Moment that You Start Your Attack:

 

Known to occur

When the moment your opponent is starting the attack;

 

When the moment the strikes of your opponent are exhausted;

 

When the moment the hand of your opponent is dropping;

 

When the hand of your opponent is rising;

 

When your opponent is wavering;

 

When the moment the jodan protecting hands of your opponent are down;

 

When the moment the opponent’s foot stops;

 

The moment when you push or press the opponent (’s weapon) by suppressing;

 

The moment when your opponent is changing his kamae;

 

When the moment your opponent is retreating;

 

When the moment your opponent is freeze by blocking your attack;

 

When the moment your opponent’s attack is failure in missing target by your avoidance;

 

To create your chance

Please refer to our previous essay “How to Engage a Fight”.

 

The moment you successfully suppress your opponent, to break the opponent’s kamae by your intended and designed aggression, (as for kenjutsu: Suri-age 摺上, Suri-otoshi 摺り落, Harai 払い, Uchi-otoshi 打ち落とし, Nagashi 流し, Kasumi 霞, Mikazuki 三日月, Maki-osae 巻押, Maki-otoshi 巻落, Osaeru 抑える) ;      

 

The moment when you upset your opponent’s favorite technique to make the opportunity of advantageous to yours;

 

The moment when you find a gap of your opponent by fake motion, create an angle or blind spot;

 

The moment when you chose an aggressive way of advance (seme 攻め), and successfully suppress the mind of your opponent by strong Kihaku 気迫;

 

When you change the rhythm of the fighting progress