Up-side of Movement

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Up-side of Movement


An idiom referring to extended furthest distance one can effectively reach using the Lead Weapon when employing the concept of Up the Circle.

 

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Up-side of Movement is one positive resulting benefit from employing Up the Circle.

 

A simple way to understand Up-side of Movement is that it before employing Up the Circle the lead hand has a specific effective reach. By employing Up the Circle the lead hand is given a longer reach which is referred to as Up-side of Movement.

 

Up-side of Movement almost always used in reference to the lead hand, but could potentially refer to the lead leg or a Man-made Weapon in the lead hand. Theoretically, Up-side of Movement could refer to the Gauge Weapon, but this would be a special circumstance.

 

Up-side of Movement should not be confused with Up-side of the Circle, which is a completely different concept. Up-side of the Circle refers to a roundhouse Method of Execution, where Up-side of Movement refers to reach and range in relation to maneuvers or methods when the concept of Up the Circle is employed.

 

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