Perceive that which cannot be seen with the eye.

Anger. Control your anger. If you hold anger toward others, they have control over you.Your opponent can dominate and defeat you if you allow him to get you irritated.

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

To become the enemy, see yourself as the enemy of the enemy

Even if a man has no natural ability, he can be a warrior.

In contests of strategy it is bad to be led about by the enemy. You must always be able to lead the enemy about.

The primary thing when you take a sword in your hands is your intention to cut the enemy, whatever the means. Whenever you parry, hit, spring, strike or touch the enemy's cutting sword, you must cut the enemy in the same movement. It is essential to attain this. If you think only of hitting, springing, striking or touching the enemy, you will not be able actually to cut him.