isshinryuronin
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Here is a strategic philosophical question -
A. Funakoshi Gichin said, "Do not think of winning - think of not losing."
B. One of the maxims of the Jigenryu sword school (several Okinawan karate masters were trained in this) is, "The sword is a tool to defeat the enemy, not a tool to protect oneself with."
Can these two concepts be reconciled, or do they represent opposite strategies of combat?
A. Funakoshi Gichin said, "Do not think of winning - think of not losing."
B. One of the maxims of the Jigenryu sword school (several Okinawan karate masters were trained in this) is, "The sword is a tool to defeat the enemy, not a tool to protect oneself with."
Can these two concepts be reconciled, or do they represent opposite strategies of combat?