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

There is a time and a place for use of weapons. The best use of the companion sword is in a confined space, or when you are engaged closely with an opponent. T…

Just as a horse must have endurance and no defects, so it is with weapons. Horses should walk strongly, and swords and companion swords should cut strongly. Sp…

To master the virtue of the long sword is to govern the world and oneself, thus the long sword is the basis of strategy. The principle is 'strategy by means of…

Boards don't hit back.

This is the Way for men who want to learn my strategy: Do not think dishonestly. The Way is in training. Become aquainted with every art. Know the Ways of all …

If you merely read this book you will not reach the Way of strategy. Absorb the things written in this book. Do not just read, memorise or imitate, but so that…