8 Quotes by Yagyu Munenori

Jika kau mengulangi berbagai latihan dengan susah payah dan mendapatkan manfaat disiplin dalam praktik serta latihan, tindakan akan ada dalam tubuh serta kakimu, bukan pikiranmu. Dengan menjaga jarak dari latihan, kau tidak akan melawannya, dan kau akan melakukan setiap teknik dengan bebas. Pada titik ini, kau tidak akan tahu di mana pikiranmu berada, dan tak ada iblis atau pun kekuatan suci yang mampu menemukannya.

Jika lawanmu tidak ingin pedangnya diambil, jangan berkeras mengambilnya.

See first with your mind, then with your eyes, and finally with your body.

Conquering evil, not the opponent is the essence of swordsmanship.

It is bias to think that the art of war is just for killing people. It is not to kill people, it is to kill evil. It is a strategem to give life to many people by killing the evil of one person.

When you strike a blow, do not let your mind dally on it, not concerning yourself with whether or not it is a telling blow; you should strike again and again, over and over, even four or five times. The thing is not to let your opponent even raise his head.

Once a fight has started, if you get involved in thinking about what to do, you will be cut down by your opponent with the very next blow.

To cut a man with a single blow is easy. To avoid being cut by a man is difficult.