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This paper introduces \u201c\n                    <jats:italic>Shi<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u201d (\u52bf)\u2013a concept from Chinese martial arts denoting a dynamic strategic advantage emerging from posture, intention, and momentum\u2013as an analytical lens to address these gaps. We propose an integrative framework in which \u201c\n                    <jats:italic>Shi<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u201d operates across biomechanical, cognitive, and dynamic levels. The framework\u2019s core mechanism is a hypothesized cross-level cascade: deception is proposed to induce bodily imbalance, which is theorized to impair cognitive judgment, which in turn is predicted to undermine psychological momentum, forming a self-reinforcing downward spiral. This cascade mechanism distinguishes the \u201c\n                    <jats:italic>Shi<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u201d framework from existing single-level accounts and offers a novel perspective for understanding deception, anticipation, and decision-making in combat sports, generating empirically testable hypotheses for future research.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpsyg.2026.1923989","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,18]],"date-time":"2026-08-18T04:28:28Z","timestamp":1787027308000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Deceptive actions in combat sports: an antagonistic decision-making perspective from the lens of \u201cShi\u201d"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Zhang","family":"Wenfu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Physical Education, Hebei Normal University","place":["Shijiazhuang, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,18]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"283","DOI":"10.1016\/0167-9457(87)90001-7","article-title":"The relationship between expertise and visual search strategy in a racquet sport.","volume":"6","author":"Abernethy","year":"1987","journal-title":"Hum. 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