"Swordmasters like Yagyu Munenori spoke of there being two different kinds of swords. They called one sword - and by extension the swordsman who wielded it - satsujinken, merely a weapon for killing, and serving no greater purpose a 'sword that takes life'. The katsujinken, though, was a 'sword that preserved life,' promoting dignity and a love for mankind. The use of the katsujinken was in the killing of the worst enemy of all, that of one's own ego."
-Dave Lowry, Bokken: Art of the Japanese Sword
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