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[ { "from": "human", "value": "To Frighten" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "Fright often occurs, caused hy the unexpected." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "In large-scale strategy you can frighten the enemy not just by what you present to their eyes, hut hy shouting, making a small force seem large, or by threatening them from the flank without warning. These things all frighten. You can win hy making hest use of the enemy's frightened rhythm." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "In single combat, also, you must use the advantage of taking the enemy unawares by frightening him with your body, long sword, or voice, to defeat him. You should research this well." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "To Soak In" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "When you have come to grips and are striving together with the enemy, and you realise that you cannot advance, you \"soak in\" and become one with the enemy. You can win by applying a suitable technique while you arc mutually entangled." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "In battles involving large numbers as well as in fights with srnall numbers, you can often win decisively with the advantage of knowing how to \"soak\" into the enemy, whereas, were you to draw apart, you would lose the chance to win. Research this well." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "To Injure the Corners" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "It is difficult to move strong things by pushing directly, so you should \"injure the corners\"." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "In large-scale strategy, it is beneficial to strike at the corners of the enemy's force. If the corners are overthrown, the spirit of the whole body will be overthrown. To defeat the enemy you must follow up the attack when the corners have fallen." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "In single combat, it is easy to win once the enemy collapses. This happens" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "when you injure the \"corners\" of his body, and thus weaken him. It is important to know how to do this, so you must research deeply." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "To Throw into Confusion" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "This means making the enemy lose resolve." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "In large-scale strategy we can use our troops to confuse the enemy on the field. Observing the enemy's spirit, we can make him think, \"Here' There? Like that? Like this? Slow? Fast?\" Victory is certain when the enemy is caught up in a rhythm which confuses his spirit." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "In single combat, we can confuse the enemy by attacking with varied techniques when the chance arises. Feint a thrust or cut, or make the enemy th_ink you are going to close with him, and when he is confused you can easily wm." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "This is the essence of fighting, and you must research it deeply." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "The Three Shouts" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "The three shouts are divided thus: before, during, and after. Shout according to the situation. The voice is a thing of life. We shout against fires and so on, against the wind and the waves. The voice shows energy." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "In large-scale strategy, at the start of battle we shout as loudly as possible. During the fight, the voice is low-pitched, shouting out aswe attack. After the contest, we shout in the wake of our victory. These are the three shouts." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "In single combat, we make as ifto cut and shout \"Ei!\" at the same time to disturb the enemy, then in the wake of our shout we cut with the long word. We shout after we have cut down the enemy-this is to announce victory. This is called \"sen go no koe\" (before and after voice). We do not shout simultane ously with flourishing the long sword. We shout during the fight to get into rhythm. Kesearch this deeply." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "To Mingle" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "In battles, when the armies are in confrontation, attack the enemy's strong points and, when you sec that they are beaten back, quickly separate and attack yet another strong point on the periphery of his force. The spirit of this is like a winding mountain path." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "This is an important fighting method for one man against many. Strike down" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "the enemies in one quarter, or drive them back, then grasp the timing and attack further strong points to right and left, as if on a ,vinding mountain path, weighing up the enemies' disposition. When you know the enemies' level, attack strongly ,vith no trace of retreating spirit." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "In single combat, too, use this spirit to deal with the enemy's strong points. What is meant by \"mingling\" is the spirit of advancing and becoming engaged with the enemy, and not withdrawing even one step. You must" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "understand this." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "To Crush" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "This means to crush the enemy regarding him as being weak." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "In large-scale strategy, when we see that the enemy has few men, or if he has many men but his spirit is weak and disordered, we knock the hat over his eyes, crushing him utterly. lfwe crush lightly, he may recover. You must learn the spirit of crushing as if with a hand-grip." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "In single combat, if the enemy is less skilful than ourself, if his rhythm is disorganised, or if he has fallen into evasive or retreating attitudes, we must crush him straightaway, with no concern for his presence and with out allowing him space for breath. It is essential to crush him all at once. The primary thing is not to let him recover his position even a little. You must research this deeply." