{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Title: Never Outshine the Master\nDescription: "}, {"from": "gpt", "value": " Always make those above you feel comfortably superior. In your desire to please or impress them, do not go too far in displaying your talents or you might accomplish the opposite a- inspire fear and insecurity. Make your masters appear more brilliant than they are and you will attain the heights of power."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Title: Never put too Much Trust in Friends, Learn how to use Enemies\nDescription: "}, {"from": "gpt", "value": " Be wary of friends; they will betray you more quickly, for they are easily aroused to envy. They also become spoiled and tyrannical. But hire a former enemy and he will be more loyal than a friend, because he has more to prove. In fact, you have more to fear from friends than from enemies. If you have no enemies, find a way to make them."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Title: Conceal your Intentions\nDescription: "}, {"from": "gpt", "value": " Keep people offbalance and in the dark by never revealing the purpose behind your actions. If they have no clue what you are up to, they cannot prepare a defense. Guide them far enough down the wrong path, envelope them in enough smoke, and by the time they realize your intentions, it will be too late."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Title: Always Say Less than Necessary\nDescription: "}, {"from": "gpt", "value": " When you are trying to impress people with words, the more you say, the more common you appear, and the less in control. Even if you are saying something banal, it will seem original if you make it vague, openended, and sphinxlike. Powerful people impress and intimidate by saying less. The more you say, the more likely you are to say something foolish."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Title: So Much Depends on Reputation a- Guard it with your Life\nDescription: "}, {"from": "gpt", "value": " Reputation is the cornerstone of power. Through reputation alone you can intimidate and win; once you slip, however, you are vulnerable, and will be attacked on all sides. Make your reputation unassailable. Always be alert to potential attacks and thwart them before they happen. Meanwhile, learn to destroy your enemies by opening holes in their own reputations. Then stand aside and let public opinion hang them."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Title: Court Attention at all Cost\nDescription: "}, {"from": "gpt", "value": " Everything is judged by its appearance; what is unseen counts for nothing. Never let yourself get lost in the crowd, then, or buried in oblivion. Stand out. Be conspicuous, at all cost. Make yourself a magnet of attention by appearing larger, more colorful, more mysterious, than the bland and timid masses."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Title: Get others to do the Work for you, but Always Take the Credit\nDescription: "}, {"from": "gpt", "value": " Use the wisdom, knowledge, and legwork of other people to further your own cause. Not only will such assistance save you valuable time and energy, it will give you a godlike aura of efficiency and speed. In the end your helpers will be forgotten and you will be remembered. Never do yourself what others can do for you."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Title: Make other People come to you a- use Bait if Necessary\nDescription: "}, {"from": "gpt", "value": " When you force the other person to act, you are the one in control. It is always better to make your opponent come to you, abandoning his own plans in the process. Lure him with fabulous gains a- then attack. You hold the cards."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Title: Win through your Actions, Never through Argument\nDescription: "}, {"from": "gpt", "value": " Any momentary triumph you think gained through argument is really a Pyrrhic victory: The resentment and ill will you stir up is stronger and lasts longer than any momentary change of opinion. It is much more powerful to get others to agree with you through your actions, without saying a word. Demonstrate, do not explicate."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Title: Infection: Avoid the Unhappy and Unlucky\nDescription: "}, {"from": "gpt", "value": " You can die from someone else's misery a- emotional states are as infectious as disease. You may feel you are helping the drowning man but you are only precipitating your own disaster. The unfortunate sometimes draw misfortune on themselves; they will also draw it on you. Associate with the happy and fortunate instead."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Title: Learn to Keep People Dependent on You\nDescription: "}, {"from": "gpt", "value": " To maintain your independence you must always be needed and wanted. The more you are relied on, the more freedom you have. Make people depend on you for their happiness and prosperity and you have nothing to fear. Never teach them enough so that they can do without you."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Title: Use Selective Honesty and Generosity to Disarm your Victim\nDescription: "}, {"from": "gpt", "value": " One sincere and honest move will cover over dozens of dishonest ones. Openhearted gestures of honesty and generosity bring down the guard of even the most suspicious people. Once your selective honesty opens a hole in their armor, you can deceive and manipulate them at will. A timely gift a- a Trojan horse a- will serve the same purpose."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Title: When Asking for Help, Appeal to People's SelfInterest, Never to their Mercy or Gratitude\nDescription: "}, {"from": "gpt", "value": " If you need to turn to an ally for help, do not bother to remind him of your past assistance and good deeds. He will find a way to ignore you. Instead, uncover something in your request, or in your alliance with him, that will benefit him, and emphasize it out of all proportion. He will respond enthusiastically when he sees something to be gained for himself."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Title: Pose as a Friend, Work as a Spy\nDescription: "}, {"from": "gpt", "value": " Knowing about your rival is critical. Use spies to gather valuable information that will keep you a step ahead. Better still: Play the spy yourself. In polite social encounters, learn to probe. Ask indirect questions to get people to reveal their weaknesses and intentions. There is no occasion that is not an opportunity for artful spying."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Title: Crush your Enemy Totally\nDescription: "}, {"from": "gpt", "value": " All great leaders since Moses have known that a feared enemy must be crushed completely. (Sometimes they have learned this the hard way.) If one ember is left alight, no matter how dimly it smolders, a fire will eventually break out. More is lost through stopping halfway than through total annihilation: The enemy will recover, and will seek revenge. Crush him, not only in body but in spirit."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Title: Use Absence to Increase Respect and Honor\nDescription: "}, {"from": "gpt", "value": " Too much circulation makes the price go down: The more you are seen and heard from, the more common you appear. If you are already established in a group, temporary withdrawal from it will make you more talked about, even more admired. You must learn when to leave. Create value through scarcity."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Title: Keep Others in Suspended Terror: Cultivate an Air of Unpredictability\nDescription: "}, {"from": "gpt", "value": " Humans are creatures of habit with an insatiable need to see familiarity in other people's actions. Your predictability gives them a sense of control. Turn the tables: Be deliberately unpredictable. Behavior that seems to have no consistency or purpose will keep them off balance, and they will wear themselves out trying to explain your moves. Taken to an extreme, this strategy can intimidate and terrorize."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Title: Do Not Build Fortresses to Protect Yourself a- Isolation is Dangerous\nDescription: "}, {"from": "gpt", "value": " The world is dangerous and enemies are everywhere a- everyone has to protect themselves. A fortress seems the safest. But isolation exposes you to more dangers than it protects you from a- it cuts you off from valuable information, it makes you conspicuous and an easy target. Better to circulate among people find allies, mingle. You are shielded from your enemies by the crowd."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Title: Know Who You're Dealing with a- Do Not Offend the Wrong Person\nDescription: "}, {"from": "gpt", "value": " There are many different kinds of people in the world, and you can never assume that everyone will react to your strategies in the same way. Deceive or outmaneuver some people and they will spend the rest of their lives seeking revenge. They are wolves in lambs' clothing. Choose your victims and opponents carefully, then a- never offend or deceive the wrong person."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Title: Do Not Commit to Anyone\nDescription: "}, {"from": "gpt", "value": " It is the fool who always rushes to take sides. Do not commit to any side or cause but yourself. By maintaining your independence, you become the master of others a- playing people against one another, making them pursue you."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Title: Play a Sucker to Catch a Sucker a- Seem Dumber than your Mark\nDescription: "}, {"from": "gpt", "value": " No one likes feeling stupider than the next person. The trick, is to make your victims feel smart a- and not just smart, but smarter than you are. Once convinced of this, they will never suspect that you may have ulterior motives."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Title: Use the Surrender Tactic: Transform Weakness into Power\nDescription: "}, {"from": "gpt", "value": " When you are weaker, never fight for honor's sake; choose surrender instead. Surrender gives you time to recover, time to torment and irritate your conqueror, time to wait for his power to wane. Do not give him the satisfaction of fighting and defeating you a- surrender first. By turning the other check you infuriate and unsettle him. Make surrender a tool of power."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Title: Concentrate Your Forces\nDescription: "}, {"from": "gpt", "value": " Conserve your forces and energies by keeping them concentrated at their strongest point. You gain more by finding a rich mine and mining it deeper, than by flitting from one shallow mine to another a- intensity defeats extensity every time. When looking for sources of power to elevate you, find the one key patron, the fat cow who will give you milk for a long time to come."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Title: Play the Perfect Courtier\nDescription: "}, {"from": "gpt", "value": " The perfect courtier thrives in a world where everything revolves around power and political dexterity. He has mastered the art of indirection; he flatters, yields to superiors, and asserts power over others in the most oblique and graceful manner. Learn and apply the laws of courtiership and there will be no limit to how far you can rise in the court."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Title: ReCreate Yourself\nDescription: "}, {"from": "gpt", "value": " Do not accept the roles that society foists on you. Recreate yourself by forging a new identity, one that commands attention and never bores the audience. Be the master of your own image rather than letting others define it for you. Incorporate dramatic devices into your public gestures and actions a- your power will be enhanced and your character will seem larger than life."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Title: Keep Your Hands Clean\nDescription: "}, {"from": "gpt", "value": " You must seem a paragon of civility and efficiency: Your hands are never soiled by mistakes and nasty deeds. Maintain such a spotless appearance by using others as scapegoats and cat's paws to disguise your involvement."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Title: Play on People's Need to Believe to Create a Cultlike Following\nDescription: "}, {"from": "gpt", "value": " People have an overwhelming desire to believe in something. Become the focal point of such desire by offering them a cause, a new faith to follow. Keep your words vague but full of promise; emphasize enthusiasm over rationality and clear thinking. Give your new disciples rituals to perform, ask them to make sacrifices on your behalf. In the absence of organized religion and grand causes, your new belief system will bring you untold power."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Title: Enter Action with Boldness\nDescription: "}, {"from": "gpt", "value": " If you are unsure of a course of action, do not attempt it. Your doubts and hesitations will infect your execution. Timidity is dangerous: Better to enter with boldness. Any mistakes you commit through audacity are easily corrected with more audacity. Everyone admires the bold; no one honors the timid."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Title: Plan All the Way to the End\nDescription: "}, {"from": "gpt", "value": " The ending is everything. Plan all the way to it, taking into account all the possible consequences, obstacles, and twists of fortune that might reverse your hard work and give the glory to others. By planning to the end you will not be overwhelmed by circumstances and you will know when to stop. Gently guide fortune and help determine the future by thinking far ahead."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Title: Make your Accomplishments Seem Effortless\nDescription: "}, {"from": "gpt", "value": " Your actions must seem natural and executed with ease. All the toil and practice that go into them, and also all the clever tricks, must be concealed. When you act, act effortlessly, as if you could do much more. Avoid the temptation of revealing how hard you work a- it only raises questions. Teach no one your tricks or they will be used against you."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Title: Control the Options: Get Others to Play with the Cards you Deal\nDescription: "}, {"from": "gpt", "value": " The best deceptions are the ones that seem to give the other person a choice: Your victims feel they are in control, but are actually your puppets. Give people options that come out in your favor whichever one they choose. Force them to make choices between the lesser of two evils, both of which serve your purpose. Put them on the horns of a dilemma: They are gored wherever they turn."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Title: Play to People's Fantasies\nDescription: "}, {"from": "gpt", "value": " The truth is often avoided because it is ugly and unpleasant. Never appeal to truth and reality unless you are prepared for the anger that comes for disenchantment. Life is so harsh and distressing that people who can manufacture romance or conjure up fantasy are like oases in the desert: Everyone flocks to them. There is great power in tapping into the fantasies of the masses."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Title: Discover Each Man's Thumbscrew\nDescription: "}, {"from": "gpt", "value": " Everyone has a weakness, a gap in the castle wall. That weakness is usually an insecurity, an uncontrollable emotion or need; it can also be a small secret pleasure. Either way, once found, it is a thumbscrew you can turn to your advantage."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Title: Be Royal in your Own Fashion: Act like a King to be treated like one\nDescription: "}, {"from": "gpt", "value": " The way you carry yourself will often determine how you are treated; In the long run, appearing vulgar or common will make people disrespect you. For a king respects himself and inspires the same sentiment in others. By acting regally and confident of your powers, you make yourself seem destined to wear a crown."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Title: Master the Art of Timing\nDescription: "}, {"from": "gpt", "value": " Never seem to be in a hurry a- hurrying betrays a lack of control over yourself, and over time. Always seem patient, as if you know that everything will come to you eventually. Become a detective of the right moment; sniff out the spirit of the times, the trends that will carry you to power. Learn to stand back when the time is not yet ripe, and to strike fiercely when it has reached fruition."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Title: Disdain Things you cannot have: Ignoring them is the best Revenge\nDescription: "}, {"from": "gpt", "value": " By acknowledging a petty problem you give it existence and credibility. The more attention you pay an enemy, the stronger you make him; and a small mistake is often made worse and more visible when you try to fix it. It is sometimes best to leave things alone. If there is something you want but cannot have, show contempt for it. The less interest you reveal, the more superior you seem."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Title: Create Compelling Spectacles\nDescription: "}, {"from": "gpt", "value": " Striking imagery and grand symbolic gestures create the aura of power a- everyone responds to them. Stage spectacles for those around you, then full of arresting visuals and radiant symbols that heighten your presence. Dazzled by appearances, no one will notice what you are really doing."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Title: Think as you like but Behave like others\nDescription: "}, {"from": "gpt", "value": " If you make a show of going against the times, flaunting your unconventional ideas and unorthodox ways, people will think that you only want attention and that you look down upon them. They will find a way to punish you for making them feel inferior. It is far safer to blend in and nurture the common touch. Share your originality only with tolerant friends and those who are sure to appreciate your uniqueness."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Title: Stir up Waters to Catch Fish\nDescription: "}, {"from": "gpt", "value": " Anger and emotion are strategically counterproductive. You must always stay calm and objective. But if you can make your enemies angry while staying calm yourself, you gain a decided advantage. Put your enemies offbalance: Find the chink in their vanity through which you can rattle them and you hold the strings."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Title: Despise the Free Lunch\nDescription: "}, {"from": "gpt", "value": " What is offered for free is dangerous a- it usually involves either a trick or a hidden obligation. What has worth is worth paying for. By paying your own way you stay clear of gratitude, guilt, and deceit. It is also often wise to pay the full price a- there is no cutting corners with excellence. Be lavish with your money and keep it circulating, for generosity is a sign and a magnet for power."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Title: Avoid Stepping into a Great Man's Shoes\nDescription: "}, {"from": "gpt", "value": " What happens first always appears better and more original than what comes after. If you succeed a great man or have a famous parent, you will have to accomplish double their achievements to outshine them. Do not get lost in their shadow, or stuck in a past not of your own making: Establish your own name and identity by changing course. Slay the overbearing father, disparage his legacy, and gain power by shining in your own way."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Title: Strike the Shepherd and the Sheep will Scatter\nDescription: "}, {"from": "gpt", "value": " Trouble can often be traced to a single strong individual a- the stirrer, the arrogant underling, the poisoner of goodwill. If you allow such people room to operate, others will succumb to their influence. Do not wait for the troubles they cause to multiply, do not try to negotiate with them a- they are irredeemable. Neutralize their influence by isolating or banishing them. Strike at the source of the trouble and the sheep will scatter."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Title: Work on the Hearts and Minds of Others\nDescription: "}, {"from": "gpt", "value": " Coercion creates a reaction that will eventually work against you. You must seduce others into wanting to move in your direction. A person you have seduced becomes your loyal pawn. And the way to seduce others is to operate on their individual psychologies and weaknesses. Soften up the resistant by working on their emotions, playing on what they hold dear and what they fear. Ignore the hearts and minds of others and they will grow to hate you."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Title: Disarm and Infuriate with the Mirror Effect\nDescription: "}, {"from": "gpt", "value": " The mirror reflects reality, but it is also the perfect tool for deception: When you mirror your enemies, doing exactly as they do, they cannot figure out your strategy. The Mirror Effect mocks and humiliates them, making them overreact. By holding up a mirror to their psyches, you seduce them with the illusion that you share their values; by holding up a mirror to their actions, you teach them a lesson. Few can resist the power of Mirror Effect."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Title: Preach the Need for Change, but Never Reform too much at Once\nDescription: "}, {"from": "gpt", "value": " Everyone understands the need for change in the abstract, but on the day to day level people are creatures of habit. Too much innovation is traumatic, and will lead to revolt. If you are new to a position of power, or an outsider trying to build a power base, make a show of respecting the old way of doing things. If change is necessary, make it feel like a gentle improvement on the past."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Title: Never appear too Perfect\nDescription: "}, {"from": "gpt", "value": " Appearing better than others is always dangerous, but most dangerous of all is to appear to have no faults or weaknesses. Envy creates silent enemies. It is smart to occasionally display defects, and admit to harmless vices, in order to deflect envy and appear more human and approachable. Only gods and the dead can seem perfect with impunity."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Title: Do not go Past the Mark you Aimed for; In Victory, Learn when to Stop\nDescription: "}, {"from": "gpt", "value": " The moment of victory is often the moment of greatest peril. In the heat of victory, arrogance and overconfidence can push you past the goal you had aimed for, and by going too far, you make more enemies than you defeat. Do not allow success to go to your head. There is no substitute for strategy and careful planning. Set a goal, and when you reach it, stop."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Title: Assume Formlessness\nDescription: "}, {"from": "gpt", "value": " By taking a shape, by having a visible plan, you open yourself to attack. Instead of taking a form for your enemy to grasp, keep yourself adaptable and on the move. Accept the fact that nothing is certain and no law is fixed. The best way to protect yourself is to be as fluid and formless as water; never bet on stability or lasting order. Everything changes."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "A BOOK OF FIVE RINGS"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Translated from rhcJapancsc"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "by VICTOR HARRIS"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "A BOOK OF"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "FIVE RINGS"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "MIYAMOTO MUSASHI"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Translator's Introduction"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "JAPAN DURING MUSASHl'S LIFETIME"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "i'vtiyamoro Musashi was born in 1584, in a Japan struggling to recover from more than four centuries of internal strife. The traditional rule of the emperors had been overthrown in the twelfth century, and although each successive emperor remained the figurehead of Japan, his powers were very much reduced. Since that time, Japan had seen almost continuous civil war between the provincial lords, warrior monks and brigands, all fighting each other for land and power. In the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries the lords, called daimyo, built huge stone castles to protect themselves and their lands and castle towns outside the walls began to grow up. These wars naturally restricted the growth of trade and impoverished the whole country."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "In 1573, however, one man, Oda Nobunaga, came to the fore in Japan. He became the Shogun, or military dictator, and for nine years succeeded in gaining control of almost the whole of the country. When Nobunaga was assassinated in 1582, a commoner took over the government. Toyotomi Hideyoshi continued the work of unifying Japan which Nobunaga had begun, ruthlessly putting down any traces of insurrection. He revived the old gulf between the warriors of Japan-the samurai-and the commoners by intro\u00ad ducing restrictions on the wearing of swords. \"Hidcyoshi's sword-hunt\", as it was known, meant that only samurai were allowed tu wear two swords; the short one which everyone could wear and the long one which distinguished the samurai from the rest of the population."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Although Hideyoshi did much to settle Japan and increase trade with the outside world, by the time of his death in 1598 internal disturbances still had not been completely eliminated. The real isolation and unification of Japan began with the inauguration of the great Tokugawa rule. In 1603 Tokugawa Ieyasu, a former associate of both Hideyoshi and Nobunaga, formally became Shogun of Japan, :1fter defeating Hideyoshi's son Hideyori at the battle of Seki ga Hara."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Ieyasu established his government at Edo, present-day Tokyo, where he had a huge castle. His was a stable, peaceful government beginning J period of Japanese history which was to last until the Imperial Restoration of 1868, for although Ieyasu himself died in 1616 members of his family succeeded each other and the title Shogun became virtually an hereditary one for the Tokugawas."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Ieyasu was determined to ensure his and his family's dictatorship. To rhis"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "end, he paid lip-service to the emperor in Kyoto, who remained the titular head of Japan, while curtailing his duties and involvement in the government. The real threat to Ieyasu's position could only come from the lords, and he effectively decreased their opportunities for revolt by devising schemes whereby all lords had to live in Edo for alternate years and by placing grear restrictions on travelling. He allotted land in exchange for oaths of allegiance, and gave the provincial castles around Edo to members of his own family. I le also employed a network of secret police and assassins."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "The Tokug-dwa period marks a great change in the social history of J apn. The bureaucracy of the Tokugawas was all-pervading. Nor only were education, law, government and class conrrollcd, but even the costume and behaviour of each class. The traditional class consciousness of Japan hardened imo a rigid class structure. There were basically fom classes of person: samurai, farmers, artisans and merchants. The samurai were the highest-in esteem if not in wealth-and included the lords, senior government officials, warriors, and minor officials and foot soldiers. Next in the hierarchy came the farmers, not because they were well thought of but because they p;ovided the essential rice crops. Their lot was a rather unhappy one, as they were forced to give most of their crops to the lords and were not allowt:d to leave their farms. Then came the ,trtisans and craftsmen, and last of all the merchants, who, though looked down upon, eventually rose to prominence because of the vast wealth they accumulated. Few people were outside this rigid hierarchy."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Musashi belonged to the samurai cla\u00bb. \\Ve find the origins of the samurai class in the Kondei (\"Stalwart Youth\"} system established in 7921\\D, whereby the Japanese army-which had until then consisted mainly of spear-wielding foot soldiers-was revived by stiffening the ranks with permanent training officers recruited from among the young sons of the high families. These officers were mounted, wore armour, and used the bow and sword. In 782 the"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "emperor Kammu started building Kyoto, and in Kyoto lie built a training hall which exists tu this Jay calleJ the Butokuden, meaning \"Hall of the virtues of war\". Within a few years of this revival the fierce Ainu, the aboriginal inhabitants of Japan who had until then confounded the army's attempts to move them from their wild lodgings, were dri\\-Cn far off to the northern island, Hokkaido."