swordsmanship, n.All

Swordsmanship (n.) fails ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠if one decides on a thrust and then tries to make it, since by then it is too late; decision and action must be simultaneous.