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "The Mountain-Sea Change" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "The \"mountain-sea\" spirit means that it is bad to repeat the same thing several times when fighting the enemy. There may be no help but to do something twice, but do not try it a third time. If you once make an attack and fail, there is little chance of success if you use the same approach again. If you attempt a technique which you have previously tried unsuccessfully and fail yet again, then you must change your attacking method." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "If the enemy thinks of the mountains, attack like the sea; and if he thinks of the sea, attack like the mountains. You must research this deeply." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "Tu Penetrate the Depths" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "When we are fighting with the enemy, even when it can be seen that we can win on the surface with the benefit of the Way, if his spirit is not extinguished, he may be beaten superficially yet undefeated in spirit deep inside. With this principle of \"penetrating the depths\" we can destroy the enemy's spirit in its depths, demoralising him by quickly changing our spirit. This often occurs." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "Penetrating the depths means penetrating with the long sword, penetrating with the body, and penetrating with the spirit. This cannot be understood in a generalisation." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "Once we have crushed the enemy in the depths, there is no need to remain spirited. But otherwise we must remain spirited. If the enemy remains spirited it is difficult to crush him. You must train in penetrating the depths for large-scale strategy and also single combat." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "To Renew" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "\"To renew\" applies when we are fighting with the enemy, and an entangled spirit arises where there is no possible resolution. We must abandon our efforts, think of the situation in a fresh spirit then win in the new rhythm. To renew, when we are deadlocked with the enemy, means that without changing our circumstance we change our spirit and win through a different technique." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "Ir is necessary to consider how \"to renew\" also applies in large-scale strategy. Research this diligently." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "Rat's Head, Ox's Neck" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "\"Rat's head and ox's neck\" means that, when we are fighting with the enemy and both he and we have become occupied with small points in an entangled spirit, we must always think of the \\Vay of strategy as being both a rat's head and an ox's neck. Whenever we have become preoccupied with small derails, we must suddenly change into a large spirit, interchanging large with small." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "This is one of the essences of strategy. It is necessary that the warrior think in this spirit in ewryday life. You must not depart from this spirit in large-scale strategy nor in single combat." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "The Commander Knows the Troops" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "\"The commander knows the troops\" applies everywhere in fights in my Way of strategy." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "Using the wisdom of strategy, think of the enemy as your own troops. When you think in this way you can move him at will and be able to chase him around. You become the general and the enemy becomes your troops. You mu st master this." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "To Let Go the Hilt" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "There arc various kinds of spirit involved in letting go the hilt." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "There is the spirit of winning without a sword. There is also the spirit of holding the long sword but not winning. Tbc various methods cannot be expressed in writing. You must train well." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "The Body of a Rock51" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "When you have mastered tbe \\Vay of strategy you can suddenly make your body like a rock, and ten thousand things cannot touch you. This is the body of a rock." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "You will not be moved. Oral tradition." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "What is recorded above is what has been constantly on my mind about !chi school sword fencing, written clown as it came to me. This is the first time I have written about my technique, and the order of things is a bit confused. It is difficult to express it dearly." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "This book is a spiritual guide for the man who wishes to learn the \\Vay." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "My heart has been inclined to the Way of strategy from my youth onwards." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "Tbe b1Jdy 1Jf a rock, This is recorded in the Terao /{a l{i, the chronicle of the house of Terao. Once, a lord asked Musashi \"What is this 'Budy of a rock'?\" Musashi replied, nPlcaS<.·summon my pupil Terao Ryuma Suke\". When Terao appeared, Musashi ordered him to kill himself by cutting his abdomen. Just as Terao was about lO make the cut, Musashi restrained him and said to the lord, \"This is the 'Body of a Rock'\"." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "have devoted myself ro training my hand, tempering my body, and attaining the many spiritual attitudes of sword fencing. If we watch men of other schools discussing theory, and concentrating on techniques with the hands, even though they seem skilful to watch, they have not the slightest true spirit." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "Of course, men who study in this way think they are training the body an<l spirit, but it is an obstacle to the true \\Vay, and its bad influence remains for ever. Thus the true Way of strategy is becoming decadent and dying out." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "The true \\Vay of sword fencing is the craft of defeating the enemy in a fight, and nothing other than this. If you attain and adhere to the wisdom of my strategy, you need never doubt that you will win." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "The second year of Shoho, the fifth month, the nvelfth day ( 1645)" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "Teruo Magonojo\tSHINMEN MUSASHI" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "THE WIND BOOK" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "In strategy you must know the Ways of other schools, so I have written about" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "\\'arious other traditions of strategy in this the Wind Book." