Fixed formation is bad. Study this well.

The halberd is inferior to the spear on the battlefield. With the spear you can take the initiative, the halberd is defensive.

Fixation is the way to death. Fluidity is the way to life.

Thirdly, the gentleman warrior, carrying the weaponry of his way. The way of the warrior is to master the virtue of his weapons. If a gentleman dislikes strategy he will not appreciate the benefit of weaponry, so must he not have a little taste for this?

To cut and slash are two different things. Cutting, whatever form of cutting it is, is decisive, with a resolute spirit. Slashing is nothing more than touching the enemy.

from one thing, know ten thousand things

If you wish to control others you must first control yourself