The principle of martial arts is not a thing that can be learned, like a science, by fact-finding and instruction in facts. It has to grow spontaneously, like a flower, in a mind free from emotions and desires.

Do not run away; let go. Do not seek; for it will come when least expected.

Never take your eyes off your opponent, even when you bow.

Things live by moving and gain strength as they go.

A person cannot forget someone who is good to them.

Simplicity of expression rather than complexity of form.

Fear comes from uncertainty; we can eliminate the fear within us when we know ourselves better. As the great Sun Tzu said: “When you know yourself and your opponent, you will win every time. When you know yourself but not your opponent, you will win one and lose one. However, when you do not know yourself or your opponent, you will be imperiled every time.