Concept and Intention

Concept

Concept noun - An idea or statement about all of the members of a group or all the instances of a situation.

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Intention and concept are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Intention" instead a noun "Concept".

Intention noun - Something that one hopes or intends to accomplish.

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Concept and intention are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Concept" instead a noun "Intention".

human	human concept	human intention
good	good concept	good intention
clear	clear concept	clear intention
particular	particular concept	particular intention
Other adjectives: similar, specific, original, initial, simple, actual, entire, real, little, main, new, primary, different, overall.

This means both understanding what the strong and weak parts of your blade are useful for, and sensing your opponent's intention through the pressure signals that you are feeling through the bind between your swords, the concept of "feeling" (fühlen).

Source: Useful Notes / European Swordsmanship
The general concept of second intention fencing takes this to ridiculous levels, until someone decides to interrupt all of the feints and counterattacks with a simple straight lunge.

Source: I Know You Know I Know
The logic behind the concept is fairly simple: Books are meant to be read, not written, so the ways readers interpret them are as important and "real" as the author's intention.

Source: Death of the Author

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