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "Without knowledge of the Ways of other schools, it is difficult to understand the essence of my lchi school. Looking at other schools we find some that specialise in techniques of strength using extra-long swords. Some schools study the Way of the short sword, known as kodacbi. Some schools teach dexterity in large numbers of sword techniques, teaching attitudes of the sword as rhe \"surface\" and the Way as the \"interior\"." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "That none of these are the true Way I show clearly in the imerior of this book-all the vices and virtues and rights and wrongs. My lchi school is different. Other schools make accomplishments their means of livelihood, growing flowers and decorati\\·ely colouring articles in order to sell them. This is definitely not the Way of strategy." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "Some of the world's strategists are concerned only with sword-fencing, and limit their training to flourishing the long sword and carriage of the body. But is dexterity alone sufficient to win) This is not the essence of the Way." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "I have recorded the unsatisfactory points of other schools one by one in this book. You must study these matters deeply to appreciate the benefit of my Ni To !chi school." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "Other Schools Using Extra-Long Swords" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "Some other schools have a liking for extra-long swords. From the point of view of mv strategy these must be seen as weak schools. This is because they do not ppreciate the principle of cutting the enemy by any means. Their preference is for the extra-lon6 sword and. relying on the virtue of its length. they think to" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "defeat the enemy from a distance." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "In this world it is said, \"One inch gives the hand advantage\", but these are the idle words of one who does not know strategy. It shows the inferior strategy of a weak spirit that men should be dependent on the length of their sword, fighting from a distance without the benefit of strategy." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "I expect there is a case for the school in question liking extra-long swords as part of its doctrine, but if we compare this with real life it is unreasonable. Surely we need not necessarily be defeated if we are using a short sword, and have no long sword?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "It is difficult for these people to cut the enemy when at close quarters because of the length of the long sword. The blade path is large so the long sword is an encumbrance, and they are at a disadvantage compared to the man armed with a short companion sword." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "From olden times it has been said: \"Great and small go together.\" So do not unconditionally dislike extra-long swords. What I dislike is the inclination towards the long sword. If we consider large-scale strategy, we can think of large forces in terms of long swords, and small forces as short swords. Cannot few men give battle against many) There are many instances of few men overcoming many." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "Your strategy is of no account if when called on to fight in a confined space your heart is inclined to the long sword, or if you are in a house armed only with your companion sword. Besides, some men have not the strength of others." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "In my doctrine, I dislike preconceived, narrow spirit. You must study this well." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "The Strong Long Sword Spirit in Other Schools" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "You should not speak of strong and weak long swords. If you just wield the long sword in a strong spirit your cutting will be coarse, and if you use the sword coarsely you will have difficulty in winning." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "If you are concerned with the strength of your sword, you will try to cut unreasonablv strongly, and will not be able to cut at all. It is also bad to try to cut strongly when testing the sword. Whenever you cross swords with an enemy you must not think of cutting him either strongly or weakly; just think of" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "cutting and killing him. Be intent solely upon killing the enemy. Do not try to cut strongly and, of course, do nor think of cutting weakly. You should only be concerned with killing the enemy ." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": ". If )'OU rely on strength, when you hit the enemy's sword you will inevitably hn too hard. If you do this, your own sword will be carried along as a result. Thus the saying, \"The strongest hand wins\", has no meaning." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "In large-scale strategy, if you have a strong army and are relying on strength to win, out the enemy also has a strong army, the battle will be fierce. This is the same for both sides." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "Without the correct principle the fight cannot be won." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "The spirit of my school is to win through the wisdom of strategy, paying no attention to trifles. Study this well." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "Use of the Shorter Long Sword in Other Schools Using a shorter long sword is not the true Way to win." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "In ancient times, tacbi and k,11,111,1 meant long and short swords. Men of superior strength in the world can wield even a long sword lightly, so there is no case for their liking the short sword. They also make use of the length of spears and halberds. Some men use a shorter long sword with the intention of jumping in and stabbing the enemy at the unguarded moment when he flourishes his sword. This inclination is bad." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "To aim for the enem,·'s unguarded moment is completely defensive, and undesirable at close quarters with the enemy. Furthermore, you cannot use the mcthoJ of jumping inside his Jefencc with a short sworJ if there are many enemies. Some men think that if they go against manv enemies with a shorter long sword they can unrestrictedly frisk around cutting in sweeps, but the\\' have to parry cuts continuously, and e\\'entually become entangled with the enemy. This is inconsistent with the true \\Vay of strategy." