Only one who devotes himself to a cause with his whole body and soul can be a true master. For this reason, mastery demands all of a person."

"You might as well stand and fight because if you run, you will only die tired"

"It is easy to kill someone with a slash of a sword. It is hard to be impossible for others to cut down"

"In the beginners mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's mind there are few"

"The dance of battle is always played to the same impatient rhythm. What begins in a surge of violent motion is always reduced to the perfectly still."

"SHUCHU RYOKU - Focus all your energy to one point."

"When you aim for perfection, you discover it's a moving target."

"Victory goes to the one who has no thought of himself."