You are not punching them; it is your going into kamae that punches them.
Focus on the future for 50%, on the present for 40%, and on the past for 10%
You've got to learn to utilize the space (between you and your opponent). Distancing is very important.
Don't think that any one technique is the end. there is no end. There is no perfect technique. Just when you think you've got them, you're dead because you didn't.
Breathe life into the weapon, don't take life away from it. Keep walking, because walking is life.
You can only understand if you've had the technique done to you. It's like food. You can't describe the taste, but if you've tasted it, you know what it is. You have to personally experience it to understand.
Ninja should have the benevolence to protect men of justice since there are lots of good and respectable people in the world.
From now on you must strive to cut out unnecessary movement. Waste in movement is wrong and will get you killed.
Don't have a fixed idea in your head (that you have to use this or that technique). Use everything you've learned until now.
Remember that for every technique you think you can fall back on, there is a counter for it, or there are times when it cannot be used. When real battle comes, you must remember that some things will not be applicable. Don't think that any one technique is quintessential.
You must be on your toes constantly, yet be relaxed.
Budo is simply the study of the best ways to kill.
Always observe your opponent carefully. You need to use the first seconds of every encounter to evaluate the length of their blade, the length of their arms, etc.
There are times to kill and times not to kill. Please bear this in mind with grave consideration.
If you do not let go of thinking about forms, you will not understand what I am showing.
