An external influence that causes a specific event to occur.

Comments:

Compelled is also an idiom referring to an unwilling reaction to a given aggressive situation.

Compelled is commonly used as a prefix for describing a reaction that is forced due to an aggressive situation.

Concepts that use this prefix are:

Compelled Compliance

This does not mean that there are no other terms that could be coined using this prefix. Just that these are the most commonly used terms.

A general understanding of one's response to a given situation is that either:

a)a maneuver is done because the practitioner intented to execute the maneuver (i.e. wanted to)

b)a maneuver is done because the practitioner was compelled to execute the maneuver (i.e. had to)

This definition directly relates to the second case - the practitioner was forced to execute the maneuver.

Example(s):

If an opponent grabs and pulls the practitioner toward them, the practitioner would most likely be compelled to step forward.

Synonym(s):

1)

Force

Opposite(s):

Extemporaneous, Purposeful, Spontaneous

Related Definition(s):

Attention, Intellectual, Intuitive

Related Term(s):

Common Sense, Compelled Compliance, Conscious Mind, Environmental Awareness, Expanded Awareness, Mental Distraction, Mental Harmony, Mental Speed, Mind Overload, Purposeful Omission, Psychic Awareness, Psychic Combat Awareness, Psychic Reassurance, State of Mind