If You Fail To Take

The Primary Thing When You Take A Sword In Your Hands Is Your Intention To Cut The Enemy, Whatever The Means. Whenever You Parry, Hit, Spring, Strike Or Touch The Enemy's Cutting Sword, You Must Cut The Enemy In The Same Movement. It Is Essential To Attain This. If You Think Only Of Hitting, Springing, Striking Or Touching The Enemy, You Will Not Be Able Actually To Cut Him.

In Strategy Your Spiritual Bearing Must Not Be Any Different From Normal. Both In Fighting And In Everyday Life You Should Be Determined Though Calm. Meet The Situation Without Tenseness Yet Not Recklessly, Your Spirit Settled Yet Unbiased.

You Should Not Have A Favourite Weapon. To Become Over-familiar With One Weapon Is As Much A Fault As Not Knowing It Sufficiently Well.

The Purpose Of Today's Training Is To Defeat Yesterday's Understanding.

When You Cannot Be Deceived By Men You Will Have Realised The Wisdom Of Strategy.