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State of awareness in Japanese martial arts
Zanshin
(
Japanese
:
?心
) is a state of awareness; of relaxed alertness, in
Japanese martial arts
. A literal translation of
zanshin
is "remaining mind".
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In several martial arts,
zanshin
refers specifically to the body's posture after a technique is executed.
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In various martial arts
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In
ky?d?
,
zanshin
means the body posture after the loosing of an arrow; the posture is intended to reflect the higher meaning of
zanshin
, which is a mental aspect maintained before, during,
and
after an action.
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In
karate
,
zanshin
is the state of total awareness.
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It means being aware of one's surroundings and enemies, while being prepared to react.
In the
Friends
episode "
The One with Unagi
"
[7]
Ross confuses the concept with
unagi
in an attempt to teach Rachel and Phoebe about self-defense.
In the context of
kend?
,
zanshin
is the continued state of spirit, mental alertness and physical readiness to meet the situation (such as an opposing attack) that must be maintained when one returns to
kamae
after attacking. It is one of the essential elements that define a good attack.
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During the practice of
aikid?
, the usual method of practicing
zanshin
is to focus on the just-thrown
uke
, or opponent, while holding
kamae
and maintaining awareness in case there are additional attacks or attackers.
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In
Iwama Style
training, zanshin is practiced as general awareness of one's surroundings, of which uke is just a small part.
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citation needed
]
In Y?seikan-style aikid?, students are trained to maintain that continued state of mental awareness and physical readiness beyond the d?j? walls and into daily life.
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citation needed
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See also
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References
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b
c
"One arrow, one life: Zen, archery, enlightenment" by Kenneth Kushner
;
Tuttle Publishing
, 2000, page 73
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a
b
"The complete idiot's guide to karate" by Randall G. Hassell, Edmond Otis
;
Penguin
, 2000, p. 26-27
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"The Essence of Okinawan Karate-Do" by Sh?shin Nagamine
; Tuttle Publishing, 1998, page 100
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a
b
"Complete Kendo" by John J. Donohue
; Tuttle Publishing, 1999, page 89
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"Kyudo: the essence and practice of Japanese archery" by Hideharu Onuma, Dan DeProspero, Jackie DeProspero
;
Kodansha
International, 1993, p. 84-85
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"Karate" by Kevin Healy
; Connections Book Publishing, 2002, page 21
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IMDb, IMDb.
"The One With Unagi"
.
imdb
. IMDb
. Retrieved
24 June
2021
.
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"Advanced Aikido" by Phong Thong Dang, Lynn Seiser
; Tuttle Publishing, 2006, page 64
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"Dynamic Aikido" by G?z? Shioda
; Kodansha International, 1977, page 107