“Being like a rock wall" is when a master of martial arts suddenly becomes like a rock wall, inaccessible to anything at… — Miyamoto Musashi Copy Share Image
“Speed in the martial arts is not the True Way. Concerning speed, we say that something is fast or slow depending on… — Miyamoto Musashi Copy Share Image
“There is a rhythm to everything, but particularly in the martial arts, if you do not train in its rhythm it is… — Miyamoto Musashi Copy Share Image
The true science of martial arts means practicing them in such a way that they will be useful at any time, and… — Miyamoto Musashi Copy Share Image
“In my school, no consideration is given to anything unreasonable; the heart of the matter is to use the power of the… — Miyamoto Musashi Copy Share Image
“In a battle of martial arts, victory is in knowing the rhythms of your various opponents, in using a rhythm your opponent… — Miyamoto Musashi Copy Share Image
“The heart of Stepping on the Sword, something used principally in the martial arts, is that even with bows and firearms, you… — Miyamoto Musashi Copy Share Image
“In the Way of the Martial Arts, do not let your frame of mind be any different from your everyday mind. In… — Miyamoto Musashi Copy Share Image
there is nothing outside of yourself that can ever enable you to get better, stronger, richer, quicker, or smarter. Everything is within. Everything exists.… — Miyamoto Musashi Copy Share
You win battles by knowing the enemy's timing, and using a timing which the enemy does not expect. — Miyamoto Musashi Copy Share
“The heart of Stepping on the Sword, something used principally in the martial arts, is that even with bows and firearms, you must act… — Miyamoto Musashi Copy Share
“When you and your opponent are fighting and nothing is going right, nor is there progress, be of a mind to throw off your… — Miyamoto Musashi Copy Share
No man is invincible, and therefore no man can fully understand that which would make him invincible — Miyamoto Musashi Copy Share
If there is a Way involving the spirit of not being defeated, to help oneself and gain honour, it is the Way of Strategy. — Miyamoto Musashi Copy Share
Generally speaking, the Way of the warrior is resolute acceptance of death. — Miyamoto Musashi Copy Share
People in this world look at things mistakenly, and think that what they do not understand must be the void. This is not the… — Miyamoto Musashi Copy Share
“If you do not chase in directly toward the place where your opponents have gathered, you will not make progress. And, if you start… — Miyamoto Musashi Copy Share
The warrior is different in that studying the Way of strategy is based on overcoming men — Miyamoto Musashi Copy Share
You should not have any special fondness for a particular weapon, or anything else, for that matter. Too much is the same as not… — Miyamoto Musashi Copy Share
