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I like this way of thinking http://www.yushinkan.com/disci_en.php

"...The difference between Shinkage ryu and most other ryu is that in Shinkage ryu the main goal is not to kill your opponent, but to eliminate him in the coming battle. However the higher goal of this ryu is to completely avoid any armed conflict, most of all by using superior tactics. These principals are clearly recognisable in the techniques used in this ryu. The initiative of commencing the fight is always in the hands of the opponent, without exception. Then the opponents techniques are used against him. Timing plays a crucial part in gaining victory."