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> [In holding your antagonist, therefore, you should hold him lightly as if your arms were nothing but chains which connect you with him, so that you may stretch or contract them at will when necessary, and pull or push him…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yokoyama-sakujiro/in-holding-your-antagonist-therefore-you-should-hold-him-lightly-as/)

Yokoyama Sakujiro

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## More by Yokoyama Sakujiro

> [In those days contests were extremely rough and frequently cost the participants their lives. Thus, whenever I sallied forth to take part in any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yokoyama-sakujiro/in-those-days-contests-were-extremely-rough-and-frequently-cost-the/)

Yokoyama Sakujiro

> [The Judo pupil, therefore, must cultivate his mind; he must never feel fear, never lose his temper, never be off his guard; but he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yokoyama-sakujiro/the-judo-pupil-therefore-must-cultivate-his-mind-he-must-never-feel/)

Yokoyama Sakujiro

> [In holding your antagonist, therefore, you should hold him lightly as if your arms were nothing but chains which connect you with him, so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yokoyama-sakujiro/in-holding-your-antagonist-therefore-you-should-hold-him-lightly-as/)

Yokoyama Sakujiro

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