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "The sure \\Vay to win thus is to chase the enemy around in a confusing manner, causing him to jump aside, with your body held strongly and straight. The same principle applies to largc-,calc strategy. The essence of strategy is to fall upon the enemy in large numbers and bring about his speedy downfall. By their study of s:rategy. people of the worlJ get used to countering, evading and retreating as the normal thing. They become set in this habit, so can easily be" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "paraded around by the enemy. The Way of strategy is straight and true. You must chase the enemy around and make him obey your spirit." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "Other Schools with many Methods of using the Long Sword" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "I think it is held in other schools that there are many methods of using the long sword in order to gain the admiration of beginners. This is selling the \\Vay. It is a vile spirit in strategy." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "The reason for this is that to deliberate over many ways of cutting down a man is an error. To start with, killing is not the Way of mankind. Killing is the same for people who know about fighting and for those who do not. It is the same for women or children, and there are not many different methods. \\Ve can speak of different tactics such as stahbing and mowing down, but none other than these." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "Anyway, cutting down the enemy is the Way of strategy, and there is no need for many refinements of it." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "Even so, according to the place, your long sword may be obstructed abm·e or to the sides, so you will need to hold your sword in such manner that it can be used. There are five methods in five directions." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "Methods apart from these five-hand twisting, body bending, jumping out, and so on, to cut the enemy-arc not in the true \\Vay of strategy. In order to cut the cnemv you must not make twisting or bending cuts. This is completclv useless. In my strategy, I bear my spirit and body straight, and cause the enemy to twist and bend. The neces,ary spirit is to win by attacking the enemy when his spirit is warped. You mu st study th is well." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "Use of Attitudes of the Long Sword in Other Schools" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "Placing a great deal of importance on the attitudes of the long sword is a mistaken way of thinking. What is known in the world as \"attitude\" applies when there is no enemy. The reason is that this has been a precedent since ancient times, and there should be no such thing as \"This is the modern way to do it\" in duelling. You must force the enemy into inconvenient situations." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]
[ { "from": "human", "value": "Attitudes are for situations in which you are not to be moved. That is, for" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "To Frighten" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "Fright often occurs, caused hy the unexpected." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "In large-scale strategy you can frighten the enemy not just by what you present to their eyes, hut hy shouting, making a small force seem large, or by threatening them from the flank without warning. These things all frighten. You can win hy making hest use of the enemy's frightened rhythm." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "In single combat, also, you must use the advantage of taking the enemy unawares by frightening him with your body, long sword, or voice, to defeat him. You should research this well." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "To Soak In" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "When you have come to grips and are striving together with the enemy, and you realise that you cannot advance, you \"soak in\" and become one with the enemy. You can win by applying a suitable technique while you arc mutually entangled." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "In battles involving large numbers as well as in fights with srnall numbers, you can often win decisively with the advantage of knowing how to \"soak\" into the enemy, whereas, were you to draw apart, you would lose the chance to win. Research this well." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "To Injure the Corners" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "It is difficult to move strong things by pushing directly, so you should \"injure the corners\"." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "In large-scale strategy, it is beneficial to strike at the corners of the enemy's force. If the corners are overthrown, the spirit of the whole body will be overthrown. To defeat the enemy you must follow up the attack when the corners have fallen." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "In single combat, it is easy to win once the enemy collapses. This happens" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "when you injure the \"corners\" of his body, and thus weaken him. It is important to know how to do this, so you must research deeply." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "To Throw into Confusion" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "This means making the enemy lose resolve." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "In large-scale strategy we can use our troops to confuse the enemy on the field. Observing the enemy's spirit, we can make him think, \"Here' There? Like that? Like this? Slow? Fast?\" Victory is certain when the enemy is caught up in a rhythm which confuses his spirit." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "In single combat, we can confuse the enemy by attacking with varied techniques when the chance arises. Feint a thrust or cut, or make the enemy th_ink you are going to close with him, and when he is confused you can easily wm." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "This is the essence of fighting, and you must research it deeply." