“By timing your attack correctly, you can win quickly.”
Source: Gorin no Sho & Dokkodo: Miyamoto Musashi
Swordsmanship Quotes
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Swordsmanship Quotes
“If you can time your attack, then you can certainly win.”
Source: Gorin no Sho & Dokkodo: Miyamoto Musashi
“Your mind should be without any tension, direct and expansive, but not inattentive.”
Source: Gorin no Sho & Dokkodo: Miyamoto Musashi
“Your mind should not freeze in times of change.”
Source: Gorin no Sho & Dokkodo: Miyamoto Musashi
“The gaze should be inclusive and extensive.”
Source: Gorin no Sho & Dokkodo: Miyamoto Musashi
Source: Gorin no Sho & Dokkodo: Miyamoto Musashi
“A stiff hand is a dead hand, the hand of life is a fluid hand.”
Source: Gorin no Sho & Dokkodo: Miyamoto Musashi
“Sticking gives firm control, while entangling gives weak control.”
Source: Gorin no Sho & Dokkodo: Miyamoto Musashi
“Slashing and cutting are different.”
Source: Gorin no Sho & Dokkodo: Miyamoto Musashi
“In a fight, how your sword moves determines the victory for your sword.”
Source: Gorin no Sho & Dokkodo: Miyamoto Musashi
Source: Gorin no Sho & Dokkodo: Miyamoto Musashi
“Real survival experience is most important.”
Source: Gorin no Sho & Dokkodo: Miyamoto Musashi
Source: Gorin no Sho & Dokkodo: Miyamoto Musashi
“Always conquer the location by using the virtues of its features.”
Source: Gorin no Sho & Dokkodo: Miyamoto Musashi
“Too much and too little are both equally harmful.”
Source: Gorin no Sho & Dokkodo: Miyamoto Musashi
“It is imperative to formulate alternate plans.”
Source: Gorin no Sho & Dokkodo: Miyamoto Musashi
“Everything has a unique rhythm of its own.”
Source: Gorin no Sho & Dokkodo: Miyamoto Musashi
“Harmony has a rhythm and likewise, disharmony has a rhythm.”
Source: Gorin no Sho & Dokkodo: Miyamoto Musashi
“Avoid entertaining evil intentions.”
Source: Gorin no Sho & Dokkodo: Miyamoto Musashi
“Keep financial dealings discreet.”
Source: Gorin no Sho & Dokkodo: Miyamoto Musashi
“Recognize the inherent truth in all matters.”
Source: Gorin no Sho & Dokkodo: Miyamoto Musashi
“Perceive what the eyes cannot see.”
Source: Gorin no Sho & Dokkodo: Miyamoto Musashi
“Pay attention even to trivial matters.”
Source: Gorin no Sho & Dokkodo: Miyamoto Musashi
“Do not indulge in unnecessary activities.”
Source: Gorin no Sho & Dokkodo: Miyamoto Musashi
“You can defeat the enemy simply by looking at him with your eyes.”
Source: Gorin no Sho & Dokkodo: Miyamoto Musashi
Source: Gorin no Sho & Dokkodo: Miyamoto Musashi
“A carpenter needs tools that are sharpened to cut.”
Source: Gorin no Sho & Dokkodo: Miyamoto Musashi
Source: Gorin no Sho & Dokkodo: Miyamoto Musashi
“In one-to-one combat or ten thousand-to-ten thousand combat, the Way of war is the same.”
Source: Gorin no Sho & Dokkodo: Miyamoto Musashi
“In any art and all its Ways, there is someone who has gone astray.”
Source: Gorin no Sho & Dokkodo: Miyamoto Musashi
“Where the deviation occurred is where the truth was left.”
Source: Gorin no Sho & Dokkodo: Miyamoto Musashi
“Using the sword is not based only on speed.”
Source: Gorin no Sho & Dokkodo: Miyamoto Musashi
“You need to know a single thing very well, in order to know ten thousand things.”
Source: Gorin no Sho & Dokkodo: Miyamoto Musashi
“It is true that one can defeat ten and therefore, a thousand can defeat ten thousand.”
Source: Gorin no Sho & Dokkodo: Miyamoto Musashi
“A warrior should not have a preference for any weapon.”
Source: Gorin no Sho & Dokkodo: Miyamoto Musashi