Zanshin

Zanshin (Japanese: 残心) is a state of

awareness, of relaxed alertness, in
Japanese martial arts. A literal
translation of zanshin is "remaining
mind".[1][2]

In several martial arts, zanshin refers

more narrowly to the body's posture
after a technique is executed.[1][2][3][4]
In various martial arts
In kyūdō, zanshin means the body
posture after the loosing of an arrow;
the posture is intended to reflect the
higher meaning of zanshin, which is a
mental aspect maintained before,
during, and after an action.[1][5]

In karate, zanshin is the state of total

awareness.[6] It means being aware of
one's surroundings and enemies,
while being prepared to react.

In the context of kendō, zanshin is the

continued state of spirit, mental
alertness and physical readiness to
meet the situation (such as an
opposing attack) that must be
maintained when one returns to
kamae after attacking. It is one of the
essential elements that define a good
attack.[4]

During the practice of aikidō, the usual

method of practicing zanshin is to
focus on the just-thrown uke, or
opponent, while holding kamae and
maintaining awareness in case there
are additional attacks or
attackers.[7][8] In Iwama Style training,
zanshin is practiced as general
awareness of one's surroundings, of
which uke is just a small part. In
Yōseikan-style aikidō, students are
trained to maintain that continued
state of mental awareness and
physical readiness beyond the dōjō
walls and into daily life.

See also
Fudoshin
Mushin (mental state)
Shoshin
Zanshin is also the name of a
popular to do list application,
primarily developed for Linux-based
operating systems such as Solus,
 Debian or openSUSE.

References
1. "One arrow, one life: Zen, archery,
enlightenment" by Kenneth Kushner ;
Tuttle Publishing, 2000, page 73
2. "The complete idiot's guide to
karate" by Randall G. Hassell, Edmond
Otis ; Penguin, 2000, p. 26-27
3. "The Essence of Okinawan Karate-
Do" by Shōshin Nagamine ; Tuttle
Publishing, 1998, page 100
4. "Complete Kendo" by John J.
Donohue ; Tuttle Publishing, 1999,
page 89
5. "Kyudo: the essence and practice of
Japanese archery" by Hideharu
Onuma, Dan DeProspero, Jackie
DeProspero ; Kodansha International,
1993, p. 84-85
6. "Karate" by Kevin Healy ;
Connections Book Publishing, 2002,
page 21
7. "Advanced Aikido" by Phong Thong
Dang, Lynn Seiser ; Tuttle Publishing,
2006, page 64
8. "Dynamic Aikido" by Gōzō Shioda ;
Kodansha International, 1977, page
107
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