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "The Three Shouts" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "The three shouts are divided thus: before, during, and after. Shout according to the situation. The voice is a thing of life. We shout against fires and so on, against the wind and the waves. The voice shows energy." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "In large-scale strategy, at the start of battle we shout as loudly as possible. During the fight, the voice is low-pitched, shouting out aswe attack. After the contest, we shout in the wake of our victory. These are the three shouts." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "In single combat, we make as ifto cut and shout \"Ei!\" at the same time to disturb the enemy, then in the wake of our shout we cut with the long word. We shout after we have cut down the enemy-this is to announce victory. This is called \"sen go no koe\" (before and after voice). We do not shout simultane ously with flourishing the long sword. We shout during the fight to get into rhythm. Kesearch this deeply." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "To Mingle" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "In battles, when the armies are in confrontation, attack the enemy's strong points and, when you sec that they are beaten back, quickly separate and attack yet another strong point on the periphery of his force. The spirit of this is like a winding mountain path." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "This is an important fighting method for one man against many. Strike down" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "the enemies in one quarter, or drive them back, then grasp the timing and attack further strong points to right and left, as if on a ,vinding mountain path, weighing up the enemies' disposition. When you know the enemies' level, attack strongly ,vith no trace of retreating spirit." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "In single combat, too, use this spirit to deal with the enemy's strong points. What is meant by \"mingling\" is the spirit of advancing and becoming engaged with the enemy, and not withdrawing even one step. You must" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "understand this." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "To Crush" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "This means to crush the enemy regarding him as being weak." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "In large-scale strategy, when we see that the enemy has few men, or if he has many men but his spirit is weak and disordered, we knock the hat over his eyes, crushing him utterly. lfwe crush lightly, he may recover. You must learn the spirit of crushing as if with a hand-grip." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "In single combat, if the enemy is less skilful than ourself, if his rhythm is disorganised, or if he has fallen into evasive or retreating attitudes, we must crush him straightaway, with no concern for his presence and with out allowing him space for breath. It is essential to crush him all at once. The primary thing is not to let him recover his position even a little. You must research this deeply." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "The Mountain-Sea Change" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "The \"mountain-sea\" spirit means that it is bad to repeat the same thing several times when fighting the enemy. There may be no help but to do something twice, but do not try it a third time. If you once make an attack and fail, there is little chance of success if you use the same approach again. If you attempt a technique which you have previously tried unsuccessfully and fail yet again, then you must change your attacking method." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "If the enemy thinks of the mountains, attack like the sea; and if he thinks of the sea, attack like the mountains. You must research this deeply." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "Tu Penetrate the Depths" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "When we are fighting with the enemy, even when it can be seen that we can win on the surface with the benefit of the Way, if his spirit is not extinguished, he may be beaten superficially yet undefeated in spirit deep inside. With this principle of \"penetrating the depths\" we can destroy the enemy's spirit in its depths, demoralising him by quickly changing our spirit. This often occurs." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "Penetrating the depths means penetrating with the long sword, penetrating with the body, and penetrating with the spirit. This cannot be understood in a generalisation." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "Once we have crushed the enemy in the depths, there is no need to remain spirited. But otherwise we must remain spirited. If the enemy remains spirited it is difficult to crush him. You must train in penetrating the depths for large-scale strategy and also single combat." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "To Renew" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "\"To renew\" applies when we are fighting with the enemy, and an entangled spirit arises where there is no possible resolution. We must abandon our efforts, think of the situation in a fresh spirit then win in the new rhythm. To renew, when we are deadlocked with the enemy, means that without changing our circumstance we change our spirit and win through a different technique." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "Ir is necessary to consider how \"to renew\" also applies in large-scale strategy. Research this diligently." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "Rat's Head, Ox's Neck" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "\"Rat's head and ox's neck\" means that, when we are fighting with the enemy and both he and we have become occupied with small points in an entangled spirit, we must always think of the \\Vay of strategy as being both a rat's head and an ox's neck. Whenever we have become preoccupied with small derails, we must suddenly change into a large spirit, interchanging large with small." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "This is one of the essences of strategy. It is necessary that the warrior think in this spirit in ewryday life. You must not depart from this spirit in large-scale strategy nor in single combat." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "The Commander Knows the Troops" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "\"The commander knows the troops\" applies everywhere in fights in my Way of strategy." