An idiom referring to the strategy of deceiving the opponent(s) into believing that there is a lack of motion until the "hidden" offensive maneuver is enacted beyond the point of being defended.

Comments:

This strategy is general in nature and can be employed with any Natural Weapon and potentially Man-made Weapons.

Simply put, this strategy basically fools the opponent(s) into believe there is no motion where there actually is.

A.K.A.:

Dead Motion Deception

Opposite(s):

Body Signal, Telegraph

Example(s):

Folding the arms on top of each other (i.e. stacked) across the body allows the bottom arm to be enacted without altering the opponent that the bottom arm is being used offensively until its too late.

Derivation:

This term gets it name from describing how motion can appear dead (to the opponent), when it is not.

Related Definition(s):

Dead, Move, Strike, Weapon

Related Term(s):

Natural Weapon, Man-made Weapon