He thinks of it like sword fighting. Or what he imagines it to be anyway.

A circle parry is a move in which the sword is bent in a circular manner to catch the tip of the attacker's sword and deflect it.

They catch twenty minutes alone, and he feels that's enough, filling him in on the previous day before the new one gets started, and he thinks he's come a long way, feeding enough to keep the beast at bay. He makes a point to be seen after each run. First water, then a coffee. He tries to smoke less, drink less -- no more than two glasses during a show, sips not swigs. The others seem satisfied, at peace. He mentions her, and the mug lowers. He asks permission to speak with her, to get her perspective on how treatment has been, and he bristles.

A disengage is a move used to trick the opponent by attacking a specific target, and moving in a semi-circle arc to attack a different area.