Stagger

Struck: thrown back a step, the head snapped back and the arms flung out, the knees buckling, then catching itself back to the guard.

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

What it is for

Being hit in a fight: thrown back a step, then catching yourself.

The principle it shows: reaction

Reaction. The body is pushed back from where it was struck, the head snaps back after it and the arms fling out; the recovery takes longer than the hit, which is what makes the hit feel strong.

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 45, part:arm:1~out 70, part:arm:1~twist 0 over 0.14 s (out)
      glide right arm 40, part:arm:1~out 15, part:arm:1~twist 10 over 0.56 s
    — 2:
      glide right forearm 60 over 0 s
      glide right forearm 30 over 0.14 s (out)
      glide right forearm 60 over 0.56 s
    — 3:
      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 0.7 s
    — 4:
      glide left arm 25, part:arm:-1~out -20 over 0 s
      glide left arm 40, part:arm:-1~out 80 over 0.14 s (out)
      glide left arm 25, part:arm:-1~out -20 over 0.56 s
    — 5:
      glide left forearm 75 over 0 s
      glide left forearm 25 over 0.14 s (out)
      glide left forearm 75 over 0.56 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 0.7 s
    — 7:
      glide part:hips~twist 15 over 0 s
      glide part:hips~twist 15 over 0.7 s
    — 8:
      glide torso segment 1 0, part:torso#1~twist -8 over 0 s
      glide torso segment 1 -6, part:torso#1~twist 10 over 0.14 s (out)
      glide torso segment 1 -6, part:torso#1~twist -8 over 0.56 s
    — 9:
      glide head 4, part:head~twist -6 over 0 s
      glide head -14, part:head~twist 8 over 0.14 s (out)
      glide head -6, part:head~twist 8 over 0.16 s
      glide head 4, part:head~twist -6 over 0.4 s
    — 10:
      glide right leg 27.8, part:leg:1~out 25 over 0 s
      glide right leg 35.9, part:leg:1~out 25 over 0.14 s (out)
      glide right leg 27.8, part:leg:1~out 25 over 0.56 s
    — 11:
      glide right shin 32.4 over 0 s
      glide right shin 35.5 over 0.14 s (out)
      glide right shin 32.4 over 0.56 s
    — 12:
      glide left leg 0.8, part:leg:-1~out 20 over 0 s
      glide left leg 15.5, part:leg:-1~out 20 over 0.14 s (out)
      glide left leg 0.8, part:leg:-1~out 20 over 0.56 s
    — 13:
      glide left shin 28.1 over 0 s
      glide left shin 46.6 over 0.14 s (out)
      glide left shin 28.1 over 0.56 s
    — 14:
      glide dy 15.625 over 0 s
      glide dy 25 over 0.14 s (out)
      glide dy 15.625 over 0.56 s
    — 15:
      glide dx 0 over 0 s
      glide dx -43.75 over 0.14 s (out)
      glide dx 0 over 0.56 s
    — 16:
      glide torso 0 over 0 s
      glide torso -16 over 0.14 s (out)
      glide torso -10 over 0.16 s
      glide torso 0 over 0.4 s

0 s — right arm 40 out 15 twist 10, right forearm 60, right hand 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, forward 0, torso 0.
0.14 s — right arm 45 out 70 twist 0, right forearm 30, left arm 40 out 80, left forearm 25, torso -16, chest -6 twist 10, head -14 twist 8, the body up -8, forward -14, right leg 35.9 out 25, right shin 35.5, left leg 15.5 out 20, left shin 46.6.
0.3 s — torso -10, head -6.
0.7 s — right arm 40 out 15 twist 10, right forearm 60, right hand 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, forward 0, torso 0.

Try this

Slow it from 0.14 s to 0.24 s: the same stagger, taken more slowly, so you see each part of it.
In the program: ramp · over 0.14 → 0.24
Turn the forearm (left) to 56 degrees instead of 75: a smaller, tighter stagger.
In the program: ramp · to.part:forearm:-1 75 → 56

How it differs from the others

Kneel stays down; Dodge avoids the hit altogether.

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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