Sen – be mentally ahead
Sen literally means “ahead”, “before”. It implies that when opponent initiates attack, committed, that is a moment of Qio (chance), the best moment to catch opponent is while moving, committed, the split second that he/she cannot change thir power direction. The ideal is to hit the opponent at the decision to attack, before the physical action, and this is called Kake no Sen. To catch the opponent with Sen timing, one cannot use the eyes and conscious brain, it has to be a feel, the reaction has to be by breath which is reflexive, by-passing conscious brain. The breath make […]
Sen – be mentally ahead Read More »