Near the opposite end of the suki continuum, the "subjective" pole, are special suki.

Frequent buyers in a particular store become the suki, so that with this kind of a relationship, the marketgoer gets an extra treat, like obtaining more tomatoes for the price of a kilo.

The suki relationship in the Philippines, a credit/marketing linkage, is often assumed to be exploitative of the fisher.

This gluing is "stoppage," and every stoppage means giving an advantage to the enemy, which is a suki.

When you receive a strike, it is because there is a suki. Your opponent draws your attention to your weak spots, and you endeavor to ensure that you do not receive a strike in the same place again.

Often, though, a suki to the chest will cause the sword to become lodged between bone and cartilage making it very difficult to quickly remove.

Suki

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