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Kyokun - Karate ni sente nashi jutsu - 2

The apparent contradiction between the terms Master Funakoshi Gichin "character essentially defensive karate" and "one should never use for offensive purposes" opens the door to another level of interpretation that Master Roland Habersetzer, always in his encyclopedia, introduces: "The first movement, and although the outside may be seen as an initiative to attack, must be conceived as a defense."

Plée Master Henry, in his columns, enlightens us on different levels of interpretation of kyokun and brings together an explanation for the warning "It poses a mortal danger" Master Funakoshi Gichin about aggressive behavior:
"At first level, " There is no first attack in combat real warrior " will inevitably be understood by Mr-all-the-world "Do not attack first." This is because everyone is convinced that "Whoever attacks first wins!". This is not true. This strategy may be valid in some cases ... if the opponent is naive or blinded by his vanity. (...)
The second level teaches the exact opposite of the first level, (...) the first attack only works if the opponent is below us. If we are technically superior (but less mentally) we have a chance to "eliminate" that until the precise moment when he decides to attack, which inevitably provokes an opportunity we can exploit.
You can not touch (or cut) at the distance or the opponent can also affect us (or we cut). You can not attack first if we think have a chance to eliminate the opponent, and that thought is inevitably accompanied by some deconcentration and anticipated some satisfaction. Indeed, the mind can not decide one thing at once: to attack or parry.
The second level is, somehow "wait without preconceived idea that your opponent decides to make the first attack, and attack immediately in the opening thus created."
This is also consistent with the precept of Heiho Kadensho (1600s), which states: "attack without the enemy decided to attack greatly increases the risk of defeat" and adds "put you the distance (ma) where the enemy can not touch your body, but at the distance where you can take advantage of his first unsuccessful attack, which will become fatal for him, because all you need to move any your soul, without reserve and without fear, to undo it immediately. "