The key to martial arts is to “feel” the information from the point of contact, whether it is with an opponent or with a tool.
Also, it is important to be able to “feel” space by honing your “sensors” even when you are far away from the other person and not directly touching them.
Akira Hino showed us how the mind and body are necessary for the senses to work by asking “what kind of touching”.

Demonstration by Hino Akira