Dignified presence
Giwi (기위) is the dignity and commanding presence that arise naturally once kumdo training has matured a practitioner's technique and spirit, and that overawe the opponent.
How to say it
- Korean
- 기위giwi
- Spanish
- Presencia que da la práctica
- English
- Dignified presence
- Japanese
- 気位きぐらいkigurai
Giwi (기위, 氣位) is a term from the vocabulary of kumdo. According to the glossary of the Korea Kumdo Association (대한검도회), it is the dignity (gipum, 기품) and authority that arise naturally as a result of training, once technique has matured and the spirit has been cultivated.
- It rests on an attitude of not being startled, not being afraid, not doubting and not hesitating.
- On that basis it becomes a bearing that, of itself, overawes the opponent.
Japanese sources, which speak of kendo, agree that this presence is born of the self-confidence gained through accumulated training. They add that it is not a matter of dan rank or title but something acquired naturally through practice. They also say it does not show up as a particular outward form; rather, an observer senses the fullness of gi (기, 氣, spirit or energy).
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