Can anyone tell me what these words mean? Cavare To move the point to the opposite side of the adversary’s weapon either under or over the adversary’s blade. This action may be performed in the following circumstances: when the adversary attempts to strike; when the adversary attempts to, or succeeds in, parrying your attack; when the adversary attempts to, or succeeds in, executing stringere or guadagnare; when you wish to strike; when you wish to execute stringere or guadagnare.