Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword [SPOILERS]

Can anyone that has played briefly describe the motionplus and the 1:1 combat to me?. How does it work?

Still trying to figure out which games I'm trading in. Can't wait to pray game...

Not sure if i'm giving you the answer you are looking for here but:
You hold the nunchuck to raise your shield and push it forward to bash the enemy, the sword follows the way you hold the remote, so you can slash in any direction you want, in the sword training tutorial when you first get the sword it explains the whole thing.
Some enemies can only be killed by slashing along certain directions, so you need to get used to it fast.

there are 2 spin attacks, a horizontal one and a backflippy-vertical one, both are used by moving the nunchuck and the remote left and right or up and down respectively. Both also use up stamina and will tire you out and make you useless for a couple of seconds if you overuse it, and if you knock down an enemy you can flick up the remote and perform a killing blow.

That's my experiences from the hour or so of playing i did last night, still getting used to it