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "When the great provincial armies were gradually disbanded under Hideyoshi and Ieyasu, many out-of-work samurai roamed the countr\\' redundant in an era of peace. ;\\1usashi was one such samurai, a \"ronin\" or \"w;ve man\". There were still samurai retainers to the Tokugawas and provincial lords, but their numbers were few. The hordes of redundant samurai found themselves living in a society which was completely based on the old chivalry, but at the same time they were apart from a society in which there was no place for men at arms. They became an inverted class, keeping the old chivalry ali\\\u00b7e by devotion to military arts with the fervour only the Japanese possess. This was the time of the flowering of Kendo."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Kendo, the Way of the sword, had always been synonymous with nobility in Japan. Since the founding of the samurai class in the eighth century, the military arts had become the highest form of study, inspired b}' the teachings of Zen and the feeling of Shinto. Schools of Kcndo born in the early ,\\\\uromachi period-appruximatdy 1390 to 1600-were continued through the upheavals of the formation of the peaceful Tokugawa Shogunate, and survi\\\"e to this Jay. The education of the sons of the Tokugawa Shoguns was by means of schooling in the Chinese classics and fencing exercises. Where a Westerner might say \"The pen is mightier than the sword\", the Japanese would say \"Bunbu ltchi\", or \"Pen and sword in accord\". Today, prominent busines,mcn and political figures in Japan still practise the old traditions of Kendo schools, preserving the forms of several hundred years ago."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "To sum up, Musashi w:is a ronin at a time when the samurai were formally considered robe the elite, bur actually had no means of livelihood unless they owned lands and castles. Many ronin put up their swords and became artisans, but others, like Musashi, pursued the ideal of th<: warrior searching for enlightenment through the perilous paths of Kendo. Duels of revenge and tests of skill were commonplace, and fencing schools multiplied. Two schools especially, the lttu school and the Yagyu school, were sponsored by the"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Tokugawas. The Itta school provided an unbroken line of Kendo teachers, and the Yagyu school eventually became the secret police of the Tokugawa bureaucracy."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "KENDO"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Traditionally, the fencing halls of Japan, called Dojo, were associated with shrines and temples, but during Musashi's lifetime numerous schools sprang up in the new castle towns. Each daimyo or lord sponsored a Kendo school, where his retainers could be trained and his sons educated. The hope of every ronin was that he would defeat the students and master of a Dojo in combat, thus increasing his fame and bringing his name to the ears of one who might employ him."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "The samurai wore two swords thrust through the belt with the cutting edge uppermost. The longer sword was carried out of doors only, the shorter sword"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "was worn at all times. For training, wooden swords and bamboo swords were often used. Duelling and other tests of arms were common, with both real and practice swords. These took place in fencing halls and before shrines, in the streets and within castle walls. Duels were fought to the death or until one of the contestants was disabled, but a few generations after Musashi's time the \"shinai\", a pliable bamboo sword, and later padded fencing armour, came to be widely used, so the chances of injury were greatly reduced. The samurai studied with all kinds of weapons: halberds, sticks, swords, chain and sickle, and others. Many schools using such weapons survive in traditional form in Japan today."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "To !rain in Kendo one must subjugate the self, bear the pain of gruelling practise, and cultivate a level mind in the face of peril. But the Way of the sword means not only fencing training but also living by the code of honour of the samurai elite. Warfare was the spirit of the samurai's everyday life, and he could face death as if it were a domestic routine. The meaning of life and death by the sword was mirrored in the everyday conduct of the feudal Japanese, and he who realised the resolute acceptance of death at any moment in his everyday life was a master of the sword. It is in order to attain such an understanding that later men have followed the ancient traditions of the sword-fencing styles, and even today give up their lives for Kendo practise."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "KENDO AND ZEN"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "The Way of the sword is the moral teaching of the samurai, fostered by the Confucianist philosophy which shaped the Tokugawa system, together with the native Shinto religion of Japan. The warrior courts of Japan from the Kamakura period to the Muromachi period encouraged the austere Zen study among the samurai, and Zen went hand in hand with the arts of war. In Zen there are no elaborations, it aims directly at the true nature of things. There are no ceremonies, no teachings: the prize of Zen is essentially personal."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Enlightenment in Zen does not mean a change in behaviour, but realisation of the nature of ordinary life. The end point is the beginning, and the great virtue is simplicity. The secret teaching of the Itta Ryu school of Kenda, Kiriotoshi, is the first technique of some hundred or so. The teaching is \"Ai Uchi\", meaning to cut the opponent just as he cuts you. This is the ultimate timing ... it is lack of anger. It means to treat your enemy as an honoured guest. It also means to abandon your life or throw away fear."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "The first technique is the last, the beginner and the master behave in the same way. Knowledge is a full circle. The first of Musashi's chapter headings is Ground, for the basis of Kenda and Zen, and the last book is Void, for that understanding which can only be expressed as nothingness. The teachings of Kenda are like rhe fierce verbal forays to which the Zen student is subjected. Assailed with doubts and misery, his mind and spirit in a whirl, the student is"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "6'Tadually guided ro realisation and understanding by his teacher. The Kenda student practises furiously, thousands of cuts morning and night, learning"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "fierce techniques of horrible war, until eventually sword becomes \"no sword\", intention becomes \"no intention\", a spontaneous knowledge of every situation. The first elementary reaching becomes the highest knowledge, and the master still continues to practise this simple training, his everyday prayer."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "CONCERNING THE LIFE OF MIYAMOTO MUSASHI"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Shinmen Musashi No Kami Fujiwara No Genshin, or as he is commonly known Miyamoto Musashi, was born in rhe village called Miyamoto in the province Mimasaka in 1584. \"Musashi\" is the name of an area south-west of Tokyo, and rhc appellation \"No Kami\" means noble person of the area, while \"Fujiwara\" is the name of a noble family foremost in Japan over a thousand years ago."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Musashi's ancestors were a branch of the powerful Harima clan in Kyushu, the southern island of Japan. Hirada Shokan, his grandfather, was a retainer of"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "I"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Shinmen lga No Kami Sudeshige, the lord of Takeyama castle. Hirada Shokan was highly thought of by his lord and eventually married his lord's daughter."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "When Musashi was seven, his father, Munisai, either died or abandoned the child. As his mother had died, Ben No Suke, as Musashi was known during his childhood, was left in the care of an uncle on his mother's side, a priest. So we find Musashi an orphan during Hideyoshi's campaigns of unification, son of a samurai in a violent unhappy land. Ile was a boisterous youth, strong-willed and physically large for his age. Whether he was urged to pursue Kendo by his uncle, or whether his aggressive nature led him to it, we do not know, but it is recorded that he slew a man in single combat when he was just thirteen. The opponent was Arima Kihei, a samurai of the Shinto Ryu school of military arts, skilled with sword and spear. The boy threw the man to the ground, and beat him about the head with a stick when he tried to rise. Kihei died vomiting blood."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Musashi's next contest was when he was sixteen, when he defeated Tadashima Akiyama. About this time, he left home to embark on the \"Warrior Pilgimage\" which saw him victor in scores of contests and which took him to war six times, until he finally settled down at the age of fifty, having reached the end of his search for reason. There must have heen many ronin travelling the country on similar expeditions, some alone like Musashi and some enjoying sponsorship, though not on the scale of the pilgrimage of the famous swordsman Tsukahara Bokuden who had travelled with a retinue of over one hundred men in the previous century."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "This part of Musashi's life was spent living apart from society while he devoted himself with a ferocious single-mindedness to the search for enlightenment by the Way of the sword. Concerned only with perfecting his skill, he lived as men need not live, wandering over Japan soaked by the cold winds of winter, not dressing his hair, nor taking a wife, nor following any profession save his study. It is said he never entered a bathtub lest he was caught unawares without a weapon, and that his appearance was uncouth and wretched."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "In the battle which resulted in Ieyasu succeeding Hideyoshi as Shogun of Japan, Seki ga I Iara, Musashi joined the ranks of the Ashikaga army to fight against Ieyasu. He survived the terrible three days during which seventy thousand people died, and also survived the hunting down and massacre of the"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": ","}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "\\'anguished arm,\u00b7."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "lie \\\\'till upto Kyoto, the capital, when he \\\\'as twenty-one. This was the scene of hi, \\'endctta against the Yoshioka family. The Yoshiokas had been fencing instructors to the Ashikaga house for generations. Later forbidden to teach Kendo by lord Tokugawa, the family became dyers, and arc dyers today. Munisai, /1\\usashi's father, had been invited to Kyoto some years before by the Shogun Ashikaga Yoshiaka . .\\lunisai was a competent swordsman, and an expert \\\\'ith the \"jittc\", a kind of iron truncheon with a tongue for catching S\\\\'Ord blades. The story has it that Munisai fought three of the Yoshiokas,"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "\\\\'inning two of the duels, and perhaps this has some bearing on Musashi's bcha\\'iour t(mards the family."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Yoshioka Seijiro, the head of the family, was the first t0 fight 1\\lusashi, on the moor outside the city, Seijiro was armed with a n:al sword, and Musashi with a \\\\'Ooden sword. /1\\usashi laid Seijiro out with a fierce attack and bear him savagely as he lay on the ground. The retainers carried their lord home on a rain-shutter, where for shame he cm off his samurai topknot."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": ",\\\\usashi lingered on in the capital, and his continued presence further irked the Yoshioka . The second broth<'T, IJenshichiro, applied to Musashi for a duel. As a military ploy, Musashi arrived late on the appointed day, and seconds after the start of the fight he broke his opponent's skull with one blow of his wooden sword. Denshichiro \\\\'as dead. The house issued yet another challenge with IlanshiL'hiro, the young son of Seijiro, as champion. Hanshichiro was a mere boy, not yet in his teens. The contest was lO be held by a pine tree adjacent to ricefields. /1\\usashi arrived at the meeting place well before the appointed rime and waited in hiding for his enemy to come. The child arrived dressed formally in war gear, with a party of well-armed retainers, determined to do away with"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": ",\\1usashi. Musashi waited concealed in the shadows, and just as they were thinking that he had thought better of it and had decided to leave Kyoto, he suddenly appeared in the midst of them, and cur the boy down. The, drawing both swords, he cur a path through them and made his escape."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "After that frightful episode Musashi wandered over Japan, becoming a legend in his own rime. \\Ve find mention of his name and stories of his prowess in registers, diaries, on monuments, and in folk memory from Tokyo to Kyushu. He had m0re than sixty contests hefore he was twenty-nine. and won them all, The earliest account of his contests appears in Nacu Ki. or \"Two"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Heavens Chronicle\", a record compiled by his pupils a generation after his death."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "In the year of the Yoshioka affair, 1605, he visited the temple Hozoin in the"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "south of the capital. Here he had a contest with Oku Hozoin, the Nichiren sect pupil of the Zen priest Hoin Inei. The priest was a spearman, but no match for Musashi who defeated him twice with his short wooden sword. Musashi stayed at the temple for some time studying fighting techniques and enjoying talks with the priests. There is still today a traditional spear fighting form practised by the monks of Hozoin. It is interesting that in ancient times the word \"Osho\", which now means priest, used to mean \"spear teacher\". Hoin Inei was pupil to Izumi Musashi no Kami, a master of Shinto Kendo. The priest used spears with cross-shaped blades kept outside the temple under the eaves and used in fire fighting."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "When Musashi was in lga province he met a skilled chain and sickle fighter named Shishido Baikin. As Shishido twirled his chain Musashi drew a dagger and pierced his breast, advancing to finish him off. The watching pupils attacked ,\\1usashi but he frightened them away in four directions."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "ln Edo, a fighter named Muso Gonosuke visited Musashi requesting a duel. Musashi was cutting wood to make a bow, and granting Gonosuke's request stood up intending to use the slender wand he wa cutting as a sword. Gonosuke made a fierce attack, but Musashi stepped straight in and banged him on the head. Gonosuke went away."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Passing through Izumo province, Musashi visited lord Matsudaira and asked permission to fight with his strongest Kendo expert. There were many good strategists in Izumo. Permission was granted against a man who used an eight foot long hexagonal wooden pole. The contest was held in the lord's library garden. Musashi used two wooden swords. He chased the samurai up the two wooden steps of the library veranda, thrust at his face on the second step, and hit him on both his arms as he flinched away. To the surprise of the assembled retainers, lord Matsudaira asked Musashi to fight him. Musashi drove the lord up the library steps as before, and when he tried to make a resolute fencing attitude Musashi hit his sword with the \"Fire and Stones Cut\", breaking it in two. The lord bowed in defeat, and Musashi stayed for some time as his teacher. Musashi's most well-known duel was in the seventeenth year of Keicho, 1612, when he was in Ogura in Bunzen province. His opponent was Sasaki"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Kojiro, a young man who had developed a strong fencing technique known as Tsubarne-gaeshi or \"swallow counter\", inspired by the motion of a swallow's tail in flight. Kojiro was retained by the lord of the province, llosokawa Tadaoki. Musashi applied to Tadaoki for pcrmi ssion to fight Kojiro through the offices of one of the Hosokawa retainers who had been a pupil of Musashi's father, one Nagaoka Sato Okinaga. Permission was granted for the contest to lie held at eight o'clock the next morning, and the place was to be an island some few miles from Ogura. That night Musashi left his lodging and moved to the house of Kobayashi Taro Zacmon. This inspired a rumour that awe of Kojiro's subtle technique had made J\\tu;ashi run away afraid for his life. The next day at eight o'clock Musashi could not be woken until a prompter came from the officials assembled on the island. lie got up, drank the water they brought to him to wash with, and went straight down to the shore. /\\s Sato rowed across ro the island Musashi fashioned a paper string to tic back the sleeves of his kimono, and cut a wooden sword from the spare oar. When he had done this he lay down to rest."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "The boat neared the place of combat and Kojiro and the waiting officials were astounded to sec the strange figure of Musashi, 1, th his unkempt hair tied up in a towel, leap from the boat brandishing the long wooden oar and rush through the waves up the beach towards his enemy. Kojiro drew his long sword, a fine lilade by Nagami tsu of Bizen, and threw away his scabbard. \"You have no more need of that\" said Musashi as he rushed forward with his sword held to one side. Kojiro was provoked into making the first cut and Musashi dashed upward at his lilade, bringing the oar down on Kojiro's head. As Kojiro fell, his sword, which had cur the towel from Musashi's head, cut across the hem of his divided skirt. Musashi noted Kojiro's condition and bowed to the astounded officials before running back to his boar. Some sources have it that after he killed Kojiro Musashi threw down the oar and, nimbly leaping back several paces, drew both his swords and flourished them with a shout at his fallen enemy."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "It was about this time that Musashi stopped ever using real swords in duels. lie was invincible, and from now one he devoted himself to the search for perfect understanding by way of Kendo."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "In I 614\tand again in  1615 he took the opportunity of once more"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "experiencing warfare and siege. Ieyasu laid siege to Osaka castle where the"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "supporters of the Ashikaga family were gathered in insurrection. Musashi joined the Tokugawa forces in both winter and summer campaigns, now fighting against those he had fought for as a youth at Seki ga Hara."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "According to his own writing, he came to understand strategy when he was fifty or fifty-one in 1634. He and his adopted son Jori, the waif whom he had met in Dewa province on his travels, settled in Ogura in this year. Musashi was never again to leave Kyushu island. The Hosokawa house had been entrusted with the command of the hot seat of Higo province, Kumamoto castle, and the new lordofBunzen was an Ogasawara. lori found employment under Ogasawara Tadazane, and as a captain in Tadazane's army fought against the Christians in the Shimawara uprising of 1638, when Musashi was about fifty-five. The lords of the southern provinces had always been antagonistic to the Tokugawas and were the instigators of intrigue with foreign powers and the Japanese Christians. Musashi was a member of the field staff at Shimawara where the Christians were massacred. After this, Ieyasu closed the ports of Japan to foreign intercourse, and they remained closed for over two hundred years."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "After six years in Ogura, Musashi was invited to stay with Churi, the Hosokawa lord of Kumamoto castle, as a guest. He stayed a few years with lord Churi and spent his time teaching and painting. In 16-1-3, he retired to a life of seclusion in a cave called \"Reigendo\". Here he wrote Go Ri11 No Sbo, addressed to his pupil Teruo Nobuyuki, a few weeks before his death on the nineteenth of May, 16-1-5."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Musashi is known to the Japanese as \"Kensei\", that is, \"Sword Saint\". Go Ri11 No Sbo heads ever)' Kcndo bibliography, being unique among books of martial art in that it deals with both the strategy of warfare and the methods of single combat in exactly the same way. The book is not a thesis on strategy, it is in Musashi 'swords \"a guide for men who want to learn strategy\" and, as a guide always leads, so the contents arc always beyond the student's understanding. The more one reads the book the more one finds in its pages. Ir is ,\\\\usashi's last will, the key to the path he trod. When, at twenty-eight or twenty-nine, he had become such a strong fighter, he did not settle down and build a school, replete with success, but became douhly engrossed with his study. In his last days even, he scorned the life of comfort with lord Hosokawa and lived two years alone in a mountain cave deep in contemplation. The behaviour of this cruel, headstrong man was evidently most humble and honest."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Musashi wrote \"When you have attained the Way of strategy there will be not one thing that you cannot understand\" and \"You will sec the Way in everything'.' He did, in fact, become a master of arts and crafts. He produced masterpieces of ink painting, probably more highly valued by the Japanese than the ink paintings of any other. His works include cormorants, herons, Hotei the Shinto God, dragons, birds with flowers, bird in a dead tree, Daruma (Bodhidharma), and others. He was a fine calligrapher, evidenced by his piece \"Senki\" (Warspirit). There is a small wood sculpture of the Buddhist deity Fudo Myoo in private hands. A sculpture of Kwan non was lost recently. He made works in metal, and founded the school of sword guard makers who signed \"Niten\", after him (see below). He is said to have written poems and songs, but none of these survive. It is said also that he was commissioned by the Shogun Iemitsu to paint the sunrise over Edo castle."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "His paintings are sometimes impressed with his seal, \"Musashi\", or his nom de plume \"Niten\". Niten means \"Two Heavens\", said by some to allude to his fighting attitude with a sword in each hand held above his head. In some places he established schools known as \"Niten ryu \", and in other places called it \"Enmci ryu\" (clear circle)."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "He wrote \"Study the Ways of all professions\". It is evident that he did just. that. He sought out not only great swordsmen but also priests, strategists, artists and craftsmen, eager to broaden his knowledge."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Musashi writes about the various aspects of Kenda in such a way that it is possible for the beginner to study at beginner's level, and for Kenda masters to study the same words on a higher level. This applies not just to military strategy, but to any situation where plans and tactics are used. Japanese businessmen have used Go Rin No Sbo as a guide for business practice, making sales campaigns like military operations, using the same energetic methods. In the same way that Musashi seems to have been a horribly cruel man, yet was following logically an honest ideal, so successful busines, seems to most people to be without conscience."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Musashi's life study is thus as relevant in the twentieth century as it was on the medieval battleground, and applies not just to the Japanese race but to all nations. I suppose you could sum up his inspiration as \"humility and hard work\"."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "GO RIN  NO SHO by Miyamoto Musashi"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "INTRODUCTION"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "I have been many years training in the Way' of strategy, 2 called Ni Ten Ichi Ryu, and now I think I will explain it in writing for the first time. It is now during the first ten days of the tenth month in the twentieth year ofKanei ( 1645). I have climbed mountain lwato of Higo in Kyushu to pay homage to heavcn,3pray to Kwannon,4 and kneel before Buddha. I am a warrior of Harima province, Shinmen Musashi No Kami Fujiwara No Genshin, age sixty years."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "From youth my heart has been inclined toward the Way of strategy. My first duel was when I was thirteen, I struck down a strategist of the Shinto school, one Arima Kihei.5 When I was sixteen I struck down an able strategist, Tadashima Akiyama. When I was twenty-one I went up to the capital and met all manner of strategists, never once failing to win in many contests."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Way: The character for Way is read \"Michi0 in Japanese or \"Do\" in Chinese-based reading. It is equivalent tu the Chinese \"Tao\" anJ means the whole life of the warrior, his devotion to the sword, his place in the Confucius-coloured bureaucracy of the Tokugawa system. It is the road of the cosmos, not just a set of ethics for the artist or priest to live by, but the divine footprints of Cod pointing the Way."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Str,1tegy.- \"Heiho\" is a word of Chinese derivation meaning military strategy. \"Hei\" means soldier and \"Ho\" means method or form."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Jfumage to be,1vc11: \"Ten\" or heaven means the Shinto religion. Shinto-a word com\u00ad pounding the two characters \"Kami\" (God) and \",\\1ichi\" (Way)-is the old religion of Japan. In Shinto there are many llolies, gods of steel and fermentation, place and inJustry1 and so on, and the first gods, ancestors to the Imperial line."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "+ /{wmmon: God(Jess) of mercy in Buddhism."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Arima Kibei: of the Shinto school. Sec note 15."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "After that I went from province to province duelling with strategists of various schools, and not once failed to win even though I had as many as sixty encounters. This was between the ages of thirteen and twenty-eight or twenty-nine."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "When I reached thirty I looked back on my past. The previous victories were not due to my having mastered strategy. Perhaps it was natural ability, or the order of heaven, or that other schools' strategy was inferior. After that I studied morning and evening searching for the principle, and came to realise the Way of strategy when I was fifty."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Since then I have lived without following any particular Way. Thus with the virtue of strategy I practise many arts and abilitics all things with no teacher.6 To write this book I did not use the law of Buddha or the teachings of Confucius, neither old war chronicles nor books on martial tactics. I take up my brush to explain the true spirit7 of this Ichi school as it is mirrored in the Way of heaven and Kwannon. The time is the night of the tenth day of the tenth month, at the hour of the tiger8( 3-5 a.m.)"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "All tbings witb uo teacher: There had been traditions instituted for the arts in the Muromachi period, system of grades and licences and seniority, and thesewrre perpetu\u00ad ateu perhaps more rigidly under the Tokugawa bureaucracy. Musashi studied various arts in various schools, Uut when after his enlightenment he pursued his studies he had become separate from traditional guidance. He writes his final words in the book of the Void, \"Then you will come to think of things in a wide sense, and taking the Void as the Way, you will see the Way as Void.\""}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Spirit: \"Shin\" or \"Kokoro\" has been translated \"heart\", \"soul\", or \"spirit\". It could be put as feeling, manner. It has alv..1ays been said ..The sword is the soul of the samurai.\""}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "T/Je bour of tbe t?'ger: Years, months and hours were named after the ancient Chinese"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Zodiacal time system."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "THE GROUND BOOK"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Strategy is the craft of the warrior. Commanders must enact the craft, and troopers should know this Way. There is no warrior in the world today who really understands the Way of strategy."