The ultimate aim of martial arts is not having to use them
You must understand that there is more than one path to the top of the mountain
With your spirit open and unconstricted, look at things from a high point of view.
Know your enemy, know his sword.
It is said the warrior's is the twofold Way of pen and sword, and he should have a taste for both Ways. Even if a man has no natural ability he can be a warrior by sticking assiduously to both divisions of the Way.
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.