A Chinese Kempo poem found in the BubiShi of which Gojuryu was named from the third line

• Jin shin wa ten chi ni onaji
  The mind is one with Heaven and Earth.
• Ketsumyaku wa nichigetsu ni nitari
  The circulatory rhythm of the body is similar in rythm to the cycle of the Sun and the Moon.
• Ho wa Goju wo tondo su
  The way of breathing is hard and soft.
• Mi wa toki ni shitagai hen ni ozu
  Act in inevitable accordance with time and change.
• Te wa ku ni ai sunawa chi hairu
  Techniques will occur in the absence of conscious thought [a clear mind].
• Shin tai wa hakarite riho su
  The feet advance and retreat, separate and meet.
• Me wa shiho wo miru wo yosu
  The eyes do not miss even the slightest change.
• Mimi wa yoku happo wo kiku
  The ears listen well in all eight directions.

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