Shūshokushi [修飾子]

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Shushokushi: translated to English as, “modifier; qualifier.” 

Words used to expand on an initial word or statement much like a dictionary, i.e., word followed by definition. Word(s) used to qualify something you say, and believe, that are more egoistic and emotionally ignorant to support something like status and ego, for instance, often feed the monkey rather than the reality in that situation causing things to escalate rather than deescalate and avoid. 

Qualifiers are also a sub-principal of the sub- principle of yin/yang because there are good qualifiers and there are bad qualifiers.

In self-protection, especially in social situations, qualifiers can either articulate an idea and ‘feeling’ that can deescalate a communication. In other instances it can escalate a communication leading to emotional reactions that trigger aggressions and violence. 

If we focus on qualifiers in our communications we can recognize them for their intent, i.e., when walking away from a volatile situation you provide a qualifier that speaks bad things to the others mother thus triggering a volatile response often in the form of violence. OR, you can simply walk away and say nothing and live.

Shushokushi is a term that speaks to what you use fo qualify and/or modify your intent in communications for said communications coupled with body language are the biggest issue in aggression and violence. It goes that to properly train and apply self-protection even using our martial skills involves how well we use our mouth. In another view, it comes down to how well we use two senses, the first one and the most important one is our ears by actively listening. The second critical sense to use properly is our voices that convey our thoughts to others supported and sometimes trumped by our body language, especially facial. 

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