Opportunity

The chance to execute a technique.

• Mental

  • Keep emotions under control.

  • Maintain your ki.

  • Do not become fixed on one area of the opponent.

• Physical

  • Opponent looses balance.

  • Watch for transition movements between attacks.

Range

• Actual range. Distance between opponents.

• Effective range. Best stance for execution of your technique.

• Opponent's range. Estimate of opponent's effective range.

Timing

• Charging without opponent's attack. Attacking at the instant of detecting an opportunity.

• Response to opponent's attack

  • Early counter at instant opponent starts an attack.

  • Anticipating the attack before any physical movement.

  • Anticipating a physical movement.

  • Executing technique at the end of opponent's initial attack or between attacks.

    • Use shifting to avoid opponent's first attack.

    • Use block to deflect or stop opponent's first attack.

Set-Up Techniques

Used initial movement to create an opportunity by placing opponent in a weaker, more open condition.

• Inviting Techniques. Cause opponent to initiate a technique and then counter.

• Balance Breaking Techniques. Break opponent's physical or mental balance to create an opportunity.

• Continuous Attack Techniques. Use combinations to create one or more opportunities.

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