The Autumn Monkey's Body

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The Autumn Monkey's Body a philosophical method employed by the legendary Miyamoto Musashi withn the Gorin no sho during the Edo period (17th century) of Japan. Within this method, you are to start off by expressing a posture within combat in which you are not to use your hands. You are to think of getting your body close to your opponent before striking him. However, if you think of reaching out both of your hands, your body will remain distant. This is to why you must always think of getting your body in close quickly to the enemy. When at a time in which you are distant, at which you will exchange blows of the sword, it will be rather easy to attain closeness towards your opponent.