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Victory Over Oneself (masakatsu agatsu)
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Victory over oneself begins with a journey of recognizing one's own weaknesses, limitations and failings. The failure to confront one's own weaknesses is the principal barrier to finding one's true self, hence living a life in disharmony with our self and others.

Mind/Work/Body (Shin-gi-tai)
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Shin-Gi-Tai is the coming together of the mind, skill and body to produce a "complete person". These three human qualities are indicative of the essence of the heavens (represented by a person's mind), earth (an individual's skills) and man (by the body).

Protect People Without Injury (Fusatsu Katsujin)
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One must not embark on a course of action designed to cause injury.

Pen and Sword in Accord (Bunburyodo)
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True progress in the martial arts is only possible if we cultivate ourselves through the even balance of 'austere conditioning', 'philosophical assimilation' and 'literature' Martial arts or ways in its real sense was character building in embodiment of physical, mental and spiritual excellence.

There is no end to learning "the way" (Do Mu Gen)
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There is no end to learning. Even at advanced levels, there are still higher levels to reach. There is no point at which one's skill or understanding is complete.

Learning "the way" is done day by day, minute by minute, second by second, now, to eternity. There is no faster way.

Shu ha ri
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Shu. Observe the old without straying. The student directly studies the teacher's way.

Ha. Break strict observation and adapt different teachings. This is the stage of experimentation and research.

Ri. Leave, advancing beyond both former stages.

Study the Old to Understand the New (On Ko Chi Shin)
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Examine things of the past, and obtain the new knowledge and the opinion from there.

Taking a lesson from the past.
Taking a lesson from the wisdom of the ancients.
Follow the old ways.

Flowing water does not compete (Ryu Sui Saki o Kiso Wasu)
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The highest good is like water.
Water gives life to the ten thousand things and does not strive.
It flows in places men reject and so is like the Tao.