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By Lorenzo Zago 7th Dan Renshi Translated by Emmanuele Levi In the last few years, through ever increasing familiarity Japanese sensei, we have gradually become more acquainted with kendo terms that describe aspects, attitudes and feelings experienced during the execution of an attack. By attack I mean the phase that precedes and follows the execution of the cut. These terms are quite specific and, therefore, complex. Unfortunately, their “real” meaning often tends to get lost in literal or lazy translations.