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To progressively increase the speed of a maneuver through the gaining of momentum. |
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A.K.A. (Accelerated): Sophisticated |
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Accelerating (verb), Accelerated (past tense, pronoun) |
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In the case of multiple maneuvers, each maneuver in the series gains in momentum from its predecessor. |
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This term is an infrequently used synonym for Advanced. This term is an infrequently used synonym for Sophisticated. |
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If the speed of an incoming attack were under estimated and a block was delivered to divert the attack, the defensive maneuver would fail unless the speed of the block were increased sufficiently to compensate for the error in estimation. The act of increasing the speed of the block would be an example of accelerating. |
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see sophisticated. |
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