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "Using the wisdom of strategy, think of the enemy as your own troops. When you think in this way you can move him at will and be able to chase him around. You become the general and the enemy becomes your troops. You mu st master this." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "To Let Go the Hilt" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "There arc various kinds of spirit involved in letting go the hilt." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "There is the spirit of winning without a sword. There is also the spirit of holding the long sword but not winning. Tbc various methods cannot be expressed in writing. You must train well." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "The Body of a Rock51" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "When you have mastered tbe \\Vay of strategy you can suddenly make your body like a rock, and ten thousand things cannot touch you. This is the body of a rock." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "You will not be moved. Oral tradition." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "What is recorded above is what has been constantly on my mind about !chi school sword fencing, written clown as it came to me. This is the first time I have written about my technique, and the order of things is a bit confused. It is difficult to express it dearly." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "This book is a spiritual guide for the man who wishes to learn the \\Vay." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "My heart has been inclined to the Way of strategy from my youth onwards." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "Tbe b1Jdy 1Jf a rock, This is recorded in the Terao /{a l{i, the chronicle of the house of Terao. Once, a lord asked Musashi \"What is this 'Budy of a rock'?\" Musashi replied, nPlcaS<.·summon my pupil Terao Ryuma Suke\". When Terao appeared, Musashi ordered him to kill himself by cutting his abdomen. Just as Terao was about lO make the cut, Musashi restrained him and said to the lord, \"This is the 'Body of a Rock'\"." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "have devoted myself ro training my hand, tempering my body, and attaining the many spiritual attitudes of sword fencing. If we watch men of other schools discussing theory, and concentrating on techniques with the hands, even though they seem skilful to watch, they have not the slightest true spirit." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "Of course, men who study in this way think they are training the body an<l spirit, but it is an obstacle to the true \\Vay, and its bad influence remains for ever. Thus the true Way of strategy is becoming decadent and dying out." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "The true \\Vay of sword fencing is the craft of defeating the enemy in a fight, and nothing other than this. If you attain and adhere to the wisdom of my strategy, you need never doubt that you will win." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "The second year of Shoho, the fifth month, the nvelfth day ( 1645)" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "Teruo Magonojo\tSHINMEN MUSASHI" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "THE WIND BOOK" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "In strategy you must know the Ways of other schools, so I have written about" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "\\'arious other traditions of strategy in this the Wind Book." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "Without knowledge of the Ways of other schools, it is difficult to understand the essence of my lchi school. Looking at other schools we find some that specialise in techniques of strength using extra-long swords. Some schools study the Way of the short sword, known as kodacbi. Some schools teach dexterity in large numbers of sword techniques, teaching attitudes of the sword as rhe \"surface\" and the Way as the \"interior\"." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "That none of these are the true Way I show clearly in the imerior of this book-all the vices and virtues and rights and wrongs. My lchi school is different. Other schools make accomplishments their means of livelihood, growing flowers and decorati\\·ely colouring articles in order to sell them. This is definitely not the Way of strategy." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "Some of the world's strategists are concerned only with sword-fencing, and limit their training to flourishing the long sword and carriage of the body. But is dexterity alone sufficient to win) This is not the essence of the Way." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "I have recorded the unsatisfactory points of other schools one by one in this book. You must study these matters deeply to appreciate the benefit of my Ni To !chi school." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "Other Schools Using Extra-Long Swords" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "Some other schools have a liking for extra-long swords. From the point of view of mv strategy these must be seen as weak schools. This is because they do not ppreciate the principle of cutting the enemy by any means. Their preference is for the extra-lon6 sword and. relying on the virtue of its length. they think to" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "defeat the enemy from a distance." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "In this world it is said, \"One inch gives the hand advantage\", but these are the idle words of one who does not know strategy. It shows the inferior strategy of a weak spirit that men should be dependent on the length of their sword, fighting from a distance without the benefit of strategy." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "I expect there is a case for the school in question liking extra-long swords as part of its doctrine, but if we compare this with real life it is unreasonable. Surely we need not necessarily be defeated if we are using a short sword, and have no long sword?" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "It is difficult for these people to cut the enemy when at close quarters because of the length of the long sword. The blade path is large so the long sword is an encumbrance, and they are at a disadvantage compared to the man armed with a short companion sword." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "From olden times it has been said: \"Great and small go together.\" So do not unconditionally dislike extra-long swords. What I dislike is the inclination towards the long sword. If we consider large-scale strategy, we can think of large forces in terms of long swords, and small forces as short swords. Cannot few men give battle against many) There are many instances of few men overcoming many." