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The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi

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pg 57

For those who would study my martial at, there are rules for putting it into practice:

1. Think without any dishonesty
2. Forge yourself in the Wa.
3. Touch upon all of the arts.
4. Know the Ways of all occupations.
5. Know the advantages and disadvantages of everything.
6. Develop a discerning eye in all matters.
7. Understand what cannot be seen by the eye.
8. Pay attention to even small things.
9. Do not inolve yourself with the impractical.

pg 65

Act so that your opponent cannot understand your mind

pg 98

• The Initiative of Attack is when I attack my opponent.
• The Initiative of Waiting is when my opponent attacks me.
• The Body-Body Initiative is when both my opponent and I attack at the same time.

In the beginning of any confrontation, there are no other initiatives than these three.

pg 111

Agitating your Opponent
There are many kinds of agitation. One is a feeling of danger, a second is a feeling that something is beyond your capability and a third is feeling of the unexpected. You should investigate this thoroughly.

In martial arts involving large numbers, it is essential to agitate your opponent.

pg 132

In my martial art, it is essential that both body and mind are composed in a straightforward way, and that you bend and warp your opponent, taking the victory by twisting and distorting your opponent's mind. You should investigate this thoroughly.

pg 134

Accordingly, my own Way is that of Stance-No-Stance, which is to say, taking a stance by having no stance at all.