“Attack is the secret of defense; defense is the planning of an attack.”
“Like in the animal kingdom, where every creature has its defenses and weapons, humans also possess powerful instruments for camouflage, defense and attack.”
“Hence that general is skilful in attack whose opponent does not know what to defend; and he is skilful in defense whose opponent does not know what to attack.”
“Aikido ain't a defensive nor offensive martial art.It proactively halts the enemy's intention to attack.”
“You can ensure the safety of your defense if you only hold positions that cannot be attacked.”
“A German attack on Russia’s ally France would, in reality, be defensive—but the English talked as if Germany was trying to dominate Europe.”