I refer to my hands, feet and body as the tools of the trade. The hands and feet must be sharpened and improved daily to be efficient.
A self-willed man has no other aim than his own growth.
It is better to live as a broken piece of jade, than to live as a useless clay.
If you knew you had to fight for your life tomorrow, would you change your training today?
Voidness is that which stands right in the middle between this and that.
Everything you do, if not in a relaxed state will be done at a lesser level than you are proficient. Thus the tensed expert marksman will aim at a level less than his/her student.