The only reason a warrior is alive is to fight, and the only reason a warrior fights is to win

Respect Buddha and the gods without counting on their help

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.

When you attack the enemy, your spirit must go to the extent of pulling the stakes out of a wall and using them as spears and halberds.

If you learn indoor techniques, you will think narrowly and forget the true Way. Thus you will have difficulty in actual encounters.

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

It is difficult to understand the universe if you only study one planet