No man is invincible, and therefore no man can fully understand that which would make him invincible

Never depart from the way of martial arts.

A bullet from a gun does not make a distinction between practice and combat. You are training to be one and the same way in your life

It may seem difficult at first, but everything is difficult at first.

The purpose of today's training is to defeat yesterday's understanding.

Do not act following customary beliefs.

In the construction of houses, choice of woods is made. Straight un-knotted timber of good appearance is used for the revealed pillars, straight timber with small defects is used for the inner pillars. Timbers of the finest appearance, even if a little weak, is used for the thresholds, lintels, doors, and sliding doors, and so on. Good strong timber, though it be gnarled and knotted, can always be used discreetly in construction.