Grasping the meaning of this passage by Miyamoto Musashi


I was doing some JLPT reading practice and found this passage that I cannot
really comprehend. The Miyamoto Musashi quote is highlighted in the brackets:

> （略）
> 前田さんによれば、真剣同士の戦いは、実際に刀と刀がぶつかっていなくても、二人のではすでに想定される刀の軌道が運動し合っているため、とても濃密な空間が出現している。たとえば宮本武蔵の言葉で言うと、相手が打つときの、「〝打つ〟の動作の〝う〟の頭をとらえて押し込む」というような、言葉にすると奇妙としか言いようのない呼吸があるという。

I don't really understand what M.M. was trying to say with
「〝打つ〟の動作の〝う〟の頭をとらえて押し込む」and how that is related to respiration (呼吸).

I was taking that sentence as something like "striking your opponent when you
read their initial movement in their attempt to hit you" but I might be
completely mistaken.

Thank you




When people talk about the 呼吸 of two people, it often metaphorically refers to
synchronization, harmony, synergy, rapport, tune (as in "in tune with
someone"), wavelength (as in "on the same wavelength"), etc. It's basically
about understanding each other without words. For example, 呼吸が合わない in a sport
context often means there's a lack of coordination, synchronization, or
understanding between two players.

I'm not sure what is the most natural word for 呼吸 in this context, but I hope
you can get the basic idea.




When people talk about the 呼吸 of two people, it often metaphorically refers to
synchronization, harmony, synergy, rapport, tune (as in "in tune with
someone"), wavelength (as in "on the same wavelength"), etc. It's basically
about understanding each other without words. For example, 呼吸が合わない in a sport
context often means there's a lack of coordination, synchronization, or
understanding between two players.

I'm not sure what is the most natural word for 呼吸 in this context, but I hope
you can get the basic idea.

