Slash

From the guard the sword drawn out level to the sword side, then swept across level to the other side, the chest and hips turning through it and a small step in.

Use it in a cartoon Change it in the move maker The pack file (JSON)

What it is for

A sideways sweep with a sword or a stick: the quickest attack of a duel.

The principle it shows: rotation

Rotation. The chest and hips turn through the swing and a small step in drives it, so the blade travels level across the front. 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 40, part:arm:1~out 15, part:arm:1~twist 10 over 0 s
      glide right arm 85, part:arm:1~out 100, part:arm:1~twist 10 over 0.15 s (out)
      glide right arm 85, part:arm:1~out -55, part:arm:1~twist -15 over 0.17 s (in)
      glide right arm 80, part:arm:1~out -80, part:arm:1~twist -20 over 0.16 s (out)
      glide right arm 40, part:arm:1~out 15, part:arm:1~twist 10 over 0.37 s
    — 2:
      glide right forearm 60 over 0 s
      glide right forearm 25 over 0.15 s (out)
      glide right forearm 8 over 0.17 s (in)
      glide right forearm 60 over 0.53 s
    — 3:
      glide right hand 65, 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 105, 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 0.15 s (out)
      glide right hand 90, part:hand:1~out -82.5, part:hand:1~fist 1, part:hand:1~wrap 0, part:hand:1~point 0, part:hand:1~thumb 0 over 0.12 s (in)
      glide right hand 95, part:hand:1~out -135, part:hand:1~fist 1, part:hand:1~wrap 0, part:hand:1~point 0, part:hand:1~thumb 0 over 0.05 s (in)
      glide right hand 80, part:hand:1~out -135, 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 65, 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 0.37 s
    — 4:
      glide left arm 25, part:arm:-1~out -20 over 0 s
      glide left arm 25, part:arm:-1~out -20 over 0.85 s
    — 5:
      glide left forearm 75 over 0 s
      glide left forearm 75 over 0.85 s
    — 6:
      glide part:hand:-1~fist 1, part:hand:-1~wrap 0, part:hand:-1~point 0, part:hand:-1~thumb 0 over 0 s
      glide part:hand:-1~fist 1, part:hand:-1~wrap 0, part:hand:-1~point 0, part:hand:-1~thumb 0 over 0.85 s
    — 7:
      glide part:hips~twist 15 over 0 s
      glide part:hips~twist 20 over 0.15 s (out)
      glide part:hips~twist -15 over 0.17 s (in)
      glide part:hips~twist 15 over 0.53 s
    — 8:
      glide part:torso#1~twist -8 over 0 s
      glide part:torso#1~twist 28 over 0.15 s (out)
      glide part:torso#1~twist -30 over 0.17 s (in)
      glide part:torso#1~twist -36 over 0.16 s (out)
      glide part:torso#1~twist -8 over 0.37 s
    — 9:
      glide head 4, part:head~twist -6 over 0 s
      glide head 4, part:head~twist -18 over 0.15 s (out)
      glide head 4, part:head~twist 30 over 0.17 s (in)
      glide head 4, part:head~twist -6 over 0.53 s
    — 10:
      glide right leg 27.8, part:leg:1~out 25 over 0 s
      glide right leg 27.8, part:leg:1~out 25 over 0.85 s
    — 11:
      glide right shin 32.4 over 0 s
      glide right shin 32.4 over 0.85 s
    — 12:
      glide left leg 0.8, part:leg:-1~out 20 over 0 s
      glide left leg 0.8, part:leg:-1~out 20 over 0.85 s
    — 13:
      glide left shin 28.1 over 0 s
      glide left shin 28.1 over 0.85 s
    — 14:
      glide dy 15.625 over 0 s
      glide dy 15.625 over 0.85 s
    — 15:
      glide dx 0 over 0 s
      glide dx 25 over 0.32 s (in)
      glide dx 0 over 0.53 s
    — 16:
      glide torso 0 over 0 s
      glide torso 8 over 0.32 s (in)
      glide torso 0 over 0.53 s
    — 17:
      wait 0.27 s
      set flag_hit to (tau)

0 s — right arm 40 out 15 twist 10, right forearm 60, right hand 65 out -90 a fist grip, left arm 25 out -20, left forearm 75, left hand a fist grip, hips twist 15, chest twist -8, head 4 twist -6, right leg 27.8 out 25, right shin 32.4, left leg 0.8 out 20, left shin 28.1, the body up -5, the body forward 0, torso 0.
0.15 s — right arm 85 out 100 twist 10, right forearm 25, chest twist 28, hips twist 20, head twist -18, right hand 105 out -90.
0.27 s — the moment marked hit, right hand 90 out -82.5.
0.32 s — right arm 85 out -55 twist -15, right forearm 8, chest twist -30, hips twist -15, head twist 30, torso 8, the body forward 8, right hand 95 out -135.
0.48 s — right arm 80 out -80 twist -20, chest twist -36, right hand 80 out -135.
0.85 s — right arm 40 out 15 twist 10, right forearm 60, right hand 65 out -90 a fist grip, left arm 25 out -20, left forearm 75, left hand a fist grip, hips twist 15, chest twist -8, head 4 twist -6, right leg 27.8 out 25, right shin 32.4, left leg 0.8 out 20, left shin 28.1, the body up -5, the body forward 0, torso 0.

Try this

Slow it from 0.15 s to 0.26 s: the same slash, taken more slowly, so you see each part of it.
In the program: ramp · over 0.15 → 0.26
Turn the arm (right) to 64 degrees instead of 85: a smaller, tighter slash.
In the program: ramp · to.part:arm:1 85 → 64

How it differs from the others

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, body, head, arms, legs
Grump (an animal on four legs)	yes	whole body, body, head, front legs, back legs, tail, ears

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