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 somethi… - Miyamoto Musashi
" "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.
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About Miyamoto Musashi
Miyamoto Musashi 宮本 武蔵 (c. 1584 – 13 June 1645) was a famous Japanese swordsman, believed to have been one of the most skilled swordsmen in history. He founded the Hyoho Niten Ichi-ryu, or Nito Ryu style of swordsmanship and wrote Go Rin No Sho (The Book of Five Rings) a classic work on strategy, tactics, and philosophy.
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Pen Names:
新免玄信
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宮本二天
Alternative Names:
Niten
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Miyamoto Musashi Niten
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Miyamoto Niten
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Musashi
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Takemura Musashi
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Shinmen Takezō
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Musashi Masana
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Shinmen Musashi-no-Kami Fujiwara no Harunobu
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Shimmen Musashi
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Musachi
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Musashi Miyamoto
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Miyamoto Mushashi
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Whenever you cross swords with an enemy you must not think of cutting him either strongly or weakly; just think of cutting and killing him. Be intent solely on killing the enemy. Do not try to cut strongly and, of course, do not think of cutting weakly. You should only be concerned with killing the enemy.
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