Yagyū Munenori: Blow

Yagyū Munenori was samurai and daimyo of the early Edo period. Explore interesting quotes on blow.
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“A stroke of the sword that does not hit its target is the sword stroke of death; you reach over it to strike the winning blow.”

A Hereditary Book on the Art of War (1632)
Context: A stroke of the sword that does not hit its target is the sword stroke of death; you reach over it to strike the winning blow. Your adversary's initiative having missed its mark, you turn the tables around and get the jump on your adversary.