Preface ix
Translator's Note xi

PART ONE
The Principles of Budo
Ki-ichi-Hogen's Secrets of Technique 5
Miyamoto Musashi's Self-Precepts and
Nine Articles 7
Seven Hardships for Martial Training 9
Yagyu Renya's Seven Principles 15
Three Rules of the Tanseki School of
Swordsmanship 17
The Eight Essentials for Novice Swordsmen 19
Gichin Funakoshi's Twenty Principles of
Karate 24
Kyuzo Mifune's Principles of Judo 29
Twenty Rules for Lifelong Training 36
The Ten Virtues for a Ninja 38
Ninja Food for Training 39
The Ten Evils for a Budo Practitioner 40
The Book of the Heart 41
The Nine Views 44

PART TWO
The Philosophy of Budo
The Marvelous Techniques of the Old Cat
(Neko no Myojutsu) 51
The Secrets of Samurai Swimming 61
Tesshu Yamaoka's Secret Art of the
Carpenter's Plane 64
The Teachings of Tempu Nakamura 66
Teachings of Morihei Ueshiba 71

PART THREE
Tales of the Masters of Budo
Teaching Tales 79

Sources 113