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+====== Basis Thrust Actions ======
+This page outlines the action of the thrust in *tierce* and *quarte*. I concentrate here on the gross body movement rather than the manipulation of the blade or hand orientation. There's plenty to get right before we start playing with those aspects.
+This [[https://youtu.be/Y4uKQj-GuJs|video]] is as much as to check and correct my execution of the techniques as it is to show them to others.
+{{youtube>Y4uKQj-GuJs|Thrust Mechanics - Deploying the Arm, Pied Ferme and Lunge}}
+//Thrust Mechanics - Deploying the Arm, Pied Ferme and Lunge//
+{{typcn>info-large}} Always include the recovery as part of the exercise. The full sequence is alway:
+  - Deploy the arm
+  - Extend the rear leg (step forward with the front foot on a lunge)
+  - Extend (or withdraw) the front leg
+  - Withdraw the arm
+Maintaining the arm deployed until the final step of the sequence keeps you covered until you are out of distance/measure. If you withdraw the arm before withdrawing the body, you create a big juicy target for your opponent to counter-attack.
+===== Deploying the Arm =====
+The arm is deployed as the first movement in all thrust actions. It is basically a snap from the shoulder. The key muscle groups involved are the deltoid and the tricep; nothing else should move.
+The most common mistake -- especially for the deskbound computer worker -- is lifting the shoulder using the neck muscles (upper trapezoids?). This not only weakens the movement but provides a significant tell which your opponent may pick up on.
+===== Pied Ferme (Firm Foot) =====
+Notice that at full extension, the front shoulder, front knee and front foot align nearly vertically. If anything, I extended forward a little too much. The rear leg is fully straightened and there's a straight line between the rear foot, rear knee/hip and rear shoulder. My head is protected by the hilt of the sword.
+The rear arm may either be thrown backwards for balance or brought forward to protect the face and chest.
+The sword should always move first and the body moves behind it.
+===== Lunge =====
+This lunge is nowhere near as deep as other examples of lunges in the Italian tradition. Both - but particularly Paternoster - advocate for a more upright position and speak against the lunge with the "extraordinary step" that other masters teach.

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