“You can win with certainty with the spirit of "one cut".”

— Miyamoto Musashi

Go Rin No Sho (1645), The Water Book
Context: You can win with certainty with the spirit of "one cut". It is difficult to attain this if you do not learn strategy well. If you train well in this Way, strategy will come from your heart and you will be able to win at will. You must train diligently.

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Japanese martial artist, writer, artist 1584–1645

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