“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.”

“Know your enemy, know his sword.”

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

“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.”

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

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

“Under the sword lifted high, There is hell making you tremble. But go ahead, And you have the land of bliss.”