Miyamoto Musashi
Miyamoto Musashi
Miyamoto Musashi, also known as Shinmen Takezō, Miyamoto Bennosuke or, by his Buddhist name, Niten Dōraku, was an expert Japanese swordsman and rōnin. Musashi, as he was often simply known, became renowned through stories of his excellent and unique double bladed swordsmanship and undefeated record in his 60 duels. He was the founder of the Hyōhō Niten Ichi-ryū or Niten-ryū style of swordsmanship and in his final years authored The Book of Five Rings, a book on strategy, tactics, and...
NationalityJapanese
ProfessionSoldier
CountryJapan
Never depart from the way of martial arts.
They speak of "This Dojo" and "That Dojo". They are looking for profit.
Become acquainted with every art.
Strategy is the craft of the warrior.
The way is in training.
Polish your wisdom: learn public justice, distinguish between good and evil, study the ways of different arts one by one.
As the innocent infant relies upon the mother for sustenance, so the innocent wanderer, following his native compassion and bliss, relies upon the natural intelligence of life to sustain him. There are various Ways. There is the Way of salvation by the law of Buddha, the Way of Confucius governing the Way of learning, the Way of healing as a doctor, as a poet teaching the Way of Waka, tea, archery, and many arts and skills. Each man practices as he feels inclined.
It is imperative to master the principles of the art of war and learn to be unmoved in mind even in the heat of the battle.
If you fail to take advantage of your enemies' collapse, they may recover.
A man cannot understand the art he is studying if he only looks for the end result without taking the time to delve deeply into the reasoning of the study.
Do nothing which is of no use.
The ultimate aim of martial arts is not having to use them
It is difficult to understand the universe if you only study one planet
The true science of martial arts means practicing them in such a way that they will be useful at any time, and to teach them in such a way that they will be useful in all things.