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(I didn't like my last post, so I deleted it -- but I liked the picture... :))

In stage combat terms (or, maybe it's deuling swordfighting terms, which is actually all kind of the same thing... :) or how about we just say, according to Dave, the instructor I've worked with over the last few years), to riposte means to answer. It's a swordfighting technique that can be used to quickly change the direction of a fight.