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Using a shorter long sword is not the true Way to win.
In ancient times, tachi and katana 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.
To aim for the enemy’s unguarded moment is completely defensive, and undesirable at close quarters with the
enemy. Furthermore, you cannot use the method of jumping inside his defense with a short sword if there are
many enemies. Some men think that if they go against many enemies with a shorter long sword they can
unrestrictedly frisk around cutting in sweeps, but they have to parry cuts continuously, and eventually
become entangled with the enemy. This is inconsistent with the true Way of strategy.
The sure Way to win thus is to chase the enemy around in confusing manner, causing him to jump aside, with
your body held strongly and straight. The same principle applies to large−scale strategy. The essence of
strategy is to fall upon the enemy in large numbers and bring about his speedy downfall. By their study of
strategy, people of the world get used to countering, evading and retreating as the normal thing. They become
set in this habit, so can easily be 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.
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