“In my school, no consideration is given to anything unreasonable; the heart of the matter is to use the power of the knowledge of martial arts to gain victory any way you can.”
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Written by the most famous and unconquerable of all samurai, this work presents a guide to kendo swordsmanship and a distillation of the philosophies of Zen, Shinto and Confucius.
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Musashi Miyamoto
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“In my school, no consideration is given to anything unreasonable; the heart of the matter is to use the power of the knowledge of martial arts to gain victory any way you can.”
“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...”