Stab

Quick and short: the blade drawn back a hand's width by the hip, then jabbed straight ahead, the elbow straightening and the weight driving forward a little, and back at once.

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

What it is for

A fast, short attack with a dagger or a short sword: a soldier testing your guard, a thief striking first.

The principle it shows: a small wind-up

A stab is fast because it barely winds up: the hand goes back only a little, then the elbow straightens and the body leans in behind it. Small moves are quick; the Hit! comes early, at the point's furthest reach. The wrist bends toward the little finger as the arm goes out, so the blade, which runs through the fist along the knuckles, comes down in line with the forearm and points where the arm points.

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 30, part:arm:1~out 20, part:arm:1~twist 10 over 0.08 s (out)
      glide right arm 72, part:arm:1~out 25, part:arm:1~twist 0 over 0.09 s (in)
      glide right arm 70, part:arm:1~out 25, part:arm:1~twist 0 over 0.07 s (out)
      glide right arm 40, part:arm:1~out 15, part:arm:1~twist 10 over 0.21 s
    — 2:
      glide right forearm 60 over 0 s
      glide right forearm 85 over 0.08 s (out)
      glide right forearm 8 over 0.09 s (in)
      glide right forearm 12 over 0.07 s (out)
      glide right forearm 60 over 0.21 s
    — 3:
      glide right hand 0, 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 -30, 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 0.08 s
      glide right hand -85, 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 0.09 s
      glide right hand -85, 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 0.07 s
      glide right hand 0, 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 0.21 s
    — 4:
      glide left arm 25, part:arm:-1~out -20 over 0 s
      glide left arm 25, part:arm:-1~out -20 over 0.45 s
    — 5:
      glide left forearm 75 over 0 s
      glide left forearm 75 over 0.45 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 0.45 s
    — 7:
      glide part:hips~twist 15 over 0 s
      glide part:hips~twist 20 over 0.08 s (out)
      glide part:hips~twist 4 over 0.09 s (in)
      glide part:hips~twist 15 over 0.28 s
    — 8:
      glide part:torso#1~twist -8 over 0 s
      glide part:torso#1~twist 14 over 0.08 s (out)
      glide part:torso#1~twist -16 over 0.09 s (in)
      glide part:torso#1~twist -8 over 0.28 s
    — 9:
      glide head 4, part:head~twist -6 over 0 s
      glide head 8, part:head~twist -2 over 0.17 s (in)
      glide head 4, part:head~twist -6 over 0.28 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 0.45 s
    — 11:
      glide right shin 32.4 over 0 s
      glide right shin 32.4 over 0.45 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 0.45 s
    — 13:
      glide left shin 28.1 over 0 s
      glide left shin 28.1 over 0.45 s
    — 14:
      glide dy 15.625 over 0 s
      glide dy 18.75 over 0.08 s (out)
      glide dy 18.75 over 0.09 s (in)
      glide dy 15.625 over 0.28 s
    — 15:
      glide dx 0 over 0 s
      glide dx -9.375 over 0.08 s (out)
      glide dx 28.125 over 0.09 s (in)
      glide dx 0 over 0.28 s
    — 16:
      glide torso 0 over 0 s
      glide torso 8 over 0.17 s (in)
      glide torso 0 over 0.28 s
    — 17:
      wait 0.16 s
      set flag_hit to (tau)

0 s — right arm 40 out 15 twist 10, right forearm 60, right hand 0 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.
0.08 s — right arm 30 out 20 twist 10, right forearm 85, chest twist 14, hips twist 20, the body up -6, the body forward -3, right hand -30 out 90 a fist grip.
0.16 s — the moment marked hit.
0.17 s — right arm 72 out 25 twist 0, right forearm 8, chest twist -16, hips twist 4, the body up -6, the body forward 9, torso 8, head 8 twist -2, right hand -85 out 90 a fist grip.
0.24 s — right arm 70 out 25 twist 0, right forearm 12, right hand -85 out 90 a fist grip.
0.45 s — right arm 40 out 15 twist 10, right forearm 60, right hand 0 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 the draw-back from 0.08 s to 0.1 s: a stab you can see coming.
In the program: ramp · over 0.08 → 0.1
Raise the sword arm to 39 degrees instead of 30: a stab at the chest rather than the belly.
In the program: ramp · to.part:arm:1 30 → 39

How it differs from the others

Thrust is a full lunge with a step; a stab stays where it stands.

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

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