estoque

Meanwhile, another estoque is brought out to him as the bent and fallen sword is whisked away.

There is no such thing as a bullfight 2004

Meanwhile, another estoque is brought out to him as the bent and fallen sword is whisked away.

There is no such thing as a bullfight 2004

With the serge cloth of the red mulete draped over a long slender sword (estoque) he begins what is called the faena, the last act of the bullfight.

Life And Death Ritual - La Corrida 2006

His assistants reluctantly handed him the muleta and estoque.

Life And Death Ritual - La Corrida 2006

The basic muleta passes are the ‘trincherazo’, generally done with one knee on the ground and at the beginning of the faena; the ‘pase de la firma’, simply moving the cloth in front of the bulls nose while the matador remains motionless; the ‘manoletina’, where the muleta is held behind the body; and the ‘natural’, where the estoque is removed from the muleta, making it a smaller target.

Life And Death Ritual - La Corrida 2006

Then, with the gracefulness of a ballet dancer, the matator rushed forward and deftly plunged the estoque deep between the shoulder blades, and the bull dropped to the ground.

Life And Death Ritual - La Corrida 2006

The order of events is the same, and the only differences are that all is exquisitely performed on horseback, the rejoneador does not use the picadors, no capes are used, the banderilleras are longer and placed by the torero from horseback, and the estoque is replaced by a killing spear.

There is no such thing as a bullfight 2004

Now is the time for El Tapatio to exchange the stick for the estoque, the short, thirty-three inch sword, the killing blade.

There is no such thing as a bullfight 2004

Finally, the trumpet sounds once more, and it is the time of the third and final tercio, the suerte suprema, the time of the faena and the estoque, the avisos.

There is no such thing as a bullfight 2004

El Tapatio points the estoque and begins his run, going in over the horns with what looks like a perfect thrust.

There is no such thing as a bullfight 2004