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "Your strategy is of no account if when called on to fight in a confined space your heart is inclined to the long sword, or if you are in a house armed only with your companion sword. Besides, some men have not the strength of others." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "In my doctrine, I dislike preconceived, narrow spirit. You must study this well." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "The Strong Long Sword Spirit in Other Schools" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "You should not speak of strong and weak long swords. If you just wield the long sword in a strong spirit your cutting will be coarse, and if you use the sword coarsely you will have difficulty in winning." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "If you are concerned with the strength of your sword, you will try to cut unreasonablv strongly, and will not be able to cut at all. It is also bad to try to cut strongly when testing the sword. Whenever you cross swords with an enemy you must not think of cutting him either strongly or weakly; just think of" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "cutting and killing him. Be intent solely upon killing the enemy. Do not try to cut strongly and, of course, do nor think of cutting weakly. You should only be concerned with killing the enemy ." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": ". If )'OU rely on strength, when you hit the enemy's sword you will inevitably hn too hard. If you do this, your own sword will be carried along as a result. Thus the saying, \"The strongest hand wins\", has no meaning." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "In large-scale strategy, if you have a strong army and are relying on strength to win, out the enemy also has a strong army, the battle will be fierce. This is the same for both sides." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "Without the correct principle the fight cannot be won." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "The spirit of my school is to win through the wisdom of strategy, paying no attention to trifles. Study this well." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "Use of the Shorter Long Sword in Other Schools Using a shorter long sword is not the true Way to win." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "In ancient times, tacbi and k,11,111,1 meant long and short swords. Men of superior strength in the world can wield even a long sword lightly, so there is no case for their liking the short sword. They also make use of the length of spears and halberds. Some men use a shorter long sword with the intention of jumping in and stabbing the enemy at the unguarded moment when he flourishes his sword. This inclination is bad." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "To aim for the enem,·'s unguarded moment is completely defensive, and undesirable at close quarters with the enemy. Furthermore, you cannot use the mcthoJ of jumping inside his Jefencc with a short sworJ if there are many enemies. Some men think that if they go against manv enemies with a shorter long sword they can unrestrictedly frisk around cutting in sweeps, but the\\' have to parry cuts continuously, and e\\'entually become entangled with the enemy. This is inconsistent with the true \\Vay of strategy." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "The sure \\Vay to win thus is to chase the enemy around in a confusing manner, causing him to jump aside, with your body held strongly and straight. The same principle applies to largc-,calc strategy. The essence of strategy is to fall upon the enemy in large numbers and bring about his speedy downfall. By their study of s:rategy. people of the worlJ get used to countering, evading and retreating as the normal thing. They become set in this habit, so can easily be" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "paraded around by the enemy. The Way of strategy is straight and true. You must chase the enemy around and make him obey your spirit." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "Other Schools with many Methods of using the Long Sword" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "I think it is held in other schools that there are many methods of using the long sword in order to gain the admiration of beginners. This is selling the \\Vay. It is a vile spirit in strategy." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "The reason for this is that to deliberate over many ways of cutting down a man is an error. To start with, killing is not the Way of mankind. Killing is the same for people who know about fighting and for those who do not. It is the same for women or children, and there are not many different methods. \\Ve can speak of different tactics such as stahbing and mowing down, but none other than these." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "Anyway, cutting down the enemy is the Way of strategy, and there is no need for many refinements of it." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "Even so, according to the place, your long sword may be obstructed abm·e or to the sides, so you will need to hold your sword in such manner that it can be used. There are five methods in five directions." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "Methods apart from these five-hand twisting, body bending, jumping out, and so on, to cut the enemy-arc not in the true \\Vay of strategy. In order to cut the cnemv you must not make twisting or bending cuts. This is completclv useless. In my strategy, I bear my spirit and body straight, and cause the enemy to twist and bend. The neces,ary spirit is to win by attacking the enemy when his spirit is warped. You mu st study th is well." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "Use of Attitudes of the Long Sword in Other Schools" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "Placing a great deal of importance on the attitudes of the long sword is a mistaken way of thinking. What is known in the world as \"attitude\" applies when there is no enemy. The reason is that this has been a precedent since ancient times, and there should be no such thing as \"This is the modern way to do it\" in duelling. You must force the enemy into inconvenient situations." }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "Attitudes are for situations in which you are not to be moved. That is, for" }, { "from": "gpt", "value": "" } ]