14 March 2021

Week 2021-10: Martial Arts Maxims, Sayings & Maxims

"A man who has attained mastery of an art reveals it in his every action." (Samurai maxim)

"If sensation is considered to be perception through one's senses, then intuition can be considered perception through the unconscious." (Ninpö saying)

"Only a heart unburdened by temporal loyalties can see what is right and what is wrong. All else is conceit." (Shinobi proverb)

"Take arrows in your forehead, but never in your back." (Samurai maxim)

"The angry man will defeat himself in battle as well as in life." (Samurai maxim)

"The base of the shinobi's beliefs lies within an obedience to the laws of nature." (Shinobi saying)

"The shinobi's legacy is one of service to those in need, protection to those in distress, and strength to those who are overpowered." (Shinobi proverb)

"The tree that cannot bend in a fierce wind breaks." (Shinobi proverb)

"'The true essence of ninjutsu and the secrets contained within can only be realized when one studies between the words of the teaching scroll." (Ninpö proverb)

"To know and to act are one and the same." (Samurai maxim)

"Tomorrow's battle is won during today's practice." (Samurai maxim)

"What the cherry blossom is among flowers, bushi warriors are among men." (Japanese saying)

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