What is essential is to suddenly make a move totally unexpe… - Miyamoto Musashi

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What is essential is to suddenly make a move totally unexpected by the opponent, pick up on the advantage of fright, and seize the victory right then and there.

Miyamoto Musashi

The Book of Five Rings · April 19, 2011 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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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 • 宮本二天

Alternative Names: Niten • Miyamoto Musashi Niten • Miyamoto Niten • Musashi • Takemura Musashi • Shinmen Takezō • Musashi Masana • Shinmen Musashi-no-Kami Fujiwara no Harunobu • Shimmen Musashi • Musachi • Musashi Miyamoto • Miyamoto Mushashi

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When you decide to attack, keep calm and dash in quickly, forestalling the enemy...attack with a feeling of constantly crushing the enemy, from first to last.

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The true science of martial arts means practicing them in such a way that they will be useful at any time, and to teach them in such a way that they will be useful in all things.

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