Ma [間] Ma-ai [間合]: The character/ideogram means "space (between); gap; interval; distance; time (between); pause; break; span (temporal or spatial); stretch; period (while); relationship (between, among); space; room; time; pause."
The character/ideogram means "space; room; time; pause." The characters/ideograms mean "interval; distance; break; pause; distance between opponents (kendo)." The first character means, "Interval; space," and the second character means, "fit; suit; join."
These are the thoughts of those who participate in martial practices but timing is about something else as well, in the realm of self-defense. One must have enough time to get things done. Add in distancing, that of an adversary’s attack distance, then you use strategies and goals to keep adequate distance between you and your attacker so you have enough time, time to get things done while maintaining safe distance. Time to achieve witness-prepping (prep the witnesses to your goals for remaining in the self-defense square), to create more articulating ability as to what you achieved in your efforts to avoid and/or deescalate and time to convey to the adversary your commitment to go the distance if they pursue things as they are currently in that particular situation.
All of these are meant to circumvent violent conflict, to give parties the opportunity to change goals, tactics and strategies. To save face and be good with the direction chosen. Time ….. distance …. that space between you and your attacker, attack distance. Maintaining this distance and using both psychological and environmental obstacles and tactics will maintain or give more time to you and you process the situation on a sub-level of mental processing. All this to give you the time you need to avoid, deescalate or take actions as appropriate.
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