The primary thing when you take a sword in your hands is your intention to cut the enemy, whatever the means. Whenever you parry, hit, spring, strike or touch the enemy's cutting sword, you must cut the enemy in the same movement. It is essential to attain this. If you think only of hitting, springing, striking or touching the enemy, you will not be able actually to cut him.

From further reading into the book the idea of "weapons within strategy" as well as Musashi referring to the power of the writer may seem that the strategy which Musashi refers to does not exclusively reside within the domain of weaponry and duels but within the realm of war and battles with many men:


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Within the book Musashi mentions that the use of two swords within strategy is mutually beneficial between those who utilize this skill. The Yoshioka School (descended from either the Tenshin Shōden Katori Shintō-ryū or the Kyo-hachi-ryū) was the foremost of the eight major schools of martial arts in Kyoto the "Kyo-ryū" / "Schools of Kyoto". He finiMiyamoto Musashid it in the second month of 1645.

Musashi as he was often simply known became renowned through stories of his excellent swordsmanship in numerous duels even from a very young age. 1584 – June 13 1645) also known as Shinmen Takezō Miyamoto Bennosuke or by his Buddhist name Niten Dōraku was a Japanese swordsman and rōnin.