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "There are various Ways. There is the Way of salvation by the law of Buddha, the Way of Confucius governing the Way of learning, the Way of healing as a doctor, as a poet teaching the Way of Waka,9 tea,10 archery, 11 and many arts and skills. Each man practises as he feels inclined."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "It is said the warrior's is the twofold Way of pen and sword,12 and he should"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "have a taste for both Ways. Even if a man has no natural ability he can be a"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "\\Vaka.- The thirty-one syllable poem. The word means \"Song of Japan\" or \"Sung in Harmony\"."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "JU Tea.- Tea drinking is srndied in schools, JUSt like sword-fencing. It is basically a ritual,"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "based un simple refined rules, between a few persons in a small room."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "11 Arcbery: The bow \\Vas rhe main weapon of the samurai of the Nara and lleian periods, and was later superseded by the sword. Archery is practised as a ritual like tea and sword. 1 lachiman, the God of War, is often depicted as an archer, and the bow is frequently illustrated as part of the paraphernalia uf the gods."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "l2Pen aud sword: \"Bunbu Itchi\" or \"Pen and sword in accord\" is often presented in brushed calligraphy. Young men during the Tokugawa period were educated solely in writing the Chinese classics and exercising in swordplay. Pen and sword, in fact, filled the life of the Japanese nobility."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "warrior by sticking assiduously to both divisions of the Way. Generally speaking, the Way of the warrior is resolute acceptance of death. 13 Although not only warriors but priests, women, peasants and lowlier folk have been known to die readily in the cause of duty or out of shame, this is a different thing. The warrior is different in that studying the Way of strategy is based on overcoming men. Ry victory gained in crossing swords with individuals, or enjoining battle with large numbers, we can attain power and fame for ourselves or our lord.14 This is the virtue of strategy."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "13 Resolute acceptance uf deatb, This idea can be summed up as the philosophy expounded in Ila Gakure or .. Hidden I.eaves\", a book written in the sc:vcntccnth century by Yamamoto Tsunenori and a few other samurai of the provinct:: Nabeshima Han, present\u00ad day Saga. Under the Tokugawas, the enforced logic of the Confucius-influenced system ensured stability among the samurai, but it also meant the passing of certain aspects of Bushido. Discipline for both samurai and commoners became lax. Yamamoto Tsunenori had been counsellor to Mitsushige, lord of Nabeshima Han, for many years, and upon his lord's death he wanted to commit suicide with his family in the traditional manner. This kind of suicide was strictly prohibited by the new legislation, and, full of remorse, Yamamoto retired in sadness to the boundary of Nabeshima Han. Here he met others who had faced the same predicament, and together they wrote a lament of what they saw as the decadence of Bushido. Their criticism is a revealing comment on the changing face of Japan during M.usashi1s lifetime: \"There is no way to describe what a warrior should do other than that he should adhere to the Way of the warrior (Bushido). I find that all men are negligent of this. There are few men who can quickly reply to the question \"What is"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "the Way of lhc \\1/arrior?\" This is because they do n01_know in their hearts. From this we can see they do nor follow the Way of the wJ.rrior. Hy the Way of the warrior is meant death. The Way of the warrior is death. This means choosing death whenever there is a choice between life and death. It means nothing more than this. It means co sec things through, being resolved. Sayings likt: \"To die with your intention unrealised is to die uselessly\", and so on, are from the weak Kyoto, Osaka Bushido. They are unresolved as to whether to keep to their original plan when faced with the choice of hfc and death. Every man wants to live. They theorise wirh staying alive kepr in mind. \"The man who lives on when he has failed in his intention is a coward\" is a heartless definirion. That ro die having failed is to die uselessly is a mad point of \\'iew. This is not a shameful thing. It is the most important thing in the \\Vay of the warrior. If you keep your spirit correct from morning to night, accustomed to the idea of death and resolved on death, and consider yourselfas a dead body, thus becoming one with the Way of the warrior, you can pass through life with no possibility of failure and perform your office properly."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "\"The servant must think earnestly of the business of his employer. Such a fellow is a splendid rerainer. In this house there have been generations of splendid gem lemen and we are deeply impressed by their warm kindness ... all our ancestors. This was simply abandoning body and soul for the sake of their lord."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "\",\\lorcovcr, our house excels in \\\\'isdom and technical skill. What a joyful thing if this"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "can be used to advantage."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "\"Even an unadaptable man who is completely useless is a most trusted retainer if he does nothing more than think earnestly of his lord's welfare. To think only of the practical benefit of wisdom and technology is vulgar."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "\"Some men are prone to h3ving sudden inspirations. Some men do not 9.ulckly have"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "good ideas but arrive at the answer by slow consideration. Well, if we investigate the heart of the matter, even though people's natural abilities differ, bearing in mind the Four Oaths. u\u00b7hen you1 thinking rises above concern for your own welfare, wisdom which is independent of thought appears. Whoever thinks deeply on things, even though he may carefully consider the future, will usually think around the basis of his own welfare. By the result of such evil thinking he will only perform evil aces. It is very difficult for most silly fellows to rise above thinking of their own \\\\.\u00b7elfare."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "\"So when you embark upon something, before you start fix your intention on the"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Four Oaths and put selfishness behind you. Then you cannot fail."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "\"The Four Oaths: Never be late with respect to the Way of the warrior. Re useful to the lord. Be respectful to your parents. Get beyond love and grief: exist for the good of nun.\""}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Our lord: This refers to the <laimyo, who retained numbers of samurai to fight for them (see previous note)."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "The Way of Strategy"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "In China and Japan practitioners of the Way have been known as \"masters of strategy\". Warriors must learn this Way."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Recently there have been people getting on in the world as strategists, but they are usually just sword-fencers. The attendants of the Kashima Kantori15 shrines of the province Hitachi received instruction from the gods, and made schools based on this teaching, travelling from country to country instructing men. This is the recent meaning of strategy."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "In olden times strategy was listed among the Ten Abilities and Seven Arts as a beneficial practice. It was certainly an art but as a beneficial practice it was not limited to sword-fencing. The true value of sword-fencing cannot be seen within the confines of sword-fencing technique."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "If we look at the world we see arts for sale. Men use equipment to sell their own selves. As if with the nut and the flower, the nut has become less than the flower. In this kind of Way of ;trategy, both those teaching and those learning the way are concerned with colouring and showing off their technique, trying to hasten the bloom of the flower. They speak of \"This Dojo\" and \"That Dojo\".16 They are looking for profit. Someone once said \"Immature strategy is the cause of grief\". That was a true saying."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "There are four \\Vays'7 in which men pass through life: as gentlemen, farmers, artisans and merchants."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "The Way of the farmer. Using agriculrural instruments, he sees springs through to autumns with an eye on the changes of season."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Kasbima Kantori shrines: The original schools of Kenda can be found in the traditions preserved in Shinto shrines. Many of the school ancestors are entombed in the Kanta area. not far from Tokyo, where the Kashima and Kantori shrines still stand. Arima Kihei, the samurai whom i\\tusashi killed at the age of thirteen, was a fencer of the Shinto school associated with the shrines. The Yagyu school was derived from Kashima style. Shinto was a religion of industry in everyday life, and the \\Var Gods enshrined at Kashtma and Kamori are still invoked today as part of the everyday practice of the Shinto school."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Dojo, \"Dojo\" means \"Way place\", the room where something is studied."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "l 7 Four Ways: See Translator's Introduction for an explanation of the four classes in"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Japanese society."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Second is the Way of the merchant. The wine maker obtains his ingredients and purs rhcm to use to make his living. The Way of the merchant is alwa\\'Sto live by taking profit. This is the Way of the merchant.\t\u2022"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Thirdly the gentleman warrior, carrying the weaponry of his Way. The Way of the warrior is to master rhc virtue of his weapons. If a gentleman dislikes strategy he will not appreciate the benefit of weaponry, so must he not have a little taste for this?"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Fourthly the Way of the artisan. The Way of the carpenter18 is to become proficient in the use of his tools, first to lay his plans with a true measure and then perform his work according to plan. Thus he passes through life. These are the four Ways of the gentleman, the farmer, the artisan and the merchant."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Comparing the Way of the carpenter to strategy"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "The comparison with carpentry is through the connection 11 th houses. Houses of the nobility, houses of warriors, the Four houses, 19 ruin of houses, thriving of houses, the style of the house, the tradition of the house, and the name of the house. The carpenter uses a master plan of the building, and the Way of strategy is similar in that there is a plan of campaign. If you want to learn the craft of war, ponder over this book. The teacher is as a needle, the disciple is as thread. You must practise constantly."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Like the foreman carpenter, the commander must know natural rules, and the rules of the country, and the rules of houses. This is the Way of the foreman."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "The foreman carpenter must know the architectural theory of rowers and temples, and the plans of palaces, and must employ men to raise up houses. The Way of the foreman carpenter is the same as the Way of the commander of a warrior house.20"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Carpc11f(\u2022r, All buildings in Japan, except for the walls of the great castles which appeared a few generations before Musashi's birth, were wooden. \"Carpenter\" me,1.ns archirect and builder."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Four J/ousrs: There were four branches of the Fujiv,1ara family, who dominated Japan in"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "the Heian period. There ar< also four different schools of tea."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "lVarn\u00b7o, bousr: The warrior families who had been in concrol of Japan for most of her history kept private armies, each with its own commander."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "In the construction of houses, choice of woods is made. Straight un-knotted timber of good appearance is used for the revealed pillars, straight timber with small defects is used for the inner pillars. Timber of the finest appearance, even if a little weak, is used for the thresholds, lintels, doors, and sliding doors,21 and so on. Good strong timber, though it be gnarled and knotted, can always be used discreetly in construction. Timber which is weak or knotted throughout should be used as scaffolding, and later for firewood."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "The foreman carpenter allots his men work according to their ability. Floor layers, makers of sliding doors, thresholds and lintels, ceilings and so on. Those of poor ability lay the floor joists, and those of lesser ability carve wedges and do such miscellaneous work. If the foreman knows and deploys his men well the finished work will be good."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "The foreman should take into account the abilities and limitations of his men, circulating among them and asking nothing unreasonable. He should know their morale and spirit, and encourage them when necessary. This is the same as the principle of strategy."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Like a trooper, the carpenter sharpens his own tools.22 He carries his equipment in his tool box, and works under the direction of his foreman. He makes columns and girders with an axe, shapes floorboards and shelves with a plane, cuts fine openwork and carvings accurately, giving as excellent a finish as his skill will allow. This is the craft of the carpenters. When the carpenter becomes skilled and understands measures he can become a foreman."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "The carpenter's attainment is, having tools which will cut well, to make small"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Slidi11g dour.,\u00b7.-Japanese uuildings made liberal use of sliding Joors, detachable walls, and"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "shutters made of wood which were put over door openings at night and in bad weather."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Like a trooper, tbe carpeuter sharpens bis owu tools: Sharpening and polishing the Japanese sword is today a work undertaken only by a specialist, but perhaps the art was more widespread in the age of war. If a sword is imperfectly polished and the surface of the blade incorrectly shaped, even if it is a very sharp, fine weapon it will not cut at all well."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "shrines,'-' writing shelves, tables, paper lanterns, chopping boards and pot\u00b7lids. These are the specialities of the carpenter. Things are similar for the trooper. You ought to think deeply about this."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "The attainment of the carpenter is that his work is not warped, that the joints are not misaligned, and that the work is truly planed so that it meets well and is not merely finished in scctions. This is essential."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "If you want to learn this Wa}', deeply consider the things written in this book one at a time. You must do sufficient research."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Outline of the Five Books of this Book of Strategy"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "The Way is shown as five book-24 concerning different aspects. These arc\u00b7 Ground, Water, Fire, Tradition (Wind),2' and Void.26"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "The body of the Way of strategy from the viewpoint of my lchi school is explained in the Ground book. It i difficult to realise the true Way just through sword\u00b7fcncing. Know the smallest things and the biggest things, the shallowest things and the deepest things. As if it were a straight road mapped out on the ground, the first book is called the Ground book."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Second is the Water book. With water as the basis, the spirit becomes like water. Water adopts the shape of irs receptacle, it is sometimes a trickle and sometimes a wild sea. Water has a clear blue colour. By the clarity, things of !chi school are shown in this book."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "If you master the principles of sword-fencing, when you freely beat one"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "man, you beat any man in the world. The spirit of defeating a man is the same"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Sm.11/ sbrinrs: Small shrines to the Sh111to gods are found in every Jap:inese home."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "!4 l'ivc books: r.n Rin No Sbu means a book of five rin s. The \"Go Dai'' (Five Grear;) of 13ud<lh, m an: the five element!, which make up the cosmos: ground, water, fire, wind, void. The \"Go Rin\" (Five Rings) of BudJhism arc the five parts of the human hoJy, head, left and right elbows, and left and right knees."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "2S tViud: The Japant::sc character for \"wind'' also means \"srrlc\"."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "\\Juul. The void, or Norhmgness, \u2022 a Buddhist term for the illusionary nature of wordly"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "things."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "for ten million men. The strategist makes small things into big things, like building a great Buddha from a one foot model. I cannot write in detail how this is done. The principle of strategy is having one thing, to know ten thousand things. Things of Ichi school arc written in this the Water book."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Third is the Fire book. This book is about fighting. The spirit of fire is fierce, whether the fire be small or big; and so it is with battles. The Way of battles is the same for man to man fights and for ten thousand a side battles. You must appreciate that spirit can become big or small. What is big is easy to perceive: what is small is difficult to perceive. In short, it is difficult for large numb<:rs of men to change position, so their movements can be easily predicted. An individual can easily change his mind, so his movements arc difficult to predict. You must appreciate this. The essence of this book is that you must train day and night in order to make quick decisions. In strategy it is necessary to treat training as a part of normal life with your spirit unchanging. Thus combat in battle is described in the Fire book."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Fourthly the Wind book. This book is not concerned with my Ichi school but with other schools of strategy. By Wind I mean old traditions, present-day traditions, and family traditions of strategy. Thus I clearly explain the strategies of the world. This is tradition. It is difficult to know yourself if you do not know others. To all Ways there arc side-tracks. If you study a Way daily, and your spirit diverges, you may think you are obeying a good Way but objectively it is not the true Way. If you arc following the true Way and diverge a little, this will later hecome a large divergence. You must realise this. Other strategies have come to be thought of as mere sword-fencing, and it is not unreasonable that this should be so. The benefit of my strategy, although it includes sword-fencing, lies in a separate principle. I have explained what is commonly meant by strategy in other schools in the Tradition (Wind) book."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Fifthly, the book of the Void. By Void I mean that which has no beginning"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "and no end. Attaining this principle means not attaining the principle. The Way of strategy is the Way of nature. When you appreciate the power of nature, knowing the rhythm of any situation, you will be able to hit the enemy naturally and strike naturally. All this is the Way of the Void. I intend to show how to follow the true Way according to nature in the book of the Void."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "The Name lchi Ryu Ni To (0111' -rbool-two swords)"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Warriors, both commanders and troopers, carry two swords27 at their belt. In olden times these were called the long sword and the sword; nowadays they are known as the sword and the companion sword. Let it suffice to say that in our land, whatever the reason, a warrior carries two swords at his belt.\u00b7, tis the Way of the warrior."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "\"Nita Ichi Ryu\" shows the advantage ofusing both swords."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "The spear and the halberd28 are weapons which are carried out of doors."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Students of the lchi school Way of strategy should train from the start with the sword and long sword in either hand. This is a truth: when you sacrifice your life, you must make fullest use of your weaponry. It is false not to do so, and to die with a weapon yet undrawn."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "If you hold a sword with both hands, it is difficult to wield it freely to left and right, so my method is lO carry the sword in one hand. This does not apply to large weapons such as the spear or halberd, but swords and companion swords can be carried in one hand. It is encumbering to hold a sword in both hands when you are on horseback, when running on uneven roads, on swampy ground, muddy rice fields, stony ground, or in a crowd of people. To hold the long sword in both hands is not the true \\Vay, for if you carry a bow or spear or"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Two 5words: The samurai wore two swords thrust chrough the helt with the cutting edges upward on Lhe left side. The shorter, or companion, S\\..,\u00b7ord was carried at all times, and the longer sword \\vorn only out of doors. From time to time there \\\\'ere rules governing the style and length of S\\'l.'Ords. Samurai carried two swords bur other classes were allowed only one sword for protection against brigands on the roads between towns (see Translator's Introduction}. The samurai kept their short swords at their bedsides, and there were racks for long swords inside the vestibule of every samurai home."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Spear and balberd, The techniques for spear and halberd fighting are the same as those of sword fighting. Spears were first popular in the Muromachi period, primarily as arms for the vast armies of common infantry, and later became objects of decoration for the processions of the daimyo to and from the capital in the Tokugawa period. The spear is used to cut and thrust, and is not thrown."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "The halberd and similar weapons with long curved blades were especially effective"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "against cavalry, and came to be used hy women who might have to defend their homes jn"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "the absence of menfolk. The art is widely studied by women today."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "orhcr arms in your left hand you have only one hand free for the long sword. However, when it is difficult to cut an enemy down with one hand, you must use both hands. It is not difficult to wield a sword in one hand; the\\Vay to learn this is to tr.1in with two long swords, one in each hand. In, ll seem difficult at first, but everything is difficult at first. Hows are difficult to draw, halberds are difficult to wield; as you become accustomed to the bow so your pull will become stronger. When you become used to wielding the long sword, you will gain the power of the \\Vay and wield the sword well."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "i\\s [ will explain in the second book. the Water Book, there is no fast way of wielding the long sword. The long sword should be wielded broadly, and the companion sword closely. This is the first thing to realise."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "According to this Ichi school, you can win with a long weapon, and yet you can also win with a short weapon. In short, the Way of the Ichi school is the spirit of winning, whatever the weapon and whatever its size."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "It is better to use two swords rather than one when you are fighting a crowd, and especially if you want to take a prisoner."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "These things cannot be explained in detail. From one thing, know ten thousand things. When you attain the Way of strategy there will not be one thing you cannot see. You must study hard."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "The lknefit of the Two Characters reading \"Strategy\""}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Masters of the long sword arc called strategists. As for the other military arts, those who master the bow arc called archers, those who master the spear are called spearmen, those who master the gun29 are called marksmen, those who master the halberd are called halberdiers. But we do not call masters of the Way of the long sword \"longswordsmcn\", nor do we speak of \"companion\u00ad swordsmen\". Because bows, guns, spears and halberds are all warriors' equipment they are certainly part of strategy. To master the virtue of the long sword is to govern the world and oneself, thus the long sword is the basis of strategy. The principle is \"strategy by means of the long sword\". If he attains the virtue of the long sword, one man can beat ten men. Just as one man can"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "The gun: The Japanese gun \\v-,1s matchl<H.:k, the form in which it was first introduced into the country by missionaries. The matchlock remained until the nineteenth century."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "beat ten, so a hundred men can beat a thousand, and a thousand can beat ten thousand In my strategy. one mar} is the same as ten thousand, so this strategy is the complete warrior's craft."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "The Way of the warrior docs not include other Ways, such as Confucianism, Buddhism, certain traditions, artistic accomplishments and dancing. 30 But even though these are not part of the \\Vay, if you know the Way broadly you will see it in everything. J\\len must polish their particular Way."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "The Benefit of Weapons in Strategy"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "There is a time and a place for use of weapons."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "The best use of the companion sword is in a confined space, or when you are engaged closely with an opponent. The long sword can be used effectively in all situations."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "The halberd is inferior to the spear on the battlefield. With the spear you can"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "take the initiati,\u00b7e; the halberd is defensive. In the hands of one of two men of egual ability, the spear gives a little extra strength. Spear and halberd both have their uses, but neither is very beneficial in confined spaces. They cannot be used for taking a prisoner. They are essentially weapons for the field."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Anyway, if you learn \"induor\"31 technigues, you will think narrowly and forget the true Way. Thus you will have difficulty in actual encounters."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "The bow is tactically strong at the commencement of battle, especially battles on a moor, as it is possible to shoot quickly from among the spearmen. However, it is unsatisfactory in sieges, or when the enemy is more than forty yards away. For this reason there are nowadays few traditional schools of archery. There is little use nowadays for this kind of skill."