2/3 Avi Rokah: Acting and reacting spontaneously The Words Offense or Defense are not used in karate There is a saying in karate no first attack, some see it as morale, since karate is an honorable martial art, and that is true, but also strategically, if the opponent is in good mental and physical condition, attack is not a smart thing. The is also a saying: uke seme block is attack, within the block must be attack, block is only half technique, in the block we must take leadership to allow the timing and condition for counterattack. Another way to look at it is, in Budo movement, mental or physical, is space, qio, or chance to the opponent, if the mind is set on attack or defense it is already moved, it has directions, and it is limited to all other directions, an immovable mind, is a mind that is not taken by any thought or mental direction, it is quiet yet attentive, and therefore is free to be where it needs to at any instant. Within the offense must be defense, so when the opponent respond to my set up and move, I do not have to make decision, my body, or the wisdom of the body will make the action happen in a flash, when the opponent move you must already be in motion to take advantage of it. So one cannot be one minded, offensive or defensive, the mind has to be flexible and flowing to do whatever is necessary in an instant, without space, as there is no space of time between the hands clapping to the sound that results. That is why we say that we have to use our mind to make strategy, but we cannot over use the mind and the brain, because that will cause rigidity and interference with what needs to be done. At the highest level, intellect and intuition should synergize to bring our full creativeness and flow. How to get there? In karate class the directions we give to a student for technique and for the way one interacts with opponents, not only influence the way the body move, but help the mind become free from interference of the brain and allow us to thrust more of the intuitive side, to bring balance between the two Avi Rokah (Los Angeles, CA) May 13, 2009 Source: The Shotokan Club Wiener Neustadt karate-do.at/fachartikel/169-words-offense-or-defense-are-not-used-in-karate ***** BELOW Oji-waza: Naoki Eiga in Singapore The terms shikake-waza and oji-waza, which Master Nishiyama uses, can be found in kendo. Shikake-waza: attack techniques. In Kendo, offensive techniques are called Shikake-waza, they includes techniques like Harai-waza (obviating), Debana-waza (intercepting), Hiki-waza (backward) and Maki-waza (rolling). Shikake-waza represents attacks that you initiate, that you launch at your opponent. Oji-waza: counter-attack techniques. Oji waza means “techniques that you execute against your opponent as a counterattack”.* Defensive and counterattacking techniques of Kendo are called Oji-waza and includes a variety of techniques such as Nuki-waza (dodging), Suriage-waza (deflecting) and Kaeshi-waza (blocking). You execute those techniques against your opponent as a counterattack.** Sources *Kendo for Life kendo-guide/kendo_techniques.html **Kendo Techniques: A Video Guide for Beginners kendotechniques/
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