)
      glide head 0, part:head~twist -14 over 0.14 s (out)
      glide head 2, part:head~twist -4 over 0.2 s
    — 10:
      glide left leg 18, part:leg:-1~out 5 over 0 s
      glide left leg 26, part:leg:-1~out 5 over 0.16 s (out)
      glide left leg 36, part:leg:-1~out 5 over 0.16 s (in)
      glide left leg 30, part:leg:-1~out 5 over 0.14 s (out)
      glide left leg 18, part:leg:-1~out 5 over 0.2 s
    — 11:
      glide left shin 18 over 0 s
      glide left shin 24 over 0.16 s (out)
      glide left shin 28 over 0.16 s (in)
      glide left shin 26 over 0.14 s (out)
      glide left shin 18 over 0.2 s
    — 12:
      glide right leg -12, part:leg:1~out 7 over 0 s
      glide right leg -16, part:leg:1~out 7 over 0.16 s (out)
      glide right leg -22, part:leg:1~out 7 over 0.16 s (in)
      glide right leg -18, part:leg:1~out 7 over 0.14 s (out)
      glide right leg -12, part:leg:1~out 7 over 0.2 s
    — 13:
      glide right shin 22 over 0 s
      glide right shin 26 over 0.16 s (out)
      glide right shin 22 over 0.16 s (in)
      glide right shin 24 over 0.14 s (out)
      glide right shin 22 over 0.2 s
    — 14:
      glide dy 15.625 over 0 s
      glide dy 25 over 0.16 s (out)
      glide dy 31.25 over 0.16 s (in)
      glide dy 28.125 over 0.14 s (out)
      glide dy 15.625 over 0.2 s
    — 15:
      glide dx 0 over 0 s
      glide dx 6.25 over 0.16 s (out)
      glide dx 37.5 over 0.16 s (in)
      glide dx 25 over 0.14 s (out)
      glide dx 0 over 0.2 s
    — 16:
      wait 0.32 s
      set flag_hit to (tau)

0 s — right arm 38 out 12 twist 0, right forearm 72, right hand -62 out 90 a fist grip, left arm 18 out -18 twist 0, left forearm 45, left hand open, hips twist 12, chest twist -6, head 2 twist -4, left leg 18 out 5, left shin 18, right leg -12 out 7, right shin 22, the body up -5, the body forward 0.
0.16 s — right arm 28 out -42 twist 32, right forearm 42, right hand -95 out 55 a fist grip, left arm 30 out -20 twist 0, left forearm 70, left hand open, hips twist -22, chest twist -40, head 4 twist 14, left leg 26 out 5, left shin 24, right leg -16 out 7, right shin 26, the body up -8, the body forward 2.
0.32 s — right arm 84 out 6 twist -18, right forearm 14, right hand -62 out 115 a fist grip, left arm -10 out -45 twist 0, left forearm 25, left hand open, hips twist 14, chest twist 26, head 2 twist -8, left leg 36 out 5, left shin 28, right leg -22 out 7, right shin 22, the body up -10, the body forward 12, the moment marked hit.
0.46 s — right arm 90 out 90 twist -60, right forearm 120, right hand 90 out 90 a fist grip, left arm -14 out -40 twist 0, left forearm 30, left hand open, hips twist 20, chest twist 34, head 0 twist -14, left leg 30 out 5, left shin 26, right leg -18 out 7, right shin 24, the body up -9, the body forward 8.
0.66 s — right arm 38 out 12 twist 0, right forearm 72, right hand -62 out 90 a fist grip, left arm 18 out -18 twist 0, left forearm 45, left hand open, hips twist 12, chest twist -6, head 2 twist -4, left leg 18 out 5, left shin 18, right leg -12 out 7, right shin 22, the body up -5, the body forward 0.

Try this

Slow the draw from 0.16 s to 0.3 s: the same backhand, taken more slowly, so you see the sword go low to the hip.
In the program: ramp · over 0.16 → 0.3
Turn the arm (right) to -54.6 degrees instead of -42 as it draws back: the sword drawn further across.
In the program: ramp · to.part:arm:1~out -42 → -54.6

How it differs from the others

Slash cuts down across the other way; Chop comes straight down; Thrust goes straight ahead.

Works on

The two in the film above, and what the move turns on each: worked out by the build, which plays the move on each body and checks what moves. Nobody types this table.
Who	Moves?	What moves
Sunny (one of the six people)	yes	whole body, head, arms, legs
Grump (an animal on four legs)	yes	whole body, head, front legs, back legs, ears

c4c:beh:backhand · version 1.0.0 · c4c-free · by Jabbertoon