“If you do not control the enemy, the enemy will control you”

“If you wish to control others you must first control yourself”

“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.”

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

“When you decide to attack, keep calm and dash in quickly, forestalling the enemy...attack with a feeling of constantly crushing the enemy, from first to last.”

“Know your enemy, know his sword.”

“The important thing in strategy is to suppress the enemy's useful actions but allow his useless actions”