If the actor were to take the knife as a clasp knife (or switchblade)-a knife whose blade is contained within its body (handle) and opens through 180 degree-it could be an image for the Psychological Gesture exercise, in which Davies’ rhythms of cringing and asserting were explored: the cringing being a concealed and self-protective, closed gesture-the blade within the knife; the assertion a strong, open thrusting gesture as the knife flicks open and the blade is revealed.