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name: "Yagyū Munenori on Swordlessness"
date: 2026-06-21
link: "https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Yagy%C5%AB_Munenori"
linkText: "en.wikiquote.org"
source: "Wikiquote"
topics: [words-and-humor]
tags: [martial-arts, strategy, zen, paradox]
description: "On mastering the art of having no sword."
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> If you have attained mastery of swordlessness, you will never lack for a sword. The opponent's sword is your sword.

— Yagyū Munenori. Wikiquote Quote of the Day.