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Bujutsu: The form and the spirit of the gods
The parent of Izu and Mizu
So precious!

Put the active principle (yo) into the right hand
Turn the left into the passive (in)
And so guide the adversary
.
By means of the way
Call out the misguided enemy
Advance and persuade him with words of instruction
Through the Sword of Love
.
Enlightenment or delusion?
Who is to say which person has which
Like the evening moon they appear and fade
Not one knows exactly when.


The Way of the Gods!
Give in to the life of the Universe of
Heaven and Earth
Thus draw nearer and nearer
To a spirit who serves the Godhead.

To see the true things
Harmonize the voice with shouts
"Yah"
Never be drawn into the rhythm of the enemy.
I stand in the mountain stream
So pure! The splashing sound of water against the stone
Yet where is the person
Who with such purity can speak (of the Way).

Watch not his flashing blade
Nothing can be seen there
His fists will reveal where he intends to cut.



Causing the perverted enemy to attack
I must then stand behind his form
And so cut the enemy down.

It is sincerity!
First cultivate sincerity with all your heart
So realize this truth
The World of Reality and the World of Appearance are One.

Whenever I seem to confront
Another dead end on my path
That precious way of Izu and Mizu
I bring to mind once more.

Should you lose the Way
Without a doubt you will enter an "evil path"
Give no reign to the spiritual horse.



In a forest of the enemy's spears
Surrounded!
Then realize that those very spearheads
Are your very shield.

A person who
In any situation
Perceives the truth with resignation
Would never need to draw his sword in haste.

Pour your spirit and heart
Into daily technical training
To approach the many through a single principle
This is "The Way of the Fighting Man".

The enemy comes running in to strike
At the instant of the attack
Avoid his strike with one step
And counter attack in that instant



To see the true things
Harmonize with the voice which shouts, "Yah"
Never be drawn into the rhythm of the enemy.
With "Eiii" cut him down!
That enemy that lurks within
Instruct him with "Yah"
Guide him with "Toh."

First master the techniques of Aiki
The way of the Gods
Then no enemy will ever attack.

His sword raised to the attack
The enemy flies at the man he thinks before him
But from the very start
I was standing behind him.



"To command the forest of enemy blades arrayed before you
Know that the enemy's spirit
mind is your shield."

Rip away from your soul
The shabby rags it wears
Open the way to Heavens destiny
So let it shine!

When you assume chudan
Move the enemy's spirit into the midst
And grasp the rhythm in the same fist.

Even through surrounded by a great number of enemy
View them as one person
And so fight on!



The enemy may assume gedan
But stay as you are in chudan
Move your blade neither up nor down.

If you wish to weaken
The enemy's sword
Move first, fly in and cut!

Though the enemy's spears and buts are before you and behind
With their very weapons as your shield
You must cut in and gain victory.

Without the slightest opening
Nor the least thought of the enemy
And his encircling swords
Step in and cut!



The rays of the rising sun flow in
My mind is clear
Going to the window, I run about the Heavens
Shining like the dawn.

Stand with the "First-moving Sword" held in the heavens
Close quickly and release your strike
Cutting diagonally.

Even the most powerful human being
has a limited sphere of strength.
Draw him outside of that sphere
and into your own, and his strength will dissipate.

"You must realize this!
Aiki cannot be captured with the brush
Nor can it be expressed with the mouth
And so it is that one must proceed
to realization."



In Jodan
Your every self must become jodan
Then in that way
The attacking spear can be crushed
Victory will be yours.

The rays of the rising sun flow in
My mind is clear
Going to the window, I run about the Heavens
Shining like the dawn.

Left and Right
Cut or parry
Discard all thought of them
The human spirit must rush instantly in!

Assume gedan and see
The spirit of the positive (yo) as
in shadow (in)
Recognize the cuts and thrusts of
the enemy's blade
As merely seigan



Mobilize all (your) powers through Aiki
Build a beautiful world
And a secure peace

Though you may train
In this sword work or in that
What will it mean
Unless you do your utmost

Speeding down from Heaven
The God of Light descends
Illuminating all the world
Even to the bottom of the seas.

Reflecting through the Heavens
All darkness is made light
Descending, the vastness of the great sea
Is filled with the voices of Joy.



Deep in the glow of Izu
Which Shines in the Heavens above
There is the reverberating sound
Of the King of the Eight Powers

Blend with (ki-musubi) the
Universe of Heaven and Earth (tenchi)
Stand in the center (of all)
In your heart take up the stance
Of "The Way of the Mountain Echo."

The spiritual essence of the Heavens and Earth
Congealing becomes the Way of the Cross-Shape
Harmony and Joy make up the Floating Bridge
That binds this world together.

This world is built up
Of living-life (iki-inochi) of the breath of life (iki-inichi) and the
saving power of the Universal (iki-inochi)
All spinning and flourishing
The jewel-like Aiki of the Spirit (tama-no-aiki).



Izu!
By ritual purify, wash clean the sole.
The true form of the All-pervasive
Universal Principle cries out
(Izu-no-mitama)
In the midst of the Light courageously
With martial valor does it howl.

Shining and echoing is the kotodama
An honored form of the Holy Parent
That single, spiritual origin (of all that is).

Since Ancient days
The virtues of training in the Two Ways
Both of the Sword and of the Pen
Has brought realization in the body and in the sole.

The techniques of Aiki
Follow the Principles of Kusanaqi
Thus they protect the Way of the
Buddhas, the (Shinto) gods,
And this world of manifestations.



The form and beauty that is the world of Heaven and Earth
Has become one family.

At the beginning of the world
There came from the Heavens
The Curved Stone, the Mirror and the Sword
To build up a nation.

At the beginning of the time
"Bu" came down from the Heavens
To serve the defense of the land
So says the Emperor's sacred voice.

Even when a single enemy has called you out
Be on your best guard
An entire host of the foe
Is on your left, right, in front and behind.



Aiki!
The root of the power of love
A love that must grow ever broader.

Aiki cannot be captured with the brush
Nor can it be expressed with the mouth
And so it is that one must proceed to realization (satori).

Aiki!
A way so difficult to analyse
(But one needs only to) follow
The natural rotations of the
Heavens.

You must realize this!
Aiki can not be captured with the brush
Nor can it be expressed with the mouth
And so it is that one must proceed to realization (satori).




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