Let your opponent come to you

Sun Tzu says "Good warriors cause others to come to them, and do not go to others". As is my wont I like to apply some of the old learning to my fencing so I got to pondering what does this mean for the fencer on the piste... How do you get your opponent to come to you? I suppose the most obvious answer would be to move away from them making them come forward, which seems a bit obvious but if you time it right will get them off balance as you attack them whilst they prepare, probably with a beat on their blade or other assertive action. Another option would be to step toward them and open (or close) your line, thus provoking them to attack you on your preparation. If you have planned this correctly you can then score with a crisply executed parry riposte. One of the most satisfying ways of making your opponent come to you is the derobement, where you maintain a straight arm and evade the attempted bind with your fingers, thus letting your opponent throw themselves onto your blade. A most gratifying move if you can get it to work.
As a general principle you are trying to get them to expend effort into a trap of your making. This should not be confused with letting them have momentum though; if you let them dictate what they want to do you have lost the advantage. Controlling them by letting them move....... another one for the list of fencing paradoxes!