I don't know where the phrase was taken (I don't do tai chi sword...:-)  ), but what came to my mind first when I read the query was the book enttiled "Book...

As what was taught to us, the sword is the extension of our body. The fluid motion of the hands should reflect up to the tip of the sword. Since internal...

sword => any weapon such as your body or any weapon you might yield mind => sensory and psychomotor; ability to sense and respond accordingly unity =>...

Every time I draw a sword in its sheath, (a wakizashi, a katana, or a butterfly sword) I always get confused of what is my purpose in drawing it. I read books,...