Do not let the body be dragged along by mind nor the mind be dragged along by the body

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.

Always return your weapon along the same path it traveled out on. In this way you can use it again without having to relocate and rethink our attitude.

When you have attained the way of strategy there will be nothing that you cannot understand. You will see the way in everything.

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.

When you cannot be deceived by men you will have realised the wisdom of strategy.

Perception is strong and sight weak. In strategy it is important to see distant things as if they were close and to take a distanced view of close things.