EPEE Part 5, from CoachGerryD

Tactical Fencing Actions, By Dr. Zbigniew Czajkowski

1. Foreseen: (That's exactly what I wanted To Do.) Premeditated, discrete or serial actions by the fencer. They can be first intention or second intention actions.

2. Unforeseen: (That's something I didn't know I'd have To Do.) Actions which are reactions reflexively initiated. These actions are automatic and can be observed mostly in defense; however, they can occur offensively.

3. Partially-Foreseen: There are two categories of partially foreseen actions.
"Open eyes", This type of action has a known beginning, but an unknown finale. For example, a fencer may begin an attack with a feint not knowing how the opponent will react. With open eyes the attacker sees the opponent's reaction and in turn reacts with an appropriate response. The initiation of the feint attack is the foreseen beginning with the ending action being the unforeseen reflexively initiated finale.
CoachD's notes, The "Open Eyes" finale is one of a number of anticipated responses. "Change of Decision", This type of actions is when the fencer changes intent in the middle of execution, when the opponent
reacts in an unexpected manner.

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[riflepoet]

This makes absolutely no sense.