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Shok-kaku [触覚] sense of touch; tactile; tactual.
Shokuchikaku [触知覚] haptic (relating to the sense of touch, in particular relating to the perception and manipulation of objects using the senses of touch and proprioception [Haptics is any form of interaction involving touch.]) perception; sensation of touch; tactual perception; tactile perception
Haptic perception (Greek: haptόs "palpable", haptikόs "suitable for touch") means literally the ability "to grasp something". Perception in this case is achieved through the active exploration of surfaces and objects (an attacker/opponent) by a moving subject (YOU), as opposed to passive contact by a static subject during tactile perception.
As you can imagine and as professionals already know when in a confrontation that ends up physical the act of “grasping” becomes a part of that whole and situation. Experts say that the tactile or haptic perceptions one gets in a grasping type of situation is far more informative and “telling” than visual and even hearing. The only issue that the professionals teach is learning, knowing and understanding at a very visceral level is the triggers and concepts of what you feel as to taking appropriate efficient actions of multiple methods to stop that attack and the ensuing damage(s).
Haptic Perception labeled “shokuchikaku” provides the karate and martial artist a means to explain and study how our sense of touch can be a great way to ensure success because except in a very off center way no one is trying to study, train and practice using that sense and this goes way back because the goku-i doesn’t give it its due as it does for sight and sound.
It behooves us all as practitioners to give all our tools a chance to be utilized wholeheartedly to get-r-done and that includes both touch and smell, smell is a whole different way of thinking and taking action as well. Knowing how touch triggers appropriate methodologies and force levels while that understanding when translated into words, articulation to first responders and during trial, so that a true understanding can be reached by all parties both involved directly and indirectly.
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