HICHO-DOKO NO KAMAE

Nothing is standard in Taijutsu.Combine everything and keep an open mind - Hiningen -

GOKUI

There is a tendency to think that the gokui is the ultimate, but this changes according to the subjectivity (shukan, 主観） of the person or the main intuition/sixth sense (shukan, 主勘) of the moment. It is essential to realize this. If you stick to your favorite technique in combat, the opponent will quickly ascertain this, with potentially fatal results. It is therefore important to know that gokui starts from the phenomenon if In and Yo, the balance of opposing forces in the universe. Knowing this phenomenon of gravity, and being enlightened to this real form, you will begin to understand what gokui means. - Masaaki Hatsumi -

JUMONJI NO KAMAE

MIYAMOTO MUSASHI

"You should not have any special fondness for a particular weapon, or anything else, for that matter. Too much is the same as not enough. Without imitating anyone else, you should have as much weaponry as suits you."