Some of the world's strategists are concerned only with sword fencing, and limit their training to flourishing the long sword and carriage of the body. But is dexterity alone sufficient to win? This is not the essence of the Way. I have recorded the unsatisfactory points of other schools one by one in this book.

In strategy you must know the Ways of other schools, so I have written about various other traditions of strategy in this the Wind Book.

Some other schools have a liking for extra-long swords. From the point of view of my strategy these must be seen as weak schools. This is because they do not a…

The true Way of sword fencing is the craft of defeating the enemy in a fight, and nothing other than this.

I hope martial artists are more interested in the root of martial arts and not the different decorative branches, flowers or leaves.

The first rule is to keep yourself well covered at all times and never leave yourself open while sparring around the bag. By all means use your footwork - side…

The soul of man is larger than the sky, Deeper than ocean, or the abysmal dark Of the unfathomed center.