An idiom describing one's readiness to respond to conflict.

Comments:

Combat Awareness is essentially one's state of being before, during, or after a potential fight.

Combat Awareness can be broken down into the following states:

a.Not Ready - or oblivious.  In this state, the practitioner is not aware of their situation/environment and is easily and usually taken off-guard.  One should try to never be in this state.  A layman or non-practitioner might usually be caught in this state.

b.Ready - or attentive.  In this state, the practitioner is aware of their situation/environment, but is still relaxed and normal.  This is the state that a seasoned practitioner should maintain on a normal basis.  Always ready and aware to act, but not overly focused.

c.Focused - or alert.  In this state, the practitioner is totally focused on their situation/environment, and is anticipating, engaging in, or just concluding conflict.  This is a heightened state and can only be maintained for a limited period of time, and therefore can't be one's normal state of being.  This state is usually obtained at the first sign of a conflict and maintained until a short time after the conflict has ended - at which point, the practitioner should return to the Ready state.

The level of one's Combat Awareness can be the determining factor between success or failure in a combat situation.

Example(s):

A person's ability to react to a potentially deadly situation, demonstrates their Combat Awareness.

Synonym(s):

Attention

Related Definition(s):

Anticipate, Attitude, Breathe, Combat, Environment, Focus, Maintain

Related Term(s):

Combat Arena, Combat Effectiveness, Delayed Movement, Environmental Condition, Psychic Combat Awareness