PRELIMINARIES: A BRIEF STUDY OF THE BULL

As bullring’s staff show a banner with the name and weight of the first bull on it, one of the “Alguacilillos” gives the key to the bullpens to the “Chulo de Toriles”
(the person in charge of opening the door from which the bull comes out into the
ring). Once the “Areneros” have cleaned the ring and everything is in order, the
president taking out the white kerchief, orders the first bull to be released.
After a short sound of the bugles, the door of the bullpen is opened and the bull goes out into the arena. Right away bullfighter’s assistants dragged the cape in front of the bull’s face and it reacts runing towards and charging against the red cloth. The bullfighter, focused on the scene, observes very carefully how the bull moves and follows the moving layer. This way he gets important information about the beast, for instance, if it sees well with both eyes or which horn it prefers to charge with. Knowing these details , the bullfighter can elaborate in advance the best strategy to fight with the bull. This brief study of the bull usually does not last more than two or three minutes, but it can be determinant for the course of the bullfight. The bullfighter must be very concentrated in order to get an accurate idea of what kind of bull has to fight with.