THE KEMPO HAKKU

The Eight Poems of The Fist

1. JINSHIN WA TENCHI NI ONAJI. - The mind is one with heaven and earth.

2. KETSUMYAKU WA NICHIGETSU NI NITARI. - The circulatory rhythm of the body is similar to the cycle of the sun and the moon.

3. HO WA GOJU WO TONDO SU. - The way of inhaling and exhaling is both hardness and softness.

4. MI WA TOKI NI SHITAGAI HEN NI OZU. - Act in accordance with time and change.

5. TE WA KU NI AI SUNAWACHI HAIRU. - Techniques will occur in the absence of conscious thought.

6. SHINTAI WA HAKARITE RIHO SU. - The feet must advance and retreat, separate and meet.

7. ME WA SHIHO WO MIRU WO YOSU. - The eyes do not miss even the slightest change.

8. MIMI WA YOKU HAPPO WO KIKU. - The ears listen well in all directions.