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Tomaranu Kokoro - No Stopping
It’s been called the secret essence of the Samurai. If you have ever seen a Samurai, perhaps even in a film, you will have seen Tomaranu Kokoro.
It's a good day to die
Samurai, like all great warriors, live with a constant awareness of death. That today might very well be their last day, their last battle. So, it is best to give it all you’ve got.
Wear light armour - Katchu
Samurai choose to wear only lightweight armor, offensive armor. Defensive armor is heavy and difficult to move in, but light offensive armor gives one the advantage of speed and agility.
These two are completely different attitudes in life,
Kamae - Take the Battle Stance
The samurai is always taught, “Test your armor, but only test the front.”
We all face battles, attacks, from the inside and the outside. Yet, very few admit it and most prefer to either ignore the attacks or just take them lying down.
Zen 7. Ken 3.
The Samurai, the elite japanese swordsmen, had a very specific code that they lived by called the Bushidō . There was a saying about what was important when training to be a Samurai; Zen 7 and Ken 3. Zen is spirit and Ken is sword.