Simultaneous initiative
In kumdo, daeui seon (대의 선) is simultaneous initiative: you launch your attack at the same moment as your opponent and win with it. It is one of three kinds of initiative (선, seon), with seonui seon and huui seon.
How to say it
- Korean
- 대의 선dae-ui seon
- Spanish
- Iniciativa simultánea
- English
- Simultaneous initiative
- Japanese
- 対の先たいのせんtai no sen
Daeui seon (대의 선, also written 대(對)의 선(先)) is the kumdo concept of "simultaneous initiative". You start your attack at the same moment as your opponent, and you win with it.
It is one of three kinds of initiative (선, seon), which describe when the advantage is taken in an exchange:
- 선의 선 (seonui seon): attacking first and winning. The first 선 means attacking first and the second means gaining, that is, winning.
- 대의 선 (daeui seon): starting the attack together with the opponent and winning.
- 후의 선 (huui seon): acting after the opponent and still taking the initiative. You avoid or block the attack and counter at once.
A Korean source says this skill is the result of long training and is not fought "with the head". It comes only from instinct and ceaseless practice.
An English-language kendo source describes the same case in a similar way. Both strikes are made at about the same time, but yours is slightly faster, so you win.
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