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SEN SEN NO SEN - Anticipating your opponent’s intention and capitalising on this knowledge to have victory.

GO NO SEN - Responding to your opponent’s attacking movements by countering from them, without knowing your opponent’s intention beforehand.

Reaction in Sen Sen No Sen and Go No Sen must be carried out at a faster speed than the actions of the attacker. Having a sincere and pure attitude of the single mind, unwavering and of a high and delicately refined quality. This is Kigurai and should be combined with Sen attitude.

Further definitions for Sen: Initiative, advantage, first-step and ambition.

Attitude...Position of the body indicating mood or emotion. Position can also be defined as proper place.

KODACHI NO KATA

Dai Ippon

Kamae: Uchidachi, Jodan, Shidachi, Chudan. Shidachi wins by rushing in and entering Irimi Uchidachi instantly. Feeling of shin.

Dai Nihon

Kamae: Uchidachi, Gedan, Shidachi, Chudan wins by provoking uchidachi and counter cutting. Feeling of gyo.

Dai Sanbon

Kamae: Uchidachi, Chudan, Shidachi, Gedan. Shidachi wins by thwarting and controlling every attack made by uchidachi without actually cutting him. Feeling of so.