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "From inside fortifications, the gun has no equal among weapons. It is the"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "f)ancing: There are various kinds of dancing. There are festival dances, such as the harvest dance, which incorporate local characteristics and are very colourful, sometimes involv\u00ad ing many people. There is Noh theatre, which is i:.\u00b7nactcd by a few performers using stylited dance-like mo\\'ements. There arc also dances of fan and dances of sword."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Judoor tecbniques: Dojos were mostl}' indoors whL-rc a great deal of formality and ritual was obs.ervc<l. safe from the prying eyes of rival schools."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "supreme weapon on the field before the ranks clash, but once swords are crossed the gun becomes useless."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "One of the virtues of the bow is that you can see the arrows in flight and correct your aim accordingly, whereas gunshot cannot be seen. You must appreciate the importance of this."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Just as a horse must have endurance and no defects, so it is with weapons. Horses should walk strongly, and swords and companion swords should cut strongly. Spears and halberds must stand up to heavy use: bows and guns must be sturdy. Weapons should be hardy rather than decorative."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "You should not have a favourite weapon. To become over-familiar with one weapon is as much a fault as not knowing it sufficiently well. You should not copy others, but use weapons which you can handle properly. It is bad for commanders and troopers to have likes and dislikes. These are things you must learn thoroughly."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Timing in strategy"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Tht're is timing in everything. Timing in strategy cannot be mastered without a great deal of practice."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Timing is important in dancing and pipe or string music, for they are in rhythm only if timing is good. Timing and rhythm are also involved in the military arts, shooting bows and guns, and riding horses. In all skills and abilities there is timing."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "There is also timing in the Void."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "There is timing in the whole life of the warrior, in his thriving and declining, in his harmony and discord. Similarly, there is timing in the Way of the merchant, in the rise and fall of capital. All things entail rising and falling timing. You must be able to discern this. In strategy there are various timing considerations. From the outset you must know the applicable timing and the inapplicable timing, and from among the large and small things and the fast and slow timings find the relevant timing, first seeing the distance timing and the background timing. This is the main thing in strategy. It is especially important to know the background timing, otherwise your strategy will become uncertain."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "You win in battles with the timing in the Void born of the timing of cunning by knowing the enemies' timing, and thus using a timing which the enemy do , not expect."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "All the five books are chielly concerned with timing. You must train sufficiently to appreciate all this."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "If you practise day and night in rhc above !chi school strategy, your spirit will naturally broaden. Thus is large scale strategy and the strategy of hand to hand combat propagated in the world. This is recorded for the first time in the five books of Ground, Water, Fire, Tradition (\\Vind), and Void. This is the Way for men who want to learn my srratC'gy:"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Do north ink dishonestly."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "TheWayisintraining."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Become aquainted with every art."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Know the Ways of all professions."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Distinguish between gain and loss in worldly matters."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Develop intuitive judgement and understanding for everything."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Perceive those things which cannot be seen."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Pay attention even to trifles."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Do nothing which is of no use."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "It is important to start by setting thc c broad principles in your reart, and train in the Way of strategy. If you do not look ar things on a large scale it will be difficult for you to master strategy. If you learn and attain this strategy you will never lose even to twenty or thirty enemies. More than anything to start with you must set your heart on strategy and earnestly stick to the Way. You will come to be able to actually beat men in fights, and to be able to win with your eye. Also by training you will be able to freely control your own body, conquer men with your body, and with sufficient training you will be able to bear ten men with your spirit. When you have reached this point, will ir not mean that you are invincible?"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Moreover, in large scale strategy the superior man will manage many subordinates dexrrously, bear himself correctly, govern the country and foster rhc people, thus preserving the ruler's discipline. If there is a Way involving the"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "spirit of nor being defeated, to help oneself and gain honour, it is the Way of strategy."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "The second year of Shoho (1645), the fifth month, the rwelfth day."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "TeruoMagonojo32\tSHINM EN MUSASHI"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "TcTlw \\lagonojo  The pupil, sometimes callc<l Teruo Nobu>\u2022uk1, 10 whom Musa,;;hi"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "addressed Go Rin VoSbo."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "THE WATER BOOK"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "lhe spirit of the Ni Ten lchi school of strategy is based on water, and this Water Book explains methods of victory as the long-sword form of the lchi school. Language does not extend to explaining the \\Vay in detail. but it can be grasped intuitively. Study this book; read a word then ponder on it. If you interpret the meaning loosely you will mistake the Way."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "The principles of strategy are written down here in terms of single combat, but you must think broadly so that you attain an understanding for ten\u00ad thousand-a-side battles."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Strategy is different from oth..:r things in that if you mistake the Way even a little you will become bewildered and fall into bad ways."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "If you merely read this book you will not reach the Way of strategy. Absorb the things written in this book. Oo not just read, memorise or imitate, but so that you realise the principle from within your own heart study hard to absorb these things into your body."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Spiritual Bearing in Strategy"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "In strategy your spiritual bearing must not be any different from normal. Both in fighting and in everyday life you should be determined though calm. Meet the situation without tenseness yet not recklessly, your spirit settled yet unbiased. Even when your spirit is calm do not let your body relax, and when your body is relaxed do not let your spirit slacken. Do not let your spirit be influenced by your body, or your body be influenced by your spirit. Be neither insufficiently spirited nor over spirited. An elevated spirit is \\\\eak and a low spirit is weak. Do not let the enemy see your spirit."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Small people must be completely familiar with the spirit of large people, and large people must be familiar with rhc spirit of small people. Whatever your siz-:, do not be misled by the reactions of your own body. With your spirit open and unconsrricted, look ar things from a high point ofriew. You must cultivate your wisdom and spirit. Polish your wisdom: learn public justice, distinguish between good and evil, study the Ways of different arts one by one. When you cannot be deceived by men you will have realised the wisdom of strategy."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "The wisdom of strategy is different from other things. On rhe battlefield, even when you are hard-pressed, you should ceaselessly research the principles of strategy so that you can develop a steady spirit."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Stance in Strategy"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Adopt a stance with the head erect, neither hanging down, nor looking up, nor twisted. Your forehead and the space uetween your eyes should not be wrinkled. Do not roll your eyes nor allow them to blink, bur slightly narrow them. With your features composed, keep the line of your nose straight with a feeling of slightly flaring your nostrils. I lold the line of the rear of the neck straight: instil vigour into your hairline, and in the same way from the shoulders down through your entire body. Lower both shoulders and, without the buttocks jutting out, put strength into your legs from the knees ro the rips of your toes. Brace your abdomen so that you do nor bend ar rhc hips. Wedge your companion sword in your belt against your abdomen, so that your belt is not slack-this is called \"wedging in\"."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "In all forms of strategy, it is necessary to maintain the combat stance in everyday life and to make your everyday stance your combat stance. You must research this well."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "The Gaze in Strategy"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "The gaze should be large and broad. This is the twofold gaze \"Perception and Sight\". Perception is strong and sight weak."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "In strategy it is important to see distant things as if they were close and to"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "take a distanced view of close things. It is important in strategy to know the"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "cncm\\\u00b7's sword and nor to be distracted by insignificant mo\\'cments of his sword. You must stud}' this. The gaze is the same for single combat and for large-scale str,ttegy."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "1t is necessary in strategy to be able to look to both sides without moving the eyeballs. You cannot master this ability quickly. Learn what is written here; use this gaze in e\\'cryday life and do not vary it whatever happens."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Holding the Long Sword"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Grip the long sword with a rather floating feeling in your thumb and forefinger, with the middle finger neither tight nor slack, and with the last two fingers tight. It is bad to have pla}' in your hands."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "When }'OU take up a sword, you must feel intent on cutting the enemy. J\\s you cut an enemy you must not change }'OUr grip, and your hands must not \"cower\". When you dash the cnem}'\u00b0s sword aside, or ward it off, or force it down, you must slightly change the feeling in your thumb and forefinger. Above all, you must be intent on cutting the enemy in the way you grip the sword."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "The grip for combat and for sword-testing-'3 is the same. There is no such"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "thing as a \"man-cutting grip\"."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Generally, I dislike fixedness in both long swords and hands. Fixedness means a dead hand. Pliabilit}' is a li\\'ing hand. You must bear this in mind."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Footwork.14"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "With the tips of }'Our roes somewhat floating, tread firmly with your heels."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Sword lt'\\Jmg. S\\\\,-ords were tested by highly specialised professional testers. Theword woulJ be fitted into a spn:ial mounting and te-\"'t cuts made on bodie!,, hundlcsofstraw, armour, _..,beets of metal, etc. Somt:t1mcs. appraisal marks of a sword test mg inscribed on the tangs of old blaJes arc found."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "34- Fo!Jtwurk Different methods of moving are used in different schools. Yin\u00b7Yang-, or \"In-Yo\" in Japanese, is female-male, Jark-light, right-left. J\\\\usashi advocates this \"level mind\" kind of walking, ah hough he is emphatic about the significance of these para\u00b7 meters-issues of right and left foot arise in the Wind book of Gu Rin \\JoSho. Old JUJIC u schools advocate making the first attack with thl\u00b7 left side forward."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Whether you move fast or slow, with large or small steps, your feet must always move as in normal walking. I dislike the three walking methods known as \"jumping-foot\", \"floating-foot\" and \"fixed-steps\"."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "So-called \"Yin-Yang foot\" is important in the Way. Yin-Yang foot means not moving only one foot. It means moving your feet left-right and right-left when cutting, withdrawing, or warding off a cut. You should not move one foot preferentially."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "The Five Attitudes"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "The five attitudes are: Upper, Middle, Lower, Right Side, and Left Side. These arc the five. Although attitude has these five divisions, the one purpose of all of them is to cut the enemy. There are none but these five attitudes."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Whatever attitude you arc in, do not be conscious of making the attitude; think only of cutting."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Your attitude should be large or small according to the situation. Upper, Lower and Middle attitudes are decisive. Left Side and Right Side attitudes arc fluid. Left and Right attitudes should be used if there is an obstruction overhead or to one side. The decision to use Left or Right depends on the place. The essence of the Way is this. To understand attitude you must thoroughly understand the Middle attitude. The Middle attitude is the heart of attitudes. If we look at strategy on a broad scale, the Middle attitude is the seat of the commander, with the other four attitudes following the commander. You must"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "appreciate this."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "The Way of the Long Sword"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Knowing the Way of the long sword35 means we can wield with two fingers the sword we usually carry. If we know the path of the sword well, we can wield it easily."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "35 The \\Vay uf tbe Long Sword, The Way as a way of life, and as the natural path of a sword blade. There is a natural movement of the sword associated with a natural behaviour according to Kenda ethics."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "If you try to wield the long sword quickly you will mistake the Way. To wield the long sword well you must wield it calmly. If you try to wield it quickly, like a folding fan 36 or a short sword, you will err by using \"short sword chopping\". You cannot cut a man with a longsword using this method."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "When you have cut downwards with the long sword, lift it straight upwards; when you cut sideways, return the sword along a sideways path. Return the sword in a reasonable way, always stretching the elbows broadly. Wield the sword strongly. This is the Way of the long sword."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "If you learn to use the five approaches of my strategy, you will be able to"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "wield a sword well. You must train constantly."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "The Five Approaches37"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "The first approach is the Middle attitude. Confront the enemy with the point of your sword against his face. When he attacks, dash his sword to the right and \"ride\" it. Or, when the enemy attacks, deflect the point of his sword by hitting downwards, keep your long sword where it is, and as the enemy renews the attack cut his arms from below. This is the first method."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "The five approaches are this kind of thing. You must train repeatedly using a long sword in order to learn them. When you master my Way of the long sword, you will be able to control any attack the enemy makes. I assure you, there are no attitudes other than the five attitudes of the long sword of NiTo."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "In the second approach with the long sword, from the Upper attitude cut the enemy just as he attacks. If the enemy evades the cut, keep your sword where it is and, scooping up from below, cut him as he renews the attack. It is possible to repeat the cut from here."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "36 Folding fan.\u00b7 An item carried by men and women in the hot summer months. Armoured"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "officers sometimes carried an iron war fan."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "37 Tbe Five Approaches. Who can understand Musashi's methods? It is necessary to study traditional schools and basic cutting practice. Bear in m.ind that fighting technique may start from a greater distance than it seems to at first g1ance. It is said that the man who has faced death at the point of a sword has an elevated understanding."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "In this method there are vanous changes in t1mmg and spmt. You will be able to understand this by training in the !chi school. You will always win with the five long sword methods. You must train repetitively."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "In the third approach, adopt the Lower attitude, anticipating scooping up. When the enemy attacks, hit his hands from below. As you do so, he may try to hit your sword down. If this is the case, cut his upper arms(s) horizontally with a feeling of \"crossing\". This means that from the Lower attitudes you hit the enemy at the instant that he attacks."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "You will encounter this method often, both as a beginner and in later strategy. You must train holding a long sword."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "In this fourth approach, adopt the Left Side attitude. As the enemy attacks,"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "hit his hands from below. If as you hit his hands he attempts to dash down your sword, with the feeling of hitting his hands, parry the path of his long sword and cut across from above your shoulder."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "This is the Way of the long sword. Through this method you win by parrying the line of the enemy's attack. You must research this."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "In the fifth approach, the sword is in the Right Side attitude. In accordance with the enemy's attack, cross your long sword from below at the side to the Upper attitude. Then cut straight from above."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "This method is essential for knowing the Way of the long sword well. If you can use this method, you can freely wield a heavy long sword."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "I .cannot describe in detail how to use these five approaches. You must become well acquainted with my \"in harmony with the long sword\" Way, learn large-scale timing, understand the enemy's long sword, and become used to the five approaches from the outset. You will always win by using these five methods, with various timing considerations discerning the enemy's spirit. You must consider all this carefully."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "The\"Attitude No-Attitude\" Teaching"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "\"Attitude No-Attitude\" means that there is no need for what are known as long sword attitudes."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Even so, attitudes exist as the five ways of holding the long sword. However you hold the sword it must be in such a way that it is easy to cut the enemy"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "well, in accordance with the situation, the place, and your relation to the enemy. From the Upper attitude as your spirit lessens you can adopt the Middle attitude, and from the Middle attitude you can raise the sword a little in your technique and adopt the Upper attitude. From the Lower attitude you can raise the sword a little and adopt the Middle attitudes as the occasion demands. According to the situation, if you turn your sword from either the Left Side or Right Side attitude towards the centre, the Middle or the Lower attitude results."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "The principle of this is called \"Existing Attitude-Nonexisting Attitude\"."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "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. More than anything, you must be thinking of carrying your movement through to cutting him. You must thoroughly research this."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Attitude in strategy on a larger scale is called \"Battle Array\". Such attitudes are all for winning battles. Fixed formation is bad. Study this well."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "To Hit the Enemy \"In One Timing\""}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "\"In One Timing\" means, when you have closed with the enemy, to hit him as quickly and directly as possible, without moving your body or settling your spirit, while you see that he is still undecided. The timing of hitting before the enemy decides to withdraw, break or hit, is this \"In One Timing\"."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "You must train to achieve this timing, to be able to hit in the timing of an instant."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "The \"Abdomen Timing of Two\""}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "When you attack and the enemy quickly retreats, as you see him tense you must feint a cut. Then, as he relaxes, follow up and hit him. This is the \"Abdomen Timing of Two\".\t."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "It is very difficult to attain this by merely reading this book, but you will"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "soon understand with a little instruction."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "No Design, No Conception38"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "In this method, when the enemy attacks and you also decide to attack, hit with your body, and hit with your spirit, and hit from the Void with your hands, accelerating strongly. This is the \"No Design, No Conception\" cut."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "This is the most important method of hitting. It is often used. You must train hard to understand it."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "The Flowing Water Cut"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "The \"Flowing Water Cut\" is used when you arc struggling blade to blade with the enemy. When he breaks and quickly withdraws trying to spring with his long sword, expand your body and spirit and cut him as slowly as possible with your long sword, following your body like stagnant water. You can cut with certainty if you learn this. You must discern the enemy's grade."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Continuous Cut"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "When you attack and the enemy also attacks, and your swords spring together, in one action cut his head, hands and legs. When you cut several places with one sweep of the long sword, it is the \"Continuous Cut\". You must practise this cut; it is often used. With detailed practice you should be able to understand it."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "The Fire and Stones Cut"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "The Fires and Stones Cut means that when the enemy's long sword and your long sword clash together you cut as strongly as possible without raising the sword even a little. This means cutting quickly with the hands, body and legs-all three cutting strongly. If you train well enough you will be able to strike strongly."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "38No Design, No Co11ceptio11: \"Munen Muso\"-this means the ability to act calmly and naturally even in the face of danger. It is the highest accord with existence, when a man's word and his actions are spontaneously the same."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "The Red Leaves Cut"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "The RedLeavesCut39 means knocking down the enemy's long sword. The spirit should be getting control of his sword. When the enemy is in a long sword attitude in front of you and intent on cutting, hitting and parrying, you strongly hit the enemy's Jong sword with the Fire and Stones Cut, perhaps in the spirit of the \"No Design, No Conception\" Cut. If you then beat down the point of his sword with a sticky feeling, he will necessarily drop the sword. If you practise this cut it becomes easy to make the enemy drop his sword. You must train repetitively."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "The Body in Place of the Long Sword"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Also \"the long sword in place of the body\". Usually we move the body and the sword at the same time to cut the enemy. However, according to the enemy's cutting method, you can dash against him with your body first, and afterwards cut with the sword. If his body is immoveable, you can cut first with the long sword, but generally you hit first with the body and then cut with the long sword. You must research this well and practise hitting."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Cut and Slash"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "To cut and to slash are two different things. Cutting, whatever form of cutting it is, is decisive, with a resolute spirit. Slashing is nothing more than touching the enemy. Even if you slash strongly, and even if the enemy dies instantly, it is slashing. When you cut, your spirit is resolved. You must appreciate this. If you first slash the enemy's hands or legs, you must then cut strongly. Slashing is in spirit the same as touching. When you realise this, they become indistinguish\u00ad able. Learn this well."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Red Leaves Cut: Presumably Musashi is alluding here to falling, dying leaves."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Chinese Monkey's Body"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "The Chinese Monkey's Body40 is the spirit of not stretching out your arms. The spirit is to get in quickly, without in the least extending your arms, before the enemy cuts. If you are intent upon not stretching out your arms you are effectively far away, the spirit is to go in with your whole body. When you come to within arm's reach it becomes easy to move your body in. You must research this well."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Glue and Lacquer Emulsion Body"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "The spirit of \"Glue and Lacquer Emulsion Body\"41 is to stick to the enemy and not separate from him. When you approach the enemy, stick firmly with your head, body and legs. People tend to advance their head and legs quickly, but their,body lags behind. You should stick firmly so that there is not the slightest gap between the enemy's body and your body. You must consider this carefully."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "To Strive for Height"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "By \"to strive for height\" is meant, when you close with the enemy, to strive with him for superior height without cringing. Stretch your legs, stretch your hips, and stretch your neck face to face with him. When you think you have won, and you are the higher, thrust in strongly. You must learn this."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "To Apply Stickiness"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "When the enemy attacks and you also attack with the long sword, you should go in with a sticky feeling and fix your long sword against the enemy's as you receive his cut. The spirit of stickiness is not hitting very strongly, but hitting so"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Cbi11eseM011key's Body, A Chinese monkey here means a short-armed monkey."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Glue and lacquer emulsion: The lacquer work which takes its name from Japan, used to coat furniture and home utensils, architecture, weapons and armour."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "that the long swords do not separate easily. It is best to approach as calmly as possible when hitting the enemy's long sword with stickiness. The difference between \"Stickiness\" and \"Entanglement\" is that stickiness is firm and en\u00ad tanglement is weak. You must appreciate this."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "The Rody Strike"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "The Body Strike means to approach the enemy through a gap in his guard. The spirit is to strike him with your body. Turn your face a little aside and strike the enemy's breast with your left shoulder thrust out. Approach with the spirit of bouncing the enemy away, striking as strongly as possible in time with your breathing. If you achieve this method of closing with the enemy, you will be able to knock him ten or twenty feet away. It is possible to strike the enemy until he is dead. Train well."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Three Ways to Parry llis Attack"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "There are three methods to parry a cut:"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "First, by dashing the enemy's long sword to your right, as if thrusting at his eyes, when he makes an attack."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Or, to parry by thrusting the enemy's long sword towards his right eye with"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "the feeling of snipping his neck."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Or, when you have a short \"long sword\", without worrying about parrying the enemy's long sword, to close with him quickly, thrusting at his face with your left hand."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "These are the three methods of parrying. You must bear in mind that you"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "can always clench your left hand and thrust at the enemy's face with your fist. For this it is necessary to train well."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "To Stab at the Face"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "To stab at the face means, when you are in confrontation with the enemy, that your spirit is intent on stabbing at his face, following the line of the blades with the point of your long sword. If you are intent on stabbing at his face, his face"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "and body will become rideable. When the enemy becomes as ifrideable, there are various opportunities for winning. You must concentrate on this. When fighting and the enemy's body becomes as if rideable, you can win quickly, so you ought not to forget to stab at the face. You must pursue the value of this technique through training."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "To Stab at the Heart"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "To stab at the heart means, when fighting and there are obstructions above or to the sides, and whenever it is difficult to cut, to thrust at the enemy. You must stab the enemy's breast without letting the point of your long sword waver, showing the enemy the ridge of the blade square-on, and with the spirit of deflecting his long sword. The spirit of this principle is often useful when we become tired or for some reason our long sword will not cut. You must understand the application of this method."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "To Scold \"Tut-TUT!\""}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "\"Scold\" means that, when the enemy tries to counter-cut as you attack, you counter-cut again from below as if thrusting at him, trying to hold him down. With very quick timing you cut, scolding the enemy. Thrust up, \"Tut!\", and cut \"TUT!\" This timing is encountered time and time again in exchanges of blows. The way to scold Tut-TUT is to time the cut simultaneously with raising your long sword as if to thrust the enemy. You must learn this through repetitive practice."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "The Smacking Parry"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "By \"smacking parry\" is meant that when you clash swords with the enemy, you meet his attacking cut on your long sword with a tee-dum, tee-dum rhythm, smacking his sword and cutting him. The spirit of the smacking parry is not parrying, or smacking strongly, but smacking the enemy's long sword in accordance with his attacking cut, primarily intent on quickly cutting him. If you understand the timing of smacking, however hard your long swords clash"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "together, your swordpoint will not be knocked back even a little. You must research sufficiently to realise this."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "There arc Many Enemies"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "\"There arc many enemies\"42 applies when you are fighting one against many. Draw both sword and companion sword and assume a wide-stretched left and right anitude. The spirit is to chase the enemies around from side to side, even though they come from all four directions. Observe their attacking order, and go to meet first those who attack first. Sweep your eyes around broadly, carefully examining the attacking order, and cut left and right alternately with your swords. Waiting is bad. Always quickly re-assume your attitudes to both sides, cut the enemies down as they advance, crushing them in the direction from ll'hich they attack. Whatever you do, you must drive the enemy together, as if tying a line of fishes, and when they are seen to be piled up, cut them down"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "strongly without giving them room to move."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "The Advantage when coming to Blows"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "You can know how to win through strategy with the long sword, but it cannot be clearly explained in \\Hiting. You must practise diligently in order to understand how to win."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Oral tradition:43 \"The true \\Vay of strategy is revealed in the long sword.\""}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Tbere are nhrn)' enemies.- ,'\\1usashi is held to he the inventor of the Two Sword style. llis school is sometimes called \" ito Ryu\" (two sword school) and sometimes \"Niten Ryu\" (n1..\u2022o heavens school}. I le \\1,:rites that the use of two swords is for when there arc many enemies, but people practise a style of fencing with a sword in each hand to give practical advantage in fencing. Musashi used the words \"two swords'' when meaning to use all one's resources in comhat. He never used two swords \\\\.\u00b7hen up against a skilled swords\u00ad"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "man."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Oral tradition, Other Kenda schools also have oral traditions as opposed to teachings"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "passed on in formal techni4ue."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "One Cut"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "You can win with certainty with the spirit of \"one cut\".44 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."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Direct Communication"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "The spirit of \"Direct Communication\" is how the true Way of the NiTo lchi school is received and handed down."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Oral tradition: \"Teach your body strategy.\""}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Recorded in the above book is an outline of !chi school sword-fighting."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "To learn how to win with the long sword in strategy, first learn the five approaches and the five attitudes, and absorb the Way of the long sword naturally in your body. You must understand spirit and timing, handle the long sword naturally, and move body and legs in harmony with your spirit. Whether beating one man or two, you will then know values in strategy."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Study the contents of this book, taking one item at a time, and through fighting with enemies you will gradually come to know the principle of the Way."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Deliberately, with a patient spirit, absorb the virtue of all this, from time to time raising your hand in combat. Maintain this spirit whenever you cross swords with an enemy."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Step by step walk the thousand-mile road."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Study strategy over the years and achieve the spirit of the warrior. Today is victory over yourself of yesterday; tomorrow is your victory over lesser men. Next, in order to beat more skilful men, train according to this book, not allowing your heart to he swayed along a side-track. Even if you kill an enemy,"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "One cut: Whatever this means, it is worthwhile to note the \"Hitotsu Gachi\" (One Victory), the Kiri Otoshi technique of the ltto Ryuschool, where one cut provides attack and defence. cutting down the enemy's sword and spirit, and the related \"ltchi no Tachi\" ( Long Sword of One) of the Shinto style."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "11It i\\ not based or what you have learned it isnot the trueWay."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "If you attain this Way of victory, then you will be able to beat several tens of men. What remains i sword-fightingability, which you can attain in battlesand duels."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "The Second Yearof Shoho, the twelfth day of the fifth month ( 16-45)"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Teruo.'vlagonojo\tSl-llNMENMUSASHl"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "THE FIRE BOOK"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "In rhis rhe Fire Book of rhe NiTo Ichi school of srrategy I describe fighting as fire."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "In the first place, people think narrowly about the benefit of strategy. l.\\y using only their fingertips, they only know the benefit of three of the five inches of the wrist. They let a contest be decided, as with the folding fJn, merely by the span of their forearms. They specialise in the small matter of dexterity, learning such trifles as hand and leg movements with the bamboo practice sword.45"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "In my strategy, the training for killing enemies is by way of many contests, fighting for survival, discovering the meaning of life and death, learning the Way of the sword, judging the strength of attacks and understanding the Way of the \"e<lge anti ridge\" uf the sword."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "You cannot profit from small techniques particularly when full armour is"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "worn.46 My Way of strategy is the sure method to win when fighting for )'OUT life one man against five or ten. There is nothing wrong with the principle \"one man can beat ten, so a thousand men can beat ten thousand\". You must"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "T!IE FIRE BOOK"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "B.unboo practice sword. There have been practice swords of various kinds throughout"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "the history of Kendo, some arc made of spliced bamboo covered with cloth or hide."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Pull armour: The \\-\\'ords \"Roku Gu\" (six pieces) are used. This is a set of armour consisting of C.uiras, gauntlets, sleeves, apron and thigh pieces, or, according tu another convention, body armour, hdmct, mask, thigh pieces, gauntlets and leg pieces."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "research this. Of course you cannot assemble a thousand or ten thousand men for everyday training. But you can become a master of strategy by training alone with a sword, so that you can understand the enemy's stratagems, his strength and resources, and come to appreciate how to apply strategy to beat ten thousand enemies."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Any man who wants to master the essence of my strategy must research diligently, training morning and evening. Thus can he polish his skill, become free from self, and realise extraordinary ability. He will come to possess miraculous power."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Th is is the practical result of strategy."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Depending on the Place Examine your environment."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Stand in the sun; that is, take up an attitude with the sun behind you. If the situation does not allow this, you must try to keep the sun on your right side. In buildings, you must stand with the entrance behind you or to your right. Make sure that your rear is unobstructed, and that there is free space on your left, your right side being occupied with your sword attitude. At night, if the enemy can be seen, keep the fire behind you and the entrance to your right, and otherwise take up your attitude as above. You must look down on the enemy, and take up your attitude on slightly higher places. For example, the Kamiza47 in a house is thought of as a high place."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "When the fight comes, always endeavour to chase the enemy around to your left side. Chase him towards awkward places, and try to keep him with his back to awkward places. When the enemy gets into an inconvenient position, do not let him look around, but conscientiously chase him around and pin him down. In houses, chase the enemy into the thresholds, lintels, doors, verandas, pillars, and so on, again not letting him see his situation."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Always chase the enemy into bad footholds, obstacles at the side, and so on, using the virtues of the place to establish predominant positions from which to fight. You must research and train diligently in this."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Kamiza: This is the residence of the ancestral spirit of a house; the head of the house sits nearest this place. It is often a slightly raised recess in a wall, sometimes containing a hanging scroll, armour, or other religious property."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "The Three Methods to Forestall the Encmy48"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "The first is to forestall him by attacking. This is called Ken No Sen ( to set him up)."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Another method is to forestall him as he attacks. This is called Tai No Sen (to wait for the initiative)."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "The other method is when you and the enemy attack together. This is called"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Tai Tai No Sen (to accompany him and forestall him)."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "There are no methods of taking the lead other than these three. Because you can win quickly by taking the lead, it is one of the most important things in strategy. There are several things involved in taking the lead. You must make the best of the situation, see through the enemy's spirit so that you grasp his strategy and defeat him. It is impossible to write about this in detail."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "The First-Ken No Sen"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "When you decide to attack, keep calm and dash in quickly, forestalling the enemy. Or you can advance seemingly strongly but with a reserved spirit, forestalling him with the reserve."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Alternatively, advance with as strong a spirit as possible, and when you reach the enemy move with your feet a little quicker than normal, unsettling him and overwhelming him sharply."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Or, with your spirit calm, attack with a feeling of constantly crushing the"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "enemy, from first to last. The spirit is to win in the depths of the enemy. These are all Ken No Sen."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Tbe tbree metbods to forestall an enemy: A great swordsman or other artist will have mastered the ability to forestall the enemy. The great swordsman is always ubefore\" his environment. This does not mean speed. You cannot beat a good swordsman, because he suhconsciously sees the origin of every real action. One can still see in Kenda practice wonderful old gentlemen slowly hitting young champ10ns on the head almost casually. It is the practiced ability to sum up a changing situation instantly."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "The Second-Tai No Sen"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "When the enemy attacks, remain undisturbed but feign weakness. As the enemy reaches you, suddenly move away indicating that you intend to jump aside, then dash in attacking strongly as soon as you see the enemy relax. This is one way."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Or, as the enemy attacks, attack still more strongly, taking advantage of the resulting disorder in his timing to win."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "This is the Tai No Sen principle."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "The Third-Tai Tai No Sen"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "When the enemy makes a quick attack, you must attack strongly and calmly, aim for his weak point as he draw:; near, and strongly defeat him."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Or, if the enemy attacks calmly, you must observe his movement and, with your body rather floating, join in with his movement as he draws near. Move quickly and cut him strongly."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "This is T.:ii Tai No Sen."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "These things cannot be clearly explained in words. You must research what is written here. In these three ways of forestalling, you must judge the situation. This does not mean that you always attack first; but if the enemy attacks first you can lead him around. In strategy, you have effectively won when you forestall the enemy, so you must train well to attain this."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "To Hold Down a Pillow"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "...Io Hold Down a Pillow\"49 means not allowing the enemy's head to rise."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "In conrcsts of strategy it is bad to be led about by the enemy. You must always be able to lead the enemy about. Obviously the enemy will also be thinking of doing this, but he cannot forestall you if you do not allow him to come out. In strategy, you must stop the enemy as he attempts to cut; you"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Tu bold dow11a pi/low, Note that samurai and Japanese ladies slept with their heads on a small wooden pillow shaped to accomodatc their hairstyle."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "must push down his thrust, and throw off his hold when he tries to grapple. This is the meaning of \"to hold down a pillow\". When you have grasped this principle, whatever the enemy tries to bring about in the fight you will see in advance and suppress it. The spirit is to check his attack at the syllable \"at ... \","}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "when he jumps check his jump at the syllable \"ju ... \", and check his cm at ''cu .. _,,_"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "The important thing in strategy is to suppress the enemy's useful actions but allow his useless actions. However, doing this alone is defensive. First, you must act according to the \\Vay, suppress the enemy's techniques, foiling his plans, and thence command him directly. When you can do this you will be a master of strategy. You must train well and research \"holding down a pillow\"."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Crossing at a Ford"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "\"Crossing at a ford\" means, for example, crossing the sea at a strait, or crossing over a hundred miles of broad sea at a crossing place. I believe this \"crossing at a ford\" occurs often in a man's lifetime. It means setting sail even though your friends stay in harbour, knowing the route, knowing the soundness of your ship and the favourof the day. When all the conditions are meet, and there is perhaps a favourable wind, or a tailwind, then set sail. If the wind changes within a few miles of your destination, you must row across the remaining distance without sail."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "If you attain this spirit, it applies to everyday life. You must always think of crossing at a ford."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "In strategy also it is important to \"cross at a ford\". Discern the enemy's"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "capability and, knowing your own strong points, \"cross the ford\" at the advantageous place, as a good captain crosses a sea route. If you succeed in crossing at the best place, you may take your ease. To cross at a ford means to attack the enemy's weak point, and to put yourself in an advantageous position. This is how to win in large-scale strategy. The spirit of crossing at a ford is necessary in both large- and small-scale strategy."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "You must research this well."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "To Know the Times"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "\"To know the times\" means to know the enemy's disposition in battle. ls it flourishing or waning? By observing the spirit of the enemy's men and getting the best position, you can work out the enemy's disposition and move your men accordingly. You can win through this principle of strategy, fighting from a position of advantage."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "When in a duel, you must forestall the enemy and attack when you have first recognised his school of strategy, perceived his quality and his strong and weak points. Attack in an unsuspected manner, knowing his metre and modulation and the appropriate timing."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Knowing the times means, if your ability is high, seeing right into things. If you are thoroughly conversant with strategy, you will recognise the enemy's intentions and thus have many opportunities to win. You must sufficiently study this."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "To Tread Down the Sword"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "\"To tread down the sword\" is a principle often used in strategy. First, in large scale strategy, when the enemy first discharges bows and guns and then attacks, it is difficult for us to attack if we are busy loading powder into our guns or notching our arrows. The spirit is to attack quickly while the enemy is still shooting with bows or guns. The spirit is to win by \"treading down\" as we receive the enemy's attack."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "[n single combat, we cannot get a decisive victory by cutting, with a \"tee-dum tee-dum\" feeling, in the wake of the enemy's attacking long sword. We must defeat him at the start of his attack, in the spirit of treading him down with the feet, so that he cannot rise again to the attack."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "\"Treading\" does not simply mean treading with the feet. Tread with the body, tread with the spirit, and, of course, tread and cut with the long sword. You must achieve the spirit of not allowing the enemy to attack a second time. This is tbe spirit of forestalling in every sense. Once at the enemy, you should not aspire just to strike him, but to cling after the attack. You must study this deeply."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "To Know \"Collapse\""}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Everything can collapse. Houses, bodies, and enemies collapse when their rhythm becomes deranged."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "In large-scale strategy, when the enemy starts to collapse you must pursue him without letting the chance go. If you fail to take advantage of your enemies' collapse, they may recover."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "In single combat, the enemy sometimes loses timing and collapses. If you let this opportunity pass, he may recover and not be so negligent thereafter. Fix your eye on the enemy's collapse, and chase him, attacking so that you do not let him recover. You must do this. The chasing attack is with a strong spirit. You must utterly cut the enemy down so that he does not recover his position. You must understand how to utterly cut down the enemy."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "To Become the Enemy"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "\"To become the enemy\" means to think yourself into the enemy's position. In the world people tend to think of a robber trapped in a house as a fortified enemy. However, if we think of \"becoming the enemy\", we feel that the whole world is against us and that there is no escape. He who is shut inside is a pheasant. He who enters to arrest is a hawk. You must appreciate this."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "In large-scale strategy, people are always under the impression that the enemy is strong, and so tend to become cautious. But if you have good soldiers, and if you understand the principles of strategy, and if you know how to beat the enemy, there is nothing to worry about."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "In single combat also you must put yourself in the enemy's position. If you think, \"Here is a master of the Way, who knows the principles of strategy\", then you will surely lose. You must consider this deeply."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "To Release Four Hands"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "\"To release four hands\"50 is used when you and the enemy are contending with the same spirit, and the issue cannot be decided. Abandon this spirit and win through an alternative resource."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "In large-scale strategy, when there is a \"four hands\" spirit, do not give up-it is man's existence. Immediately throw away this spirit and win with a technique the enemy does not expect."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "In single combat also, when we think we have fallen into the \"four hands\" situation, we must defeat the enemy by changing our mind and applying a suitable technique according to his condition. You must be able to judge this."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "To Move the Shade"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "\"To move the shade\" is used when you cannot see the enemy's spirit."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "In large-scale strategy, when you cannot see the enemy's ?Osition, indicate that you are about to attack strongly, to discover his resources. It is easy then to defeat him with a different method once you see his resources."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "In single combat, if the enemy takes up a rear or side attitude of the long sword so that you cannot see his intention, make a feint attack, and the enemy will show his long sword, thinking he sees your spirit. Benefiting from what you are shown, you can win with certainty. If you are negligent you will miss the timing. Research this well."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "To Hold Dm\\11 a Shadow"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "\"Holding down a shadow\" is used when you can see the enemy's attacking spirit."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "To re/P11se four hands\u00b7 \"Yorsu te o hanasu\" the expression \"Yotsu te\" means the condition of grappling with both arms engaged with the opponent's arms, or \"deadlock\" It is also the name used to describe various articles with four corners joined, such as a fishing net, and was given to an article of ladies' clothing which consisted of a square of cloth tied from the back over each shoulder and under each arm, with a knot on the breast."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "In large-scale strategy, when the enemy embarks on an attack, if you m,kc J show of strongly suppressing his technique, he will change his mind. Then, altering your spirit, defeat him by forestalling him with a Void spirit."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Or, in single combat, hold down the enemy's strong intention with a suitable timing, and defeat him by forestalling him with this timing. You must study this well."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "To Pass On"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Many things are said to be passed on. Sleepiness can be passed on, and yawning can be passed on. Time can be passed on also."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "In large-scale strategy, when the enemy is agitated and shows an inclination to rush, do not mind in the least. Make a show of complete calmness, and the enemy will be taken by this and will become relaxed. When you see that this spirit has been passed on, you can bring about the enemy's defeat by attacking strongly with a Void spirit."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "In single combat, you can win by relaxing your body and spirit and then, catching on to the moment the enemy relaxes, attack strongly and quickly, forestalling him."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "What is known as \"getting someone drunk\" is similar to this. You can also infect the enemy with a bored, careless, or weak spirit. You must study this well."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "To Cause Loss of Balance"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Many things can cause a loss of balance. One cause is danger, another is hardship, and another is surprise. You must research this."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "In large-scale strategy it is important to cause loss of balance. Attack without warning where the enemy is not expecting it, and while his spirit 1s undecided follow up your advantage and, having the lead, defeat him."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Or, in single combat, start by making a show of being slow, then suddenly attack strongly. Without allowing him space for breath to recover from the fluctuation of spirit, you must grasp the opportunity to win. Get the feel of this."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "To Frighten"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Fright often occurs, caused hy the unexpected."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "In large-scale strategy you can frighten the enemy not just by what you present to their eyes, hut hy shouting, making a small force seem large, or by threatening them from the flank without warning. These things all frighten. You can win hy making hest use of the enemy's frightened rhythm."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "In single combat, also, you must use the advantage of taking the enemy unawares by frightening him with your body, long sword, or voice, to defeat him. You should research this well."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "To Soak In"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "When you have come to grips and are striving together with the enemy, and you realise that you cannot advance, you \"soak in\" and become one with the enemy. You can win by applying a suitable technique while you arc mutually entangled."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "In battles involving large numbers as well as in fights with srnall numbers, you can often win decisively with the advantage of knowing how to \"soak\" into the enemy, whereas, were you to draw apart, you would lose the chance to win. Research this well."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "To Injure the Corners"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "It is difficult to move strong things by pushing directly, so you should \"injure the corners\"."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "In large-scale strategy, it is beneficial to strike at the corners of the enemy's force. If the corners are overthrown, the spirit of the whole body will be overthrown. To defeat the enemy you must follow up the attack when the corners have fallen."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "In single combat, it is easy to win once the enemy collapses. This happens"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "when you injure the \"corners\" of his body, and thus weaken him. It is important to know how to do this, so you must research deeply."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "To Throw into Confusion"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "This means making the enemy lose resolve."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "In large-scale strategy we can use our troops to confuse the enemy on the field. Observing the enemy's spirit, we can make him think, \"Here' There? Like that? Like this? Slow? Fast?\" Victory is certain when the enemy is caught up in a rhythm which confuses his spirit."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "In single combat, we can confuse the enemy by attacking with varied techniques when the chance arises. Feint a thrust or cut, or make the enemy th_ink you are going to close with him, and when he is confused you can easily wm."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "This is the essence of fighting, and you must research it deeply."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "The Three Shouts"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "The three shouts are divided thus: before, during, and after. Shout according to the situation. The voice is a thing of life. We shout against fires and so on, against the wind and the waves. The voice shows energy."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "In large-scale strategy, at the start of battle we shout as loudly as possible. During the fight, the voice is low-pitched, shouting out aswe attack. After the contest, we shout in the wake of our victory. These are the three shouts."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "In single combat, we make as ifto cut and shout \"Ei!\" at the same time to disturb the enemy, then in the wake of our shout we cut with the long word. We shout after we have cut down the enemy-this is to announce victory. This is called \"sen go no koe\" (before and after voice). We do not shout simultane\u00ad ously with flourishing the long sword. We shout during the fight to get into rhythm. Kesearch this deeply."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "To Mingle"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "In battles, when the armies are in confrontation, attack the enemy's strong points and, when you sec that they are beaten back, quickly separate and attack yet another strong point on the periphery of his force. The spirit of this is like a winding mountain path."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "This is an important fighting method for one man against many. Strike down"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "the enemies in one quarter, or drive them back, then grasp the timing and attack further strong points to right and left, as if on a ,vinding mountain path, weighing up the enemies' disposition. When you know the enemies' level, attack strongly ,vith no trace of retreating spirit."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "In single combat, too, use this spirit to deal with the enemy's strong points. What is meant by \"mingling\" is the spirit of advancing and becoming engaged with the enemy, and not withdrawing even one step. You must"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "understand this."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "To Crush"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "This means to crush the enemy regarding him as being weak."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "In large-scale strategy, when we see that the enemy has few men, or if he has many men but his spirit is weak and disordered, we knock the hat over his eyes, crushing him utterly. lfwe crush lightly, he may recover. You must learn the spirit of crushing as if with a hand-grip."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "In single combat, if the enemy is less skilful than ourself, if his rhythm is disorganised, or if he has fallen into evasive or retreating attitudes, we must crush him straightaway, with no concern for his presence and with out allowing him space for breath. It is essential to crush him all at once. The primary thing is not to let him recover his position even a little. You must research this deeply."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "The Mountain-Sea Change"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "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. If you attempt a technique which you have previously tried unsuccessfully and fail yet again, then you must change your attacking method."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "If the enemy thinks of the mountains, attack like the sea; and if he thinks of the sea, attack like the mountains. You must research this deeply."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Tu Penetrate the Depths"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "When we are fighting with the enemy, even when it can be seen that we can win on the surface with the benefit of the Way, if his spirit is not extinguished, he may be beaten superficially yet undefeated in spirit deep inside. With this principle of \"penetrating the depths\" we can destroy the enemy's spirit in its depths, demoralising him by quickly changing our spirit. This often occurs."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Penetrating the depths means penetrating with the long sword, penetrating with the body, and penetrating with the spirit. This cannot be understood in a generalisation."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Once we have crushed the enemy in the depths, there is no need to remain spirited. But otherwise we must remain spirited. If the enemy remains spirited it is difficult to crush him. You must train in penetrating the depths for large-scale strategy and also single combat."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "To Renew"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "\"To renew\" applies when we are fighting with the enemy, and an entangled spirit arises where there is no possible resolution. We must abandon our efforts, think of the situation in a fresh spirit then win in the new rhythm. To renew, when we are deadlocked with the enemy, means that without changing our circumstance we change our spirit and win through a different technique."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Ir is necessary to consider how \"to renew\" also applies in large-scale strategy. Research this diligently."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Rat's Head, Ox's Neck"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "\"Rat's head and ox's neck\" means that, when we are fighting with the enemy and both he and we have become occupied with small points in an entangled spirit, we must always think of the \\Vay of strategy as being both a rat's head and an ox's neck. Whenever we have become preoccupied with small derails, we must suddenly change into a large spirit, interchanging large with small."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "This is one of the essences of strategy. It is necessary that the warrior think in this spirit in ewryday life. You must not depart from this spirit in large-scale strategy nor in single combat."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "The Commander Knows the Troops"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "\"The commander knows the troops\" applies everywhere in fights in my Way of strategy."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Using the wisdom of strategy, think of the enemy as your own troops. When you think in this way you can move him at will and be able to chase him around. You become the general and the enemy becomes your troops. You mu st master this."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "To Let Go the Hilt"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "There arc various kinds of spirit involved in letting go the hilt."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "There is the spirit of winning without a sword. There is also the spirit of holding the long sword but not winning. Tbc various methods cannot be expressed in writing. You must train well."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "The Body of a Rock51"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "When you have mastered tbe \\Vay of strategy you can suddenly make your body like a rock, and ten thousand things cannot touch you. This is the body of a rock."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "You will not be moved. Oral tradition."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "What is recorded above is what has been constantly on my mind about !chi school sword fencing, written clown as it came to me. This is the first time I have written about my technique, and the order of things is a bit confused. It is difficult to express it dearly."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "This book is a spiritual guide for the man who wishes to learn the \\Vay."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "My heart has been inclined to the Way of strategy from my youth onwards."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Tbe b1Jdy 1Jf a rock, This is recorded in the Terao /{a l{i, the chronicle of the house of Terao. Once, a lord asked Musashi \"What is this 'Budy of a rock'?\" Musashi replied, nPlcaS<.\u00b7summon my pupil Terao Ryuma Suke\". When Terao appeared, Musashi ordered him to kill himself by cutting his abdomen. Just as Terao was about lO make the cut, Musashi restrained him and said to the lord, \"This is the 'Body of a Rock'\"."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "have devoted myself ro training my hand, tempering my body, and attaining the many spiritual attitudes of sword fencing. If we watch men of other schools discussing theory, and concentrating on techniques with the hands, even though they seem skilful to watch, they have not the slightest true spirit."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Of course, men who study in this way think they are training the body an<l spirit, but it is an obstacle to the true \\Vay, and its bad influence remains for ever. Thus the true Way of strategy is becoming decadent and dying out."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "The true \\Vay of sword fencing is the craft of defeating the enemy in a fight, and nothing other than this. If you attain and adhere to the wisdom of my strategy, you need never doubt that you will win."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "The second year of Shoho, the fifth month, the nvelfth day ( 1645)"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Teruo Magonojo\tSHINMEN MUSASHI"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "THE  WIND  BOOK"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "In strategy you must know the Ways of other schools, so I have written about"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "\\'arious other traditions of strategy in this the Wind Book."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Without knowledge of the Ways of other schools, it is difficult to understand the essence of my lchi school. Looking at other schools we find some that specialise in techniques of strength using extra-long swords. Some schools study the Way of the short sword, known as kodacbi. Some schools teach dexterity in large numbers of sword techniques, teaching attitudes of the sword as rhe \"surface\" and the Way as the \"interior\"."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "That none of these are the true Way I show clearly in the imerior of this book-all the vices and virtues and rights and wrongs. My lchi school is different. Other schools make accomplishments their means of livelihood, growing flowers and decorati\\\u00b7ely colouring articles in order to sell them. This is definitely not the Way of strategy."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Some of the world's strategists are concerned only with sword-fencing, and limit their training to flourishing the long sword and carriage of the body. But is dexterity alone sufficient to win) This is not the essence of the Way."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "I have recorded the unsatisfactory points of other schools one by one in this book. You must study these matters deeply to appreciate the benefit of my Ni To !chi school."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Other Schools Using Extra-Long Swords"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Some other schools have a liking for extra-long swords. From the point of view of mv strategy these must be seen as weak schools. This is because they do not ppreciate the principle of cutting the enemy by any means. Their preference is for the extra-lon6 sword and. relying on the virtue of its length. they think to"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "defeat the enemy from a distance."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "In this world it is said, \"One inch gives the hand advantage\", but these are the idle words of one who does not know strategy. It shows the inferior strategy of a weak spirit that men should be dependent on the length of their sword, fighting from a distance without the benefit of strategy."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "I expect there is a case for the school in question liking extra-long swords as part of its doctrine, but if we compare this with real life it is unreasonable. Surely we need not necessarily be defeated if we are using a short sword, and have no long sword?"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "It is difficult for these people to cut the enemy when at close quarters because of the length of the long sword. The blade path is large so the long sword is an encumbrance, and they are at a disadvantage compared to the man armed with a short companion sword."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "From olden times it has been said: \"Great and small go together.\" So do not unconditionally dislike extra-long swords. What I dislike is the inclination towards the long sword. If we consider large-scale strategy, we can think of large forces in terms of long swords, and small forces as short swords. Cannot few men give battle against many) There are many instances of few men overcoming many."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Your strategy is of no account if when called on to fight in a confined space your heart is inclined to the long sword, or if you are in a house armed only with your companion sword. Besides, some men have not the strength of others."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "In my doctrine, I dislike preconceived, narrow spirit. You must study this well."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "The Strong Long Sword Spirit in Other Schools"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "You should not speak of strong and weak long swords. If you just wield the long sword in a strong spirit your cutting will be coarse, and if you use the sword coarsely you will have difficulty in winning."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "If you are concerned with the strength of your sword, you will try to cut unreasonablv strongly, and will not be able to cut at all. It is also bad to try to cut strongly when testing the sword. Whenever you cross swords with an enemy you must not think of cutting him either strongly or weakly; just think of"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "cutting and killing him. Be intent solely upon killing the enemy. Do not try to cut strongly and, of course, do nor think of cutting weakly. You should only be concerned with killing the enemy ."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": ".  If )'OU rely on strength, when you hit the enemy's sword you will inevitably hn too hard. If you do this, your own sword will be carried along as a result. Thus the saying, \"The strongest hand wins\", has no meaning."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "In large-scale strategy, if you have a strong army and are relying on strength to win, out the enemy also has a strong army, the battle will be fierce. This is the same for both sides."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Without the correct principle the fight cannot be won."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "The spirit of my school is to win through the wisdom of strategy, paying no attention to trifles. Study this well."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Use of the Shorter Long Sword in Other Schools Using a shorter long sword is not the true Way to win."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "In ancient times, tacbi and k,11,111,1 meant long and short swords. Men of superior strength in the world can wield even a long sword lightly, so there is no case for their liking the short sword. They also make use of the length of spears and halberds. Some men use a shorter long sword with the intention of jumping in and stabbing the enemy at the unguarded moment when he flourishes his sword. This inclination is bad."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "To aim for the enem,\u00b7's unguarded moment is completely defensive, and undesirable at close quarters with the enemy. Furthermore, you cannot use the mcthoJ of jumping inside his Jefencc with a short sworJ if there are many enemies. Some men think that if they go against manv enemies with a shorter long sword they can unrestrictedly frisk around cutting in sweeps, but the\\' have to parry cuts continuously, and e\\'entually become entangled with the enemy. This is inconsistent with the true \\Vay of strategy."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "The sure \\Vay to win thus is to chase the enemy around in a confusing manner, causing him to jump aside, with your body held strongly and straight. The same principle applies to largc-,calc strategy. The essence of strategy is to fall upon the enemy in large numbers and bring about his speedy downfall. By their study of s:rategy. people of the worlJ get used to countering, evading and retreating as the normal thing. They become set in this habit, so can easily be"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "paraded around by the enemy. The Way of strategy is straight and true. You must chase the enemy around and make him obey your spirit."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Other Schools with many Methods of using the Long Sword"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "I think it is held in other schools that there are many methods of using the long sword in order to gain the admiration of beginners. This is selling the \\Vay. It is a vile spirit in strategy."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "The reason for this is that to deliberate over many ways of cutting down a man is an error. To start with, killing is not the Way of mankind. Killing is the same for people who know about fighting and for those who do not. It is the same for women or children, and there are not many different methods. \\Ve can speak of different tactics such as stahbing and mowing down, but none other than these."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Anyway, cutting down the enemy is the Way of strategy, and there is no need for many refinements of it."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Even so, according to the place, your long sword may be obstructed abm\u00b7e or to the sides, so you will need to hold your sword in such manner that it can be used. There are five methods in five directions."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Methods apart from these five-hand twisting, body bending, jumping out, and so on, to cut the enemy-arc not in the true \\Vay of strategy. In order to cut the cnemv you must not make twisting or bending cuts. This is completclv useless. In my strategy, I bear my spirit and body straight, and cause the enemy to twist and bend. The neces,ary spirit is to win by attacking the enemy when his spirit is warped. You mu st study th is well."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Use of Attitudes of the Long Sword in Other Schools"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Placing a great deal of importance on the attitudes of the long sword is a mistaken way of thinking. What is known in the world as \"attitude\" applies when there is no enemy. The reason is that this has been a precedent since ancient times, and there should be no such thing as \"This is the modern way to do it\" in duelling. You must force the enemy into inconvenient situations."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Attitudes are for situations in which you are not to be moved. That is, for"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "garrisoning castles, battle array, and so on, showing the spirit of nor being moved even by a strong assault. In the Way of duelling, however, you must always be intent upon taking the lead and attacking. Attitude is the spirit of awaiting an attack. You must appreciate this."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "In duels of strategy you must move the opponent's attitude. Attack where his spirit is lax, throw him into confusion, irritate and terrify him. Take ad\\'antage of the enemy's rhythm when he is unsettled and you can win."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "I dislike the defensive spirit known as \"attitude\". Therefore, in my Way, there is something called \"Attitude-N0 Attitude\"."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "In large-scale strategy we deploy our troops for battle bearing in mind our strength, observing the enemy's numbers, and noting the details of the battle\u00b7 field. This is at the start of the battle."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "The spirit of attacking first is completely different from the spirit of being attacked. Hearing an attack well, with a strong attitude, and parrying the enemy's attack well, is like making a wall of spears and halberds. When you attack the enemy, your spirit must go to the extent of pulling the stakes out of a wall and using them as spears and halberds. You must examine this well."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Fixing the Eyes in Other Schools"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Some schools maintain that the eyes should be fixed on the enemy's long sword. Some schools fix the eyes on the hands. Some fix the eyes on the face, and some fix the eyes on the feet, and so on. If you fix the eyes on these places your spirit can become confused and your strategy thwarted."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "I will explain this in detail. Footballers52 do not fix their eyes on the ball, but"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "by good play on the field they can perform well. When you become accus\u00ad tomed to something, you are not limited to the use of your eyes. People such as master musicians have the music score in front of their nose, or flourish swords in several ways when they have mastered the Way, but this does not mean that they fix their eyes on these things specifically, or that they make pointless movements of the sword. It means that they can see naturally."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Footballers\u00b7 Foot!nll was a court game in ancient Japan. There isa reference to it in Cenji"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Monogatari."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "In the \\Vay of strategy, when you have fought many times you will easily be able to appraise the speed and position of the enemy's sword, and having mastery of the Way you will see the weight of his spirit. In strategy, fixing the eyes means gazing at the man's heart."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "In large-scale strategy the area to watch is the enemy's strength. \"Percept\u00ad ion\" and \"sight\" are the two methods of seeing. Perception consists of concentrating strongly on the enemy's spirit, observing the condition of the battlefield, fixing the gaze strongly, seeing the progress of the fight and the changes of advantage. This is the sure way to win."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "In single combat you must not fix the eyes on details. As I said before, if you fix your eyes on details and neglect important things, your spirit will become bewildered, and victory will escape you. Research this principle well and train diligently."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Use of the Feet in Other Schools"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "There are various methods of using the feet: floating foot, jumping foot, springing foot, treading foot, crow's foot, and such nimble walking methods. From the point of view of my strategy, these are all unsatisfactory."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "I dislike floating foot because the feet always tend to float during the fight."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "The Way must be trod firmly."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Neither do I like jumping foot, because it encourages the habit of jumping, and a jumpy spirit. However much you jump, there is no real justification for it; so jumping is bad."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Springing foot causes a springing spirit which is indecisive. Treading foot is a \"waiting\" method, and I especially dislike it."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Apart from these, there are various fast walking methods, such as crow's foot, and so on."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Sometimes, however, you may encounter the enemy on marshland, swampy ground, river valleys, stony ground, or narrow roads, in which situations you cannot jump or move the feet quickly."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "In my strategy, the footwork does not change. I always walk as I usually do in the street. You must never lose control of your feet. According to the enemy's rhythm, move fast or slowly, adjusting your body not too much and not too little."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Carrying rhe feer is imporranr also in large-scale strategy. This is because, if you attack quickly and rhoughtlessly without knowing the enemy's spirit, your rhythm will become deranged and you will not be able to win. Or, if you advance too slowly, you will not be able to take advantage of the enemy's disorder, the opportunity to win will escape, and you will not be able to finish the fight quickly. You must win by seizing upon the enemy's disorder and derangement, and by not according him even a little hope of recovery. Practise this well."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Speed in Other Schools"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Speed is not part of the true Way of strategy. Speed implies that things seem fast or slow, according to whether or nor they are in rhythm. Whatever the Way, rhe master of strategy does not appear fast."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Some people can walk as fast as a hundred or a hundred and twenty miles in a day, but this does nor mean that they run conrinuously from morning rill night. Unpractised runners may seem to have been running all day, bur rheir perfor\u00ad mance is poor."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "In the Way of dance, accomplished performers can sing while dancing, but when beginners rry this they slow down and their spirit becomes busy. The \"old pine tree\"5 3 melody beaten on a leather drum is rranquil, bur when beginners try this they slow down and their spirit becomes busy. Very skilful people can manage a fast rhythm, but it is bad to beat hurriedly. If you try to beat too quickly you will get out of time. Of course, slowness is bad. Really skilful people never get our of time, and are always deliberate, and never appear busy. From this example, the principle can be seen."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "What is known as speed is especially bad in the Way of strategy. The reason for this is that depending on the place, marsh or swamp and so on, it may not be possible to move the body and legs together quickly. Still less will you be able to cur quickly if you have a long sword in this situation. If you try to cut quickly, as if using a fan or short sword, you will not actually cur even a little. You must appreciate this."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Old pine tree, \"KoMatsu Bushi\", an old tune for flute or lyre."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "In large-scale strategy also, a fast busy spirit is undesirable. The spirit must be that of holding down a pillow, then you will not be even a little late."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "When your opponent is hurrying recklessly, you must act contrarily and keep calm. You must not be influenced by the opponent. Train diligently to attain this spirit."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "\"Interior\" and \"Surface\" in Other Schools There is no \"interior\" nor \"surface\" in strategy."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "The artistic accomplishments usually claim inner meaning and secret"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "tradition, and \"interior\" and \"gate\",54 but in combat there is no such thing as fighting on the surface, or cutting with the interior. When I teach my Way, I first teach by training in techniques which arc easy for the pupil to understand, a doctrine which is easy to understand. I gradually endeavour to explain the deep principle, points which it is hardly possible to comprehend, according to the pupil's progress. In any event, because the way to understanding is through experience, I <lo not speak of \"interior\" and \"gate\"."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "In this world, if you go into the mountains, and decide to go deeper and yet deeper, instead you will emerge at the gate. Whatever the Way, it has an interior, and it is sometimes a good thing to point out the gate. In strategy, we cannot say what is concealed an<l what is revealed."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Accordingly I dislike passing on my Way through written pledges and regulations. Perceiving the ability of my pupils, I teach the direct Way, remove the bad influence of other schools, and gradually introduce them to the true Way of the warrior."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "The method of teaching my strategy is with a trustworthy spirit. You must train diligently."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "I have tried to record an outline of the strategy of other schools in the above ninescctions. lcouldnowcontinucbygivinga specific account of these schools one by one, from the \"gate\" to the \"interior\", but I have intentionally not named the schools or their main points. The reason for this is that different branches of schools give different interpretations of the doctrines. In as much"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "54 Gate: A student enrolling in a school would pass through the gate of the Dojo. To enter a"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "reacher's gate means to take up a course of stuJy."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "as men's opinions differ, so there must be differing ideas on the same matter. Thus no one man's conception is valid for any school."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "I have shown the general tendencies of other schools on nine points. If we look at them from an honest viewpoint, we see that people always tend to like long swords or short swords, and become concerned with strength in both large and small matters. You can see why I do not deal with the \"gates\" of other schools."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "In my !chi school of the long sword there is neither gate nor interior. There is"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "no inner meaning in sword attitudes. You must simply keep your spirit true to"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "realise the virtue of strategy."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Twelfth day of the fifth month, the second year of Shoho (1645)"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "THE  BOOK OF THE VOID"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "The Ni To Ichi Way of strategy is recorded in this the Book of the Void."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "What is called the spirit of the void is where there is nothing. It is not included in man's knowledge. Of course the void is nothingness. By knowing things that exist, you can know that which does not exist. That is the void."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "People in this world look at things mistakenly, and think that whatthey do not understand must be the void. This is not the true void. It is bewilderment."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "In the Way of strategy, also, those who study as warriors think that whatever they cannot understand in their craft is the void. This is not the true void."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "To attain the Way of strategy as a warrior you mu st study fully other martial arts and not deviate even a little from the Way of the warrior. With your spirit settled, accumulate practice day by day, and hour by hour. Polish the twofold spirit heart and mind, and sharpen the twofold gaze perception and sight. When your spirit is not in the least clouded, when the clouds of bewilderment clear away, there is the true void."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Until you realise the true Way, whether in Buddhism or in common sense, you may think that things are correct and in order. However, if we look at things objectively, from the viewpoint of laws of the world, we see various doctrines departing from the true Way. Know well this spirit, and with forthrightness as the foundation and the true spirit as the Way. Enact strategy broadly, correctly and openly."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Then you will come to think of things in a wide sense and, taking the void as the Way, you will see the Way as void."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "In the void is virtue, and no evil. Wisdom has existence, principle has existence, the Way has existence, spirit is nothingness."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Twelfth day of the fifth month, second year of Shoho (1645)"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Teruro Magonojo\tSHINMEN MUSASHI"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": ""}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "What is the main idea of the segment starting with 'The Big Idea... ?'"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "The Big Idea\nIt has been a customary perception that peace-loving people triumph more in life. Few realize that this is the very idea that acts as a barrier to realizing and identifying indispensable provisions to thrive in the challenges of day-to-day living. Day after day, you will be faced with numerous conflicts that demand the need to engage in constant struggle or battle. Bestselling author Robert Greene shares 33 effective strategies of war to guide you through the realistic battlefield called life."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "What is the main idea of the segment starting with 'Self-Directed Warfare... ?'"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "Self-Directed Warfare"}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "What is the main idea of the segment starting with 'The mind indeed is so powerful that it can propel ... ?'"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "The mind indeed is so powerful that it can propel anything to action.  A mind that is too emotional and clouded by past resentments may not see the world clearly and generate inappropriate strategies. - Declare War On Your Enemies: The Polarity Strategy"}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "What is the main idea of the segment starting with 'Struggle is indeed an inevitable part of life... ?'"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "Struggle is indeed an inevitable part of life. Enemies come everywhere, sometimes explicitly but more often than not, subtly. It is important that you recognize these enemies and from there, start strategizing. Yet again, everything starts from within. You should face the world with an open anticipation of this battle. It is your responsibility to program yourself to be in battle mode most of the time. Otherwise, you may easily be overpowered and end up a loser."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "What is the main idea of the segment starting with 'Discovering that you have too many enemies may ent... ?'"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "Discovering that you have too many enemies may entice you towards the safer side; which is to act in accordance to the enemies\u2019 ways and be one of them. You should prevent this from happening or else, you will lose your identity."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "What is the main idea of the segment starting with 'A magnet best demonstrates the polarity strategy... ?'"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "A magnet best demonstrates the polarity strategy. Opposite poles create movement. Consider your enemies as your opposites. Without enemies, you might lose your drive to go on with life."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "What is the main idea of the segment starting with '- Do Not Fight The Last War: The Guerilla-War-Of-T... ?'"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "- Do Not Fight The Last War: The Guerilla-War-Of-The-Mind Strategy"}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "What is the main idea of the segment starting with 'Some people linger so much on the successes of the... ?'"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "Some people linger so much on the successes of the past, thinking that any change will hamper luck\u2019s persistence. There is nothing wrong in celebrating\n\npast achievements. However, having a notion that previously effective strategies are perpetually the best is not at all beneficial.\nA mind that is locked up in the past gets a blurred version of reality. The past may be a good teacher but it should not be the focus and sole basis of all your thoughts and actions. Move forward and get hooked by present endeavors and their conditions. Holding on so much to past successes and resentments may indeed cause the mind to languish somewhere along the way. To restore the mind\u2019s natural course forward, here are some tactics that you can employ:"}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "What is the main idea of the segment starting with 'Reexamine all your cherished beliefs and principle... ?'"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "Reexamine all your cherished beliefs and principles.\tGet out of your paradigms and think out of the box based on the present."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "What is the main idea of the segment starting with 'Erase the memory of the last war... ?'"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "Erase the memory of the last war. Whether it was a triumph or a failure, make each war a fresh new start.\nKeep the mind moving. Be as sensitive as you can to what the current circumstance has to offer and work your way around it.\nAbsorb the spirit of the times.\tAdapt to the demands of the present. Strategize based on current state of affairs, not on theories of the past.\nReverse course.\tIn certain transactions, actions and reactions may be very predictable. Get out of the trend and be more innovative. - Amidst The Turmoil of Events, Do Not Lose Your Presence of Mind: The Counterbalance Strategy"}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "What is the main idea of the segment starting with 'At war, you are not expected to be cautious... ?'"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "At war, you are not expected to be cautious. Too much carefulness is a manifestation of fear. Do not be afraid to commit mistakes or to take risks. Fear will only hinder you from moving forward. Remember that presence of mind is an essential armor. It counters your tendency to drift away from the conflict and go back to the comfort zone. It boosts your confidence and gives you assurance that you can successfully tackle all your encounters and recuperate from your mistakes. It positively overpowers doubt as it fills you with determination and drive."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "What is the main idea of the segment starting with 'Nevertheless, presence of mind may not be that eas... ?'"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "Nevertheless, presence of mind may not be that easy to achieve. Preparation is key. This means you must delve into the battle in advance to foresee possible scenarios and conceptualize corresponding courses of action. During actual war, in spite of the chaos that comes with it, you should not lose confidence because you should already know what to do. Do not allow pessimism to affect you. Instead, try to influence the people around you with your tranquility."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "What is the main idea of the segment starting with 'Here are some ways by which you can enhance your m... ?'"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "Here are some ways by which you can enhance your mind\u2019s strength in any kind of situation:"}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "What is the main idea of the segment starting with 'Expose yourself to conflict... ?'"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "Expose yourself to conflict. Confront your fears. The wider your experience in conflict is, the more practice you get."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "What is the main idea of the segment starting with 'Be self-reliant... ?'"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "Be self-reliant. Equip yourself with the necessary skills so that you do not have to depend on other people.\nSuffer fools gladly. You encounter a lot of fools everywhere. Thus, you are not required to expend all your limited resources to all of them. Do not be too involved.\nCrowd out feelings of panic by focusing on simple tasks. Visualize things that are easy and familiar to you to divert your attention from anxiety.\nUnintimidate yourself. Picture the enemy as way inferior compared to you.\nDevelop your fingertip feel. Follow your intuition and make quick decisions based on it. - Create A Sense of Urgency And Desperation: The Death- Ground Strategy"}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "What is the main idea of the segment starting with 'In addition to establishing and strengthening conn... ?'"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "In addition to establishing and strengthening connections with current circumstances, consider the present as not offering a gray area. It is either you make it or break it. This leaves no room for wasted time. Death, inevitable as it is, may be seen as a good motivator to maximize every single moment available. There is a psychological phenomenon called death ground where a certain situation seems to offer zero options. The only way to get out of the trap is to act without much ado. Otherwise, failure may be expected. There is pressure, of course, but its effects are ultimately beneficial."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "What is the main idea of the segment starting with 'Below are five actions that can easily put you on ... ?'"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "Below are five actions that can easily put you on psychological death ground:\nStake everything on a single throw. This gives no room for failure as there is simply too much at stake.\nAct before you are ready.\tPush yourself to move forward and take advantage of the pressure that you encounter once you are there.\nEnter new waters. Get out of your comfort zone and be challenged.\nMake it \u201cyou against the world\u201d. Always think that you are putting your entire person at stake. Deprive your enemies the opportunity to celebrate your failure.\nKeep yourself restless and unsatisfied. Get out of complacency. Constantly challenge yourself. Bring yourself to death ground always. Organizational (Team) Warfare"}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "What is the main idea of the segment starting with 'The subsequent strategies emphasize the need to un... ?'"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "The subsequent strategies emphasize the need to understand a team as a whole as well as its composition. A clear perception not only will pave the way for changes but will also identify better strategies to attain the team\u2019s purpose. - Avoid The Snares Of Groupthink: The Command-And-Control Strategy"}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "What is the main idea of the segment starting with 'Since an organization is composed of different peo... ?'"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "Since an organization is composed of different people with varied personalities, intentions, and goals, it is important that you, as a leader, are aware of the strengths and weakness of your people. This will tell you how to approach each part of the chain of command to get them more involved. You further your knowledge of what is taking place and ascertain if you are all directed towards your goal. This you accomplish without falling into \u201cgroupthink\u201d or the senselessness of merely arriving at a collective decision."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "What is the main idea of the segment starting with 'Furthermore, you must recognize the fact that it i... ?'"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "Furthermore, you must recognize the fact that it is time-consuming and beyond human capacity to monitor and give direction to everyone all at the same time. Therefore, it is wise to recruit people who have the same vision as you do and who would willingly work for that vision on your behalf. This significantly saves you a lot of time since you will not have to deal with difficult people."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "What is the main idea of the segment starting with '- Segment Your Forces: The Controlled-Chaos Strate... ?'"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "- Segment Your Forces: The Controlled-Chaos Strategy"}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "What is the main idea of the segment starting with 'Everything transpires quickly at war... ?'"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "Everything transpires quickly at war. You are not given the luxury of time. You have to make decisions and act before the enemy does. Conversely, with the progression of time, more and more information becomes available. This further contributes to the complexity of decision-making. Controlling a huge team will not be able to fulfill this requisite for speed and adaptability. Creation of smaller teams that are directed towards particular and clear goals is more effective."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "What is the main idea of the segment starting with 'This may be a risk on your part, though, since you... ?'"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "This may be a risk on your part, though, since you are delegating some part of your control. However, it is more strategic as it provides you mobility. The teams are dispersed but focused at the same time. This gives each of them a clearer view of what is actually happening and allows them to respond accordingly."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "What is the main idea of the segment starting with '- Transform Your War Into A Crusade: Morale Strate... ?'"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "- Transform Your War Into A Crusade: Morale Strategies"}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "What is the main idea of the segment starting with 'It is man\u2019s natural tendency to protect his own in... ?'"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "It is man\u2019s natural tendency to protect his own interests to survive. Thus, even in an organization, members may have their own goals and intentions. It is your responsibility, as a leader, to encourage them to put aside their individual concerns and crusade altogether against a certain enemy. Instill in them that only by working wholly can everyone turn out victorious. The following steps will help you focus and convert into an undivided system the dynamics of a certain group:"}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "What is the main idea of the segment starting with 'Unite your troops around a cause... ?'"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "Unite your troops around a cause. A cause gives more meaning to efforts.\nKeep their bellies full. Do not take some of their needs for granted. Otherwise, their selfishness will resurface.\nLead from the front. Experience what your people are experiencing to sustain their motivation. Be a leader of action, not just words.\nConcentrate their ch\u2019i. Ch\u2019i is an energy that all living things have. Having not much to do lowers one\u2019s ch\u2019i or spirit. Keep your people active.\nPlay to their emotions. However, be careful not to target the emotional aspect right away. Find the best manner and timing first.\nMix harshness and kindness. There should be a good balance of punishment and reward. Correct mistakes but do not forget to reinforce positive actions.\nBuild the group myth. Build a tradition of success that will make the members appreciate their belongingness.\nBe ruthless with grumblers. Otherwise, they will simply influence those who are motivated and disciplined. Defensive Warfare"}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "What is the main idea of the segment starting with 'When using defensive warfare, you attack only when... ?'"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "When using defensive warfare, you attack only when necessary. You also capitalize on the enemy\u2019s confusion as it instigates unwise attacks working to your advantage.\n- Pick Your Battles Carefully: The Perfect-Economy Strategy\nAll human beings have certain strengths and, at the same time, weaknesses. At some point, you will have limitations. Realistically, you cannot tackle everything. Thus, it is important that you balance the costs and benefits of any situation before plunging into it. At times, your desire to get something that you really want propels you to be impulsive and blocks off your capacity to identify further costs. You are blinded by merely the benefits. Extra effort must indeed be exerted to see beyond the obvious and look at reality in its entirety - including the not-so-good side of it."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "What is the main idea of the segment starting with '- Turn The Tables: The Counterattack Strategy... ?'"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "- Turn The Tables: The Counterattack Strategy"}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "What is the main idea of the segment starting with 'Warriors often take into consideration only two op... ?'"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "Warriors often take into consideration only two options: to fight offensively or defensively. Offensive attacks immediately create an enemy and may result in reckless decisions that encumber self-control. Defensiveness, on the other hand, leads to passiveness and avoidance of enemies as much as possible. There is a third option that is often disregarded. This is a balance of both offensive and defensive strategies. When enemies sense weakness in the opponent, they lower their guard. This is the best time to let your offensive strategies come into play. Catch your enemies off guard. Make your actions as unpredictable as possible."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "What is the main idea of the segment starting with 'A counterattack like this saves time as well... ?'"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "A counterattack like this saves time as well. The circumstance found its way to you on its own. The best thing you can do is react suddenly, expending only a short period of time and resources."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "What is the main idea of the segment starting with '- Create A Threatening Presence: Deterrence Strate... ?'"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "- Create A Threatening Presence: Deterrence Strategies"}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "What is the main idea of the segment starting with 'Do not allow yourself to succumb to intimidation... ?'"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "Do not allow yourself to succumb to intimidation. You are more prone to it if enemies find you weak and vulnerable. Deterrence strategies simply reverse this kind of an impression. The following are methods of deterrence and reverse intimidation:"}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "What is the main idea of the segment starting with 'Surprise with a bold maneuver... ?'"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "Surprise with a bold maneuver. Take risks in the face of the enemy to highlight your strengths instead of weaknesses.\nReverse the threat. Identify areas that your enemy is most vulnerable and attack them there.\nSeem unpredictable and irrational. Do not allow your enemies to find a pattern in your actions. Show them that, at times, you can really be irrational. A close encounter with you could definitely be risky.\nPlay on people\u2019s natural paranoia. Inform your enemies of your strengths indirectly. The more vague the available information is, the more they become paranoid.\nEstablish a frightening reputation. Over the years, create a trend showing how intimidating you are. - Trade Space For Time: The Nonengagement Strategy"}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "What is the main idea of the segment starting with 'Retreat is not a sign of weakness... ?'"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "Retreat is not a sign of weakness. Rather, it is one way of utilizing and maximizing available resources. Get out of your paradigm that advancing is the best thing to do no matter what since it is not always the case. Retreat paves the way for reassessment of the situation and strategies. It saves time and effort for situations that really call for action. Offensive Warfare"}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "What is the main idea of the segment starting with 'There are simply things that you cannot exactly an... ?'"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "There are simply things that you cannot exactly anticipate. The discrepancy between your expectations and what is real is called \u201cfriction\u201d.  By practicing\n\noffensive strategies, you initiate the war by attacking first. Thus, you get a better hand at control and create actual circumstances based on your expectations. Friction then manifests at the enemy\u2019s side. - Lose Battles But Win The War: Grand Strategy"}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "What is the main idea of the segment starting with 'Reflect on where you really want to go and what yo... ?'"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "Reflect on where you really want to go and what you want your destiny to be. It may also be helpful to see where your skills seem to be bringing you right now. After which, think forward but be sure you are taking several steps ahead. Look at your final destiny as an entire campaign, not just individual battles to recover from. This is the so-called grand strategy. The ultimate end result is more essential than each phase.\nThe following are the four main principles of grand strategy: Focus on your greater goal, your destiny. Start with a specific, defined, and focused goal in life that is in line with reality."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "What is the main idea of the segment starting with 'Widen your perspective... ?'"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "Widen your perspective. Expand your vision of the world. Do not limit yourself to what you simply want to happen. Be as realistic as possible but make sure you capture much of reality.\nSever the roots. Look beyond what is obvious. Observe your enemy and analyze what causes him to act that way.\nTake the indirect route to your goal. Create a plan and do not be reactive to every single move of the enemy. Focus on your long-term plan and work your way through it. - Know Your Enemy: The Intelligence Strategy"}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "What is the main idea of the segment starting with 'Be keener in your interactions with people and sit... ?'"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "Be keener in your interactions with people and situations. The superficial does not always reveal the entirety of one\u2019s thoughts and intentions. Narcissism is one\u2019s tendency to perceive other people as always in accordance to his own values and goals. You always see yourself in other people. Thus, you have a distorted image of reality. In effect, you do not get to strategize appropriately. Remember that your opponent\u2019s mind is your real enemy. Having an accurate grasp of the enemy\u2019s weaknesses will contribute much to your victory."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "What is the main idea of the segment starting with '- Overwhelm Resistance With Speed And Suddenness: ... ?'"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "- Overwhelm Resistance With Speed And Suddenness: The Blitzkrieg Strategy"}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "What is the main idea of the segment starting with 'This does not pertain to impetuous speed as it sho... ?'"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "This does not pertain to impetuous speed as it should involve a carefully crafted plan. You must come up with a plan that will catch your enemies off guard. A certain level of order and strategy must initially be in place to harness the benefits of the speed and suddenness of your actions.  Prepare yourself and\n\ncarefully analyze your opponent. Identify his weaknesses. To lure him into lowering his guard, appear weak. Attack when the enemy least expects it.\nAs time progresses, modern life\u2019s pace also increases, bringing with it more information, influences, and disturbances. Life has generally been perceived as unforgiving and ruthless. Thus, it is natural for human beings to withdraw themselves from reality. They also try to slow down to avoid committing mistakes. People have learned over the years to be cautious. Blitzkrieg warfare seems to be the most fitting strategy for times like these. You take advantage of the opponent\u2019s slowing down and surprise him with an attack. With this, he is left without an opportunity to be careful anymore and is forced to act impulsively. He gets confounded and you follow up with another attack that causes further confusion. This leads to a cycle of error on the opponent\u2019s part leading to his downfall."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "What is the main idea of the segment starting with '- Control The Dynamic: Forcing Strategies... ?'"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "- Control The Dynamic: Forcing Strategies"}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "What is the main idea of the segment starting with 'At some point, you will encounter people who want ... ?'"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "At some point, you will encounter people who want to exercise control over you. You can easily reverse this by following these four basic principles and gain ultimate control:\nKeep them on their heels. Take the initiative before the enemy does.\nShift the battlefield. You can confuse your enemies by making essential factors unfamiliar to them. Eventually, they will be exerting efforts that are to your advantage without them immediately realizing it.\nCompel mistakes. Your enemies definitely have plans as well. Push them to become impulsive and commit a cycle of mistakes along the way.\nAssume passive control. Let them believe they are in control. This way, they will lower their guards a little. - Hit Them Where It Hurts: The Center-Of-Gravity Strategy"}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "What is the main idea of the segment starting with 'Gravitational pull is said to support the earth an... ?'"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "Gravitational pull is said to support the earth and keep it in place. At war, the opponent\u2019s power rests on certain elements that work for them like gravity. Look beyond the obvious and identify what these gravity-like elements are and make it your target. Distressing it will certainly make them fall apart. - Defeat Them In Detail: The Divide-And-Conquer Strategy"}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "What is the main idea of the segment starting with 'Instead of looking at the totality of your opponen... ?'"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "Instead of looking at the totality of your opponent, try to examine its parts and how you can defeat each of them. The whole may appear overwhelming and disheartening to conquer. The parts, however, seem easier to overcome. Aside from the parts, you must also take into consideration the joints that connect them. In implementing change, for example, you can only get them to adapt the change if you understand what is causing their resistance. A connection to the past is normally the cause thus comes the need to disturb them out of it. This connection to the past is normally emotional in nature. In this case, the emotions involved serve as a joint and you need to tackle it to break it."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "What is the main idea of the segment starting with '- Expose And Attack Your Opponent\u2019s Soft Flank: Th... ?'"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "- Expose And Attack Your Opponent\u2019s Soft Flank: The Turning Strategy"}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "What is the main idea of the segment starting with 'People tend to camouflage their weaknesses by pres... ?'"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "People tend to camouflage their weaknesses by presenting the opposite. The most effective way to overcome this kind of situation is to attack indirectly. Targeting the opponent\u2019s strong front will only waste your time and energy. You may need to take a longer, but more effective, route. Consider areas least expected to be attacked. Eventually, because of surprise, they will unintentionally uncover their weak aspect and will unconsciously make the rest of the attack easier for you. - Envelop The Enemy: The Annihilation Strategy"}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "What is the main idea of the segment starting with 'When the enemy feels that there is not a single ga... ?'"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "When the enemy feels that there is not a single gap in your strategies that he can take advantage of, he starts to get weak and lose control of the situation.\nAny form of manipulation of the mind, whether positive or negative, shall strongly influence corresponding actions. Remember that the mind is a mighty propeller. Given these two facts, envelopment does not have to be physically accurate. You may approach psychologically by merely creating a feeling of being caught without any way to escape. Appeal to your opponent\u2019s emotions and you will notice that things will automatically fall into place the way you expected it."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "What is the main idea of the segment starting with '- Maneuver Them Into Weakness: The Ripening-For-Th... ?'"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "- Maneuver Them Into Weakness: The Ripening-For-The- Sickle Strategy"}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "What is the main idea of the segment starting with 'As mentioned earlier, as you go on through life, c... ?'"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "As mentioned earlier, as you go on through life, circumstances calling for war-like encounters are inevitable. Embarking upon them one after another can be really exhausting. A wise strategist will think of ways to weaken the opponent first before engaging in actual battle.\nHere are four main principles by which you can contrive your enemies to weakness: Craft a plan with branches. Analyze the situation in its entirety. Equip yourself with different options or \u2018branches\u2019. This provides you the necessary flexibility to cope with whatever the situation has to offer."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "What is the main idea of the segment starting with 'Give yourself room to maneuver... ?'"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "Give yourself room to maneuver. Be open to options. Prepare yourself physically and psychologically.\nGive your enemy dilemmas, not problems. Problems can be solved but dilemmas will surely leave your opponents confused. Provide them options but make sure both are to your advantage. Thus, whatever they choose, they still fail.\nCreate maximum disorder. The opponent reads your every move the same way that you do. Do not hinder him from doing so but send out only meaningless and ambiguous information. This will simply lead him to spiraling disorder and confusion. - Negotiate While Advancing: The Diplomatic-War Strategy"}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "What is the main idea of the segment starting with 'When things do not seem resolved at battle, people... ?'"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "When things do not seem resolved at battle, people resort to negotiations. The strength that you have prepared for battle should be maintained during negotiations for these usually involve scheming for power and control.\nMoreover, you should also study your opponents just like the way you analyze them before battle. A good understanding of their weaknesses and goals will give you advantage in terms of maneuver. Conversely, you should make sure that you remain as ambiguous and as unpredictable to them as possible. This will give you a better position when you maneuver them towards the corners of a certain circumstance and personally gain advancement. - Know How To End Things: The Exit Strategy"}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "What is the main idea of the segment starting with 'Always put to mind your purpose for entering the w... ?'"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "Always put to mind your purpose for entering the war in the first place. Reevaluate and see if you have attained that in the end. Your goal is definitely not to create enemies who shall unendingly go after you. Winning the war is not what is ultimately important. How you win it and what the war made out of you bring more significance above all. Given this, you have to know when to push through or when to retreat. If you feel that in no way will you be geared towards your goals, you might as well retreat. Otherwise, you will realize its negative effects when it is already difficult or impossible to remedy."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "What is the main idea of the segment starting with 'Remember that an ending is never a fundamental dea... ?'"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "Remember that an ending is never a fundamental dead-end. Rather it is just the beginning of yet another opportunity. Thus, a war should end on a positive note, acting more as a teacher that will guide you in your next moves. Unconventional (Dirty) Warfare"}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "What is the main idea of the segment starting with 'A warrior must adapt to changing times by constant... ?'"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "A warrior must adapt to changing times by constantly thinking of new ways of fighting. Sticking to tradition may not be effective as demands change with time. The following strategies present several helpful unconventional practices. - Weave A Seamless Blend Of Fact and Fiction: Misperception Strategies"}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "What is the main idea of the segment starting with 'The more unclear your actions and strategies are t... ?'"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "The more unclear your actions and strategies are to the opponent, the better. This makes it more complex for your enemies to fathom reality. Leave them to their own interpretations while you advance. Remember that, at times, perception is blinded by what one expects to see so strategize around this idea.\n\n\n-\tTake\tThe\tLine\tOf\tLeast\tExpectation:\tThe\tOrdinary- Extraordinary Strategy\nYour enemies may anticipate your actions by basing it on certain patterns of actions and behavior. Fail them in their expectations and be as unpredictable as possible. You might want to confuse them by being conventional initially. Once they have established the idea that you work traditionally, veer away and work extraordinarily. Confusion and disorder then occur at their side, hindering them from executing the right strategies. - Occupy The Moral High Ground: The Righteous Strategy"}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "What is the main idea of the segment starting with 'Question the value of your opponent\u2019s campaign and... ?'"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "Question the value of your opponent\u2019s campaign and efforts. Build up your own as more worthy. Make this fact obvious by proactively advocating it. Probe into some of your opponent\u2019s intentions and make it appear as if they are doing the wrong thing. Capitalize on some points that may sever their reputation. Use guilt to disillusion them. - Deny Them Targets: The Strategy Of The Void"}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "What is the main idea of the segment starting with 'Human beings always act for a certain purpose... ?'"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "Human beings always act for a certain purpose. At war, the opponent\u2019s ultimate goal is certainly to target or capture you by tempting you to attack certain points that are intended to make you fall into a trap. Do not give away success. Do everything you can to make their efforts pointless. Let them go home empty- handed. The mere psychological effects of emptiness can negatively affect their strategies. They will desperately do anything just to achieve something. - Seem To Work For The Interests Of Others While Furthering Your Own: The Alliance Strategy"}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "What is the main idea of the segment starting with 'You might have recognized already the importance o... ?'"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "You might have recognized already the importance of getting alliances to decentralize some tasks. However, this is not simply about getting whoever it is available. The emotional aspect should not take center stage this time. Moreover, an increase in number does not guarantee quality. There should be a healthy balance between quality and quantity.\nKeep in mind as well that you are getting allies to complement you temporarily. In other words, they should be able to do things you cannot accomplish on your own and possess some of the resources that you lack. However, just like in other relationships, it has to be two-way. You should also be able to cater to their self-interests to sustain their support. - Give Your Rivals Enough Rope To Hang Themselves: The One-Upmanship Strategy"}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "What is the main idea of the segment starting with 'Not all enemies come from outside... ?'"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "Not all enemies come from outside. At times, you will find them in places you least expect, that is, inside. You may be working with people you think are working with you towards the same goal. However, you should not freely give away trust. There may be some who are good at pretending to be one with you while working for their own personal interests. Defeat them by subtly making them feel inferior and dubious of their capabilities. Thereafter, you do not need to do anything else as the situation will run its own course. Doubt never does a person any good. Eventually, you will find them committing endless and pointless mistakes. They will soon realize their own defeat but there will be no one else to blame but themselves.  You will then be able to isolate them without you seeming cruel."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "What is the main idea of the segment starting with '- Take Small Bites: The Fait Accompli Strategy... ?'"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "- Take Small Bites: The Fait Accompli Strategy"}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "What is the main idea of the segment starting with 'To conquer something is not always straightforward... ?'"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "To conquer something is not always straightforward as envy comes into the picture. Some simply cannot appreciate your successes but wish for your downfall instead. Such should not push you to lower your standards. You may still maintain your ambition but you must work towards it differently.\nTaking small bites is the most suitable way of going about it. However, this manner requires that you be clear and specific in your objectives at the very start. Knowing your target well will make significant parts more evident and will allow you to strategically conquer each of them. This strategy is too subtle that it does not capture much attention. In effect, you can freely move about and implement your plans. If and when they do notice, it will all be too late since you must have conquered much already. Constraining you at some point will only work to their disadvantage."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "What is the main idea of the segment starting with '- Penetrate Their Minds: Communication Strategies... ?'"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "- Penetrate Their Minds: Communication Strategies"}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "What is the main idea of the segment starting with 'Effectively communicating your ideas can significa... ?'"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "Effectively communicating your ideas can significantly alter another person\u2019s behavior. They may primarily block you off in several ways but appealing to their emotions will certainly lower these defenses. As soon as you\u2019ve penetrated their minds, everything will run in accordance to your expectations. - Destroy From Within: The Inner-Front Strategy"}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "What is the main idea of the segment starting with 'The best way to truly know your enemy is to take t... ?'"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "The best way to truly know your enemy is to take their side and appear a supporter. You will be able to gain information not readily available and accessible to outsiders. Use this information to propel your subtle maneuvers leading to the opponent\u2019s destruction.\n\n\n-\tDominate\tWhile\tSeeming\tTo\tSubmit:\tThe\tPassive- Aggression Strategy\nOutright expression of contradiction is often translated as a form of aggression. This mainly explains why some people are hesitant to implement something that is not in line with the usual as they are concerned about gaining resistance and dislike. Therefore, to block off this notion before it even surfaces, you must project yourself as in submission to your opponent. In this way, you get zero resistance. You, in turn, resort to subtly influencing them as you go with the flow. - Sow Uncertainty And Panic Through Acts of Terror: The Chain-Reaction Strategy"}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "What is the main idea of the segment starting with 'A person can easily be influenced and affected by ... ?'"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "A person can easily be influenced and affected by the emotions of those surrounding him. Introducing fear instigates extreme emotional reaction that spreads almost automatically. A great sense of fear makes anyone more vulnerable than usual and less resistant. Strategic capabilities seem to take the back seat as well. You can take advantage of this if you want to easily conquer an enemy."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "What are the key strategies for achieving quick victories in 'The Art of War'?"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "Key strategies for achieving quick victories in 'The Art of War' include attacking the enemy's weaknesses directly, using speed and surprise, and avoiding prolonged engagements that drain resources and morale."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "What does 'The Commander' symbolize in 'The Art of War'?"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "'The Commander' in 'The Art of War' symbolizes the leader's qualities, such as wisdom, sincerity, benevolence, courage, and strictness. These traits are essential for gaining the trust and loyalty of the troops."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Explain the significance of 'Heaven' and 'Earth' in 'The Art of War'."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "'Heaven' refers to environmental conditions like weather and seasons, while 'Earth' pertains to geographical factors such as terrain and distances. Both are critical in determining the outcome of military operations."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Describe how 'Method and Discipline' contribute to military success in 'The Art of War'."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "'Method and Discipline' ensure effective organization, control, assignment of ranks, regulation of supply routes, and provision of resources. These elements maintain order and readiness, contributing to military success."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Paraphrase the role of 'The Commander' in 'The Art of War'."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "In 'The Art of War', 'The Commander' embodies the leader's essential traits, including wisdom, sincerity, and courage. These qualities are crucial for inspiring trust and loyalty among the troops."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Summarize the key points of Chapter 2: Waging War in 'The Art of War'."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "Chapter 2 of 'The Art of War' emphasizes the importance of quick, decisive actions to avoid resource depletion and morale loss. Strategies for swift victories are highlighted to maintain an army's strength and effectiveness."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Provide a historical example where 'Method and Discipline' played a crucial role in a military campaign."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "During the Napoleonic Wars, Napoleon's strict method and discipline in organizing his Grande Arm\u00e9e allowed for efficient movements and supply management, contributing significantly to his early military successes."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Describe a business scenario where the principle of 'Method and Discipline' from 'The Art of War' can be applied."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "In a corporate setting, 'Method and Discipline' can be applied by implementing structured processes, clear hierarchies, and efficient resource management to ensure smooth operations and effective project execution."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Create a dialogue between two generals discussing the importance of 'Heaven' in planning their strategy."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "General 1: 'We need to consider the weather patterns before launching our attack.' General 2: 'Absolutely. 'Heaven' dictates the environmental conditions, and timing our movements with favorable weather can give us a significant advantage.'"}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Simulate a conversation where a leader explains the concept of 'Moral Law' to a new recruit."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "Leader: 'Moral Law is about the unity and trust between the ruler and the people. When the people believe in their leader, they are willing to follow through any challenge.' Recruit: 'So, it's essential to maintain that trust and alignment to keep the morale high?' Leader: 'Exactly. A united front is the key to overcoming any obstacle.'"}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Compare 'The Commander's' qualities in 'The Art of War' with those of modern corporate leaders."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "'The Commander' in 'The Art of War' is characterized by wisdom, sincerity, benevolence, courage, and strictness. Similarly, modern corporate leaders are expected to possess vision, integrity, empathy, decisiveness, and the ability to enforce discipline effectively."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Compare the five fundamental factors in 'The Art of War' to the key elements of strategic business management."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "The five fundamental factors (Moral Law, Heaven, Earth, The Commander, Method and Discipline) in 'The Art of War' can be compared to strategic business management elements like organizational culture, market conditions, geographical factors, leadership, and operational processes."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "List and explain the five fundamental factors in 'The Art of War'."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "The five fundamental factors are: 1) Moral Law: unity between the ruler and people; 2) Heaven: environmental conditions; 3) Earth: geographical factors; 4) The Commander: leadership qualities; 5) Method and Discipline: organization and control."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "What are the key elements to consider in 'The Art of War' when planning a military strategy?"}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "The key elements to consider include understanding the Moral Law, analyzing Heaven and Earth conditions, evaluating the qualities of The Commander, and ensuring Method and Discipline in operations."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Provide a detailed explanation of how 'Heaven' influences military strategy in 'The Art of War'."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "'Heaven' in 'The Art of War' refers to factors like weather, seasons, and time. These elements are crucial as they can affect the timing and outcome of military operations. Properly understanding and leveraging these conditions can provide strategic advantages, such as launching attacks during favorable weather or avoiding campaigns during adverse seasons."}]}
{"conversations": [{"from": "human", "value": "Explain the importance of 'The Commander' having the quality of benevolence in 'The Art of War'."}, {"from": "gpt", "value": "Benevolence in 'The Art of War' refers to the leader's kindness and compassion towards the troops. A commander with benevolence earns the loyalty and respect of their soldiers, which is crucial for maintaining morale and ensuring the troops are willing to follow orders even in difficult situations. This quality helps in building a cohesive and motivated fighting force."}]}