An idiom describing the curtailing of one's responsive move(s) in an effort to prevent inadvertently providing (an) opponent(s) with any sort of advantage.

Comments:

In other words, a Controlled Response is essentially the attempt to create the most perfect response to a given situation.

A rash, reckless, hasty, unsafe, or uncontrolled response could inadvertently give the opponent an advantage.

Advantages granted to the opponent can be created by:

a.Premature reaction

b.Delayed reaction

c.Over reaction

d.Under reaction

e.No reaction

f.Unnecessary / Unneeded reaction

The primary elements used in creating a Controlled Response are:

a.Combat Awareness

b.Combat Effectiveness

c.Reading

d.Environmental Awareness

e.Attitude

f.Focus

g.Attention

Controlled Response can be further maximized using:

a.Psychic Combat Awareness

b.Anticipated Variable

c.Anticipation

d.Reactionary Anticipation

Getting an opponent to overlook using a Controlled Response can be done by:

a.Deceptive Action

b.Conditioned Response

c.Momentary Conditioning

d.Muscle Memory

e.Habitual Behavior

f.Reactionary Set-up

g.Psychological Leverage

A Pattern Addict is most likely not to use a Controlled Response.

Example(s):

Striking an opponent's attacking weapon instead of overreaching to get to the opponent's body would demonstrate a Controlled Response.

Related Definition(s):

Adjust, Aggressor, Anticipate, Attention, Attitude, Available, Balance, Compensate, Consideration, Control, Counter, Destabilize, Distract, Disturb, Environment, Feint, Focus, Hidden, Counter, Miscommunication, Pace, Read, Regulate, Scan, Set-up, Stable, Survey, Telegraph, Timing, Unbalance

Related Term(s):

Anticipated Variable, Angle of Disturbance, Availability of Target, Availability of Weapon, Body Language, Body Signal, Broken Rhythm, Center of Gravity, Combat Awareness, Combat Effectiveness, Common Sense, Conditioned Response, Conscious Mind, Corrective Adjustment, Counter Balance, Counter Guidance, Counter Prevention, Counteracting Flow, Deceptive, Deceptive Action, Deceptive Feints, Deceptive Rhythm, Deceptive Timing, Defense, Defensive Persuasion, Defensive Reaction, Disrupted Rhythm, Diversified Flow of Action, Environmental Awareness, Environmental Defenses, Expanded Awareness, Flow of Action, Habitual Behavior, Matching Mental Distraction, Mental Speed, Method of Disturbance, Momentary Conditioning, Muscle Memory, Pattern Addict, Peripheral Awareness, Peripheral Interpretation, Peripheral Registering, Peripheral Scan, Physical Preparedness, Physical Speed, Planned Reaction, Position Recognition, Proportional Execution, Protective Measure, Psychic Combat Awareness, Psychological Leverage, Psychological Weapon, Reactionary Anticipation, Reactionary Set-up, Retaliatory Choice, State of Mind, Super Conscious Mind, Transitional Response, Unanticipated Variable, Visual Interpretation